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Varmintmist
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Winchester vs Marlin
Just voted.
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It's boring, and your lack of creativity knows no bounds.
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Just a couple LIGHT scratches on the wood, 2-3 spots on the metal receiver, the places where they wear show a light patina where the blueing is worn, and there is probably 85% or better left. Serno puts it at 1949. The carry strap needs a little relocation. Since it has a hole in the stock now I guess It will wear a strap.
For those who dont remember this has been on my back burner for a while now. My father bought one when he came back from Korea and I hunted with it as a kid never got a deer in front of it. When I went into the Corps, he was robbed and the rifle was taken along with cash and coins. I never really though about it until I got older and had time to go hunting again. I decided that I wanted to take one with a Winchester 32 Special. I have seen a few but most look like they were opened one time or another with a hammer. I saw this one, picked it up, looked at it, put it down, turned to walk away and said to myself, "no way". Walked it up to the counter and told the guy I would be back with cash. A hour later I owned it. 640 OTD inc tax and background check fee. I might have gotten one cheaper, but I dont think in this condition.
― Douglas Adams
Dad 5-31-13
Although almost the exact ballistic duplicate of the .30-30, for some reason that old .32 of mine would slap the wet snot out of you. All the Mod 94 .30-30's I shot were mild in comparison.
Mike
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Bore looks like there is rifleing in it, I need to put some oil and a little time in it to get a better idea but I am pretty sure that it will hold M.O.D. at a hundred or so.
It would be kind of silly to invent a cartridge that would directly cut into your ammo biz that only fit a niche market.
The .32 is about like a 30-30, and one has to ask why Winchester invented it in the first place when it would be in competition with its other more famous round.
Here's what Wikipedia says about this fine cartridge:
"This cartridge is based on the .30-30 Winchester cartridge of 1895, but differs from the .30-30 in bullet diameter. More significantly, Winchester decreased the rate of rifling twist in their Model 94 rifle, from 1:12 when chambered for the .30-30 to 1:16 when chambered for the .32 Winchester Special. Winchester used the slower twist to reduce fouling retention when creating a new cartridge for sportsmen who wanted to reload their own ammunition using black powder and cast bullets.[3] It was also marketed as something more powerful than the .30-30 and yet had less recoil than the .30 Army.[2][4] This new cartridge enjoyed only moderate success, and remained hampered by the small selection of available bullets in the .321 diameter.[2] There is a wide selection of bullet types and weights for the .30-30, while the only commonly available bullets in .321 diameter are 170 grain and 165 grain. Also, due to the slow twist of the barrel, accuracy suffered when the barrel exhibited wear.
Performance
Ballistics are similar to the .30-30 cartridge and its .308 caliber (7.62mm) bullet, but the larger diameter .321 (8.15 mm) bullet of the .32 WS will create a larger wound. However, given the same weight of bullet in both calibers, the .30 caliber would have a greater sectional density, and correspondingly greater penetration.[5] According to Winchester's original claims, the .32 WS has about 5-10% more energy than the .30-30 at point-blank ranges, and less at longer ranges due to increased drag due to the .321's greater diameter and reduced sectional density."
My dad killed his first deer with one of those. It belonged to his cousin.
Dad said it kicked like a mule.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
Same weight bullet as a 3030 pushed faster in a lighter rifle. Bbl is the same but the bore is larger.
It is actually a decent increase over the 3030 in performance.