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Navy Arms 32 Rimfire
I went to a small local show and found 2 50 round boxes of 32 rimfire short and 1 box of 50 32 rimfire long.
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12-17-2022, 08:26 PM
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Now you need a Stevens Favorite or Crackshot!
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12-17-2022, 08:42 PM
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Or a S&W tip up #1 1/2. Of course a nice 32 rim fire Winchester low wall or Ballard #2 would be fun as well. Unfortunately, that Brazilian made rim fire ammo was not the most dependable when new and doesn’t seem to have improved with age. It looks good in a display though.
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12-17-2022, 10:47 PM
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I hope you didn't need a second mortgage to purchase them. I really wish they would be produced again. The old .32 RFs are so much fun to shoot.
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12-18-2022, 01:07 PM
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Nice find! Hope you got a good deal. That stuff has gotten really pricey since they haven't made any in years. The last run was made @ 2000 and once they finally sold out the price has been slowly climbing.
We sold quite a bit of it out of the shop to people when it was available and I still get some of it at the shows every now and then. Never had any issues with it, always seemed to work fine in sound guns. Once in a while I will shoot a few through my old S&W 1 1/2, very mild shooting and as accurate as I can hold the tiny thing! Full boxes have gotten too valuable so I'm always happy to find a partial box, usually cheaper and I don't feel like I'm throwing too much money downrange shooting them LOL!
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12-18-2022, 01:25 PM
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Try finding a shootable quantity of .25 Stevens RF.
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Try finding a shootable quantity of .25 Stevens RF.
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To tell the truth, I don't think I ever heard of that cartridge.
Which gun was chambered for that round?
If you could find any how much do you think it would cost?
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Stevens Favorite was one that was available in 25 RF.
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12-19-2022, 10:42 AM
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The .25 Stevens RF was a fairly popular caliber in the early 20th century, up to WWII. Stevens made several models of their falling block single shot rifles and pistols for it. It produced about the same MV as the .22 LR HV, but with a 65 grain bullet. It was reported to be very accurate and a far better killer on small game than any .22. Some time ago, I had a Stevens rifle in .25 but sold it over 20 years ago. I have a friend who owns one, but about the only ammunition available sells for collector prices. Several years ago at a gun show, I saw two old full Western boxes on a table priced at $150 each. It might be double that today. With its heavier bullet and higher velocity, it would make an excellent revolver cartridge, but that is unlikely to ever happen unless one of the ammunition manufacturers decides to resurrect it.
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I went to a small local show and found 2 50 round boxes of 32 rimfire short and 1 box of 50 32 rimfire long.
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There is a rule somewhere on the Forum that you must post the price paid for things you buy.  There are lots of guns out there that used 32RF. I still shoot my tip-ups some, even down to the Model 1 22 revolvers. That ammo will shoot just fine even though it is now about 25 to 30 years old!
Let me add one more image. It is amazing to see all the calibers and variety of rimfire ammunition out there 140 years ago. I have a 1881 US Cartridge catalog and the last picture is the price list for their rimfire ammunition.
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