The .32 Winchester Special was originally designed to be reloaded with smokeless, or black powder. The twist rate of these rifles (1 in16") was slower than the .30-30 (1 in 10", or 12", depending on maker) because it was thought that the slower twist would not foul as much.

Check out this link ... very informative on loading Black powder cartridges
http://www.wahsatchdesperadoes.com/I...CR_Loading.pdf

This is very correct. This was a very common practice during this time in history. It was so correct that S&W lost a government contract because of it. I am talking about the more superior handgun, the S&W Schofield. Wesson would not design his handgun to take the Colt .45 round for his gun. And the Army would stay with the .45 Colt SAA pistol. It was a shame because the break top Schofield was much more capable for reloading then the SAA and would have been much better for the mounted calvary troops.

Just thought I would throw out this small tidbit. ;)

You should make this guide your go to guide. It covers it all. Been using it for a while.

In my case I load for my Trapdoor .45-70 and H&R 1871 .38-55. I started doing so for the Trapdoor because it is an original and I didn't want to destroy it. As to the H&R, I just fell in love with the idea of loading BP and enjoyed shooting it.

If I was loading a cartridge for hunting whitetail deer, I would load the powder to the top of the case and then use my case cleaner to vibrate the powder down inside the case, or use a drop tube and then load the bullet. The vibration actually moves the powder down into the case and anything that gives off any vibration will work for this.

This will compress the charge some and give you just a little more umph to the cartridge. Good luck.

You used the name 30-30. Regardless of it's origin. The 30-30 was never a BP cartridge. 30 gr of BP would be a pretty weak load. The 30-30 was never a weak load.