.32 Remington Ammo Sellers?

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Looking for any and all suggestions on places that still manufacture or sell .32 Remington ammo for the Remington Model 14 rifle.
And from what i understand, that's round nosed round only.

I heard PCI is the only manufacturer that still makes new rounds, but that most everything else is original factory/reloaded.

Only place i've been able to find so far that's decently cheap is here:

https://shop.reedsammo.com/32-Remington-170g-Soft-Point-32rem170FPIL.htm
 
You might try Buffalo Arms. They have a lot of new manufacture semi obsolete stuff.
It isn't cheap, $55 a box of 20. But they show it as available.
 
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105kw said:
You might try Buffalo Arms. They have a lot of new manufacture semi obsolete stuff.
It isn't cheap, $55 a box of 20. But they show it as available.
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Ah, i missed that one.
I didn't even know i needed round nose at the time, but the last searching i did i came across the flat nose and it was out of stock.
Never saw the ones you mentioned until now.

Any others by chance?
 
Can't help with current sources, sorry.

What I can tell you is that you don't need a RN for FP bullet. The Remington pump rifles had a "spiral" magazine tube so that the nose of each round did NOT rest on the primer of the round ahead of it, and pointed (spitzer) bullets could be safely used.

However, and particularly in .32 Rem the ammo you found was loaded with RN or FP bullets, simply because the ammo makers used the same bullet they used in .32 Win Special. (which did need to be an RN or FP)

At the "woods deer" ranges the round was intended for, there's no real drawback to RN or FP bullets.
 
If you would like a 150 plus or minus empty cases to reload, send me a PM. It will be just the cost of postage. Grant.
 
44 AMP said:
Can't help with current sources, sorry.

What I can tell you is that you don't need a RN for FP bullet. The Remington pump rifles had a "spiral" magazine tube so that the nose of each round did NOT rest on the primer of the round ahead of it, and pointed (spitzer) bullets could be safely used.

However, and particularly in .32 Rem the ammo you found was loaded with RN or FP bullets, simply because the ammo makers used the same bullet they used in .32 Win Special. (which did need to be an RN or FP)

At the "woods deer" ranges the round was intended for, there's no real drawback to RN or FP bullets.
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I read on a forum that flat-nosed rounds were really bad because they had a tendency to not cycle through properly and get stuck in the bolt face from what i gather?
http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4202

Also, Buffalo Arms Flat Nosed .32 Remington rounds on their website have a giant disclaimer in the description that it won't work properly with Model 14 or 141
https://www.buffaloarms.com/32-remi...0-grain-jacketed-flat-nose-box-of-20-amo32rem
 
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You may want to take up single stage reloading, find some original brass and dies and components. You may have a buddy that will help you with the press and powder measure at his house if you buy the specific caliber tools.
 
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You may want to take up single stage reloading, find some original brass and dies and components. You may have a buddy that will help you with the press and powder measure at his house if you buy the specific caliber tools.
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Yeah, that's what i'm getting from all this.

A reloading kit, the brass, dies, bullets, primers, and smokeless.
Hard to even try to find round-nosed .321 caliber bullets i'm finding out.
 
Look at Buffalo Arms website, they have 2 loadings for 32 Remington. One for model 14/141 the other for, I assume 8/81 rifles.
 
105kw said:
Look at Buffalo Arms website, they have 2 loadings for 32 Remington. One for model 14/141 the other for, I assume 8/81 rifles.
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Yeah, sorry. I should have clarified. I was talking in regards to the bullet itself for components in reloading.

From searching around and posting on forums and such, i've found those two already.
Now i'm just considering all the stuff i'd need to reload them, since that sounds like it'd be more economical for this round.
 
I have no experience with the .32 Rem , but I have owned 1, .30 Rem and 2 .35 Rem model 141s.
The .35s ran great with factory flat point ammo, and my reloads, the same with the .30. With the .30 I loaded flat point .30-30 bullets, and had no problems.
Try some .321 flat points and see what happens.
 
While it would not get you jacketed performance you can push gas checked lead to around 2000fps from a rifle. I'm sure you can find a mold and sizing dies. If you want to enjoy really shooting that gun it would be the best way to do it.
 
If you're going to reload, data for the .32 Winchester Special is the data to use. I doubt you'll find stand alone .32 Rem data.

The older books, including Lyman use the same data for both, .30-30 data for .30 Rem and .32 Special data for .32 Rem.

Usual rules apply, start low, work up slowly and carefully, etc...

The .25,.30, and .32 Rem were ballistic twins of the Winchester rounds, 25-35, .30-30, and .32 Special. Same bullets, same speeds, same loads..just rimless cases for the Remington rifles.

The .35 Rem was the odd one, in its way, as there was no comparable Winchester round to compete against, until decades later when Win brought out the .358 Win.

And, it being based on the .308 Win case and being a little hotter performing, the surprising thing is that the .35 Rem hung on (though for many years it was only in the Marlin 336). .358 Win was never a big hit. Most folks who wanted a .35 with more power than the .35 Rem wanted more than the .358 gave as well. They went for .35 Whelens and various .350 Magnums.
Right now everything seems in short supply so finding components is catch as catch can.

Good Luck
 
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