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Old 07-07-2010, 12:47 PM
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ALK, part of the reason you Spanish revolver may shoot slower than you S&W made ones is the bore. Many are actually 8mm rather than proper bore size for 32-20. The Spanish gun makers learned early that a revolver chambered and bored for 8mm Lebel Revolver could not only be marketed in France and Spain, but stamped 32 Winchester and sold in the US.

A quick check to see if your revolver is 32 caliber or 8mm is to insert a loaded 32-20 ctg into the muzzle bullet first. 8mm Lebel uses a .330 projectile so if the bullet of the loaded ctg goes into the bore very far,the bore is probably 8mm rather than 32. .
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