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Varmintmist
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32 spl, I called.....
It was made to have a bit more snort than the 30-30. The fact that it could be loaded with BP was secondary.
Per Winchester.
Per Winchester.
It's boring, and your lack of creativity knows no bounds.
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I get the answer, and then get nitpicked
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Well, the round came out in 1901, so they underload it in deference to 113 year old guns which may or may not show wear. Same with the 30-30 in most loads. With reloads, you can get the potential out of both rounds.
Jerry
Long time ago I read that the slower twist in the .32 Special was to reduce black powder fouling for those loading it with black powder handloads. Twist was fast enough to stabilize the bullets for it at the time, but slow enough to prevent packing black powder fouling in the rifling.
Back when the .30-30 came out, there were a lot of people loading their own for it with black powder and the black powder fouling in the barrel was a problem. The slower twist in the .32 Special made that fouling less of a problem.
― Douglas Adams
One of my favorites in my lever collection, especially since it came from a close friend.
“When guns are outlawed, only patriots will have guns.”
Great cartridge but not a bit better than the 30WCF.
can't put rip-snortin handloads through a turn of the century piece without bustin it..
see the loading data on 30-40 Krag lately?
You are one of them.
What I am saying is that the 32 is about 10% over the 3030 across the board with the same grain weight w/o pushing pressure doing exactly what the intent was. A cartridge with a bit more punch then a 30-30 and less than a 30-40
ex
Imr 3031 - 170 gr bullets
30 - 30 1800fps/25.4gr 1900fps/27gr 2000fps/28.5gr max load
32 spcl 1800 fps/27gr 1900 fps/28.8gr 2000fps30.2gr 2100fps/31.5gr 2200fps/32.8gr max load
So a mid range load for the 32 is about 200 fps faster than a mid 30-30.
I found some Rem so if the rest of the parts come in today, I might get to try it tomorrow. I have what I think is the last coat on the stock. The dehumidifier is working its heart out and I have been able to recoat twice a day this weekend.