Remington Rolling Block Model 4 Take Down 32 Rimfire

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Won this at a online aucton picked it up today. The auction pictures weren't the greatest, but decided to take a chance, got it for $260 total looks much better after a bath. The bore is pretty good considering it was shot with black powder, and there are still some casehard colors showing, and some bluing left on the barrel. I shot it twice with my few rounds pretty much hit point of aim just a bit high, but I was only 25 yards away. The stock will need repairing, but nothing major.Now if someone will just start making 32RF again...
 

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I was listening to a podcast while driving today and they were speaking of reloading the 22LR. I would think that if you can reload the 22LR that you could do the same thing for the 32 Rimfire. I did a quick search and it looks like in 2017 that Dixie Gun Works manufactured some reloadable cases for the 32 Rimfire. Maybe there are still some out there. The article I read was at:
.32 Rimfire: Getting a Long Obsolete Round Back into Action
Good luck with this as it looks like it would be fun to play with.
 
I have a #4 in .32 rimfire that I am going to convert to .32 S&W Long. Mine is a solid frame. Rechambering was easy. Still need to convert the firing pin to centerfire.

I also have a #4 in .22 Long Rifle that is a accurate little plinker.
 
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Muley Gil said:
I have a #4 in .32 rimfire that I am going to convert to .32 S&W Long. Mine is a solid frame. Rechambering was easy. Still need to convert the firing pin to centerfire.

I also have a #4 in .22 Long Rifle that is a accurate little plinker.
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I thought about doing this. I watched Midways Larry Potterfield video, but he chose 32-20.
 
I have a RB that was a 25rf, got it when I was a kid. Barrel was terrible so
rebarrel to 22rf with a new Rem 513 barrel. Today if I picked up a RB that
was 25 or 32 I would think about barrel liners.
 
merl67 said:
I thought about doing this. I watched Midways Larry Potterfield video, but he chose 32-20.
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I THINK Larry used a larger action than the #4, but it has been a while since I watched that video.

Update: I just looked at youtube and it was a #1 action.

My first centerfire rifle was a .43 Spanish carbine. I traded it off for a .30-40 Krag while in college. I have lusted over finding a RB in .32-20, which is one of my favorite cartridges. Back about 2004, I got a Uberti .357 RB carbine from Taylors & Co out of Winchester VA. Last year, I picked up another .43 Spanish; this one is a rifle.
 
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I have a Model 1-1/2 that I've had on the bench for a few years. I need to do some more fitting. I got a centerfire action block from Uberti. It was similar but not a drop in.
Rechambering to .32-20 was the easy part.
 
A update I decided to convert My #4 to 32 S&W I figured this would be a good fit given similarities between case length, and velocity I fired a few shots off hand it shows promise in the accuracy department. I thought about going with 32 S&W Long, but after studying the extractor/ejector I figured the longer case might present a problem, and since 32 S&W is readily available to reload seemed a natural choice.
 
I have owned a dozen or more each 32 S&W and 32 S&W Long. If you are going to all the effort to convert to CF , you will really want to lengthen the chamber to Long!

My best friend converted a Flaubert from some French 32 long RF to 32 S&W Long CF in 1975. That is about the weakest rolling block action there is. Your #4 will handle 32S&W Long just fine (32 H&R and 327 Federal, NOT SO MUCH!)

My opinion, 32-20 would be fine with handgun loads, but someone will end up putting the High Velocity ammo in there (something like "+P+" in an old Airweight, just a very bad idea!)

It is your gun and your decision.

Ivan

By the way, the 32 Colt New Police, is the same cartridge, but a different load. It uses basically a 32-20 115 grain bullet in a 32 S&W Long case. I load this round and use Forrester's 1/8" hollow point tool, so the projectile weighs about 90 grains. Out of a handgun this is murder on barnyard pests, out of a rifle it should be just about the perfect combo!

Ivan
 
merl67 said:
A update I decided to convert My #4 to 32 S&W I figured this would be a good fit given similarities between case length, and velocity I fired a few shots off hand it shows promise in the accuracy department. I thought about going with 32 S&W Long, but after studying the extractor/ejector I figured the longer case might present a problem, and since 32 S&W is readily available to reload seemed a natural choice.
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I discussed this conversion on a single shot rifle forum. Since your #4 is a take-down, I would stay with the .32 S&W and NOT go to the .32 Long cartridge.
 
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