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Old 12-03-2020, 10:06 PM
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Found a good cast load for the 1894 Winchester .32-40 Found a good cast load for the 1894 Winchester .32-40 Found a good cast load for the 1894 Winchester .32-40 Found a good cast load for the 1894 Winchester .32-40 Found a good cast load for the 1894 Winchester .32-40  
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Default Found a good cast load for the 1894 Winchester .32-40

I really can't say how much I enjoy the Model 1894 Winchester rifle I got back in early October. I had never owned a .32-40 before but I've had 1894's in every other caliber, and I had heard that they can be very accurate. I went out, handloaded some Hornady 170 grain jacketed soft point rounds for it, used those to kill a nice 5 point buck on Election Day, but I wanted to play around with some cast bullets, so I ordered some .323" 170 grain cast bullets from Montana Bullet Works. Today I tried them out, 13.0 grains of IMR-4198, a nice mild load and I got two three shot groups at 30 yards of just around an inch. It shoots pretty well and now that it's getting cold, I can load up some more while there's nothing going on during the winter months.





It shoots really well with Hornady 170 grain jacketed soft points.



I used the jacketed soft point loads when I shot this nice 5 point buck.



I found an old box of Remington factory ammo and it shoots really well with those.





These were from the 170 grain cast bullets and 13.0 grains of IMR-4198.



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I shoot mostly cast in a .32-40 single shot but have used the 170 Hornady. Very surprisingly, the Hornady bullet at around 1800-1900 fps will shoot to within two inches (at 100 yards) of the 165 grain cast bullet that I load to only around 1400 fps.
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