The Alliant load for 32acp is 3.6 gr Power Pistol 60 gr Gold Dot .94"
The Speer load for 32acp is 3.6 gr Power Pistol 60 gr Gold Dot .94"
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I have worked up to 32acp to 6.5 gr Power Pistol 60 gr Gold Dot .97" [case full]
I have worked up to 32acp to 5.2 gr Power Pistol 110 gr JHP 1.175"[sheared off Kel-Tec P32 ejector / slide stop from too much recoil]
The factory ammo and book loads would penetrate 1" of Douglas Fir wood.
The hot loads I worked up penetrated as much as 5" of Fir.