205 gr, is a lot to push, in a Ballard action. 

32/20's are weak cases and I'm afraid you might stretch the case heads. Rem cases are best but, still can stretch, if the action isn't at least as strong as a 44 1/2.

Just to add to the weight debate, my heaviest bullet for 32-40 In my high walls is a nominal 200 grain from an old Ideal mould.  Normally I stick to 185-200 grain bullets for all of my 32s, including 32/357 Dell in a Peregrine action.


The 32-20 CPA cartridge was developed for the CPA copy of the 44 1/2 Stevens which, being made of modern steels, is arguably one of the strongest single shot actions out there.  OTOH, the cast action Ballard, for all of its good points, is one of the weakest single shot actions commonly found in the schuetzen game.  Friend Vall (marlinguy) is arguably among the greatest lovers of Ballards in the world, but he wouldn't argue this point.  Most of us would hesitate to chamber a cast Ballard in the old 32-40, and 32-20 (original) shouldn't be hot rodded too much.

Your money and your safety decision, but I would advise against putting that kind of stress on your cast Ballard action.

Forge