You sir are correct, it is an Model 92. I got it confused with the Model 94 I had bought a couple of months earlier.
.32-20 ammo
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You sir are correct, it is an Model 92. I got it confused with the Model 94 I had bought a couple of months earlier.
Remington seems to still be putting out decent amounts, it is the most common in my area. It is safe to use in just about anything. The labeling is rather misleading because I believe they use the words Express on the box.
I reload for both an original Winchester model 92 and a 4th change S&W. I have to agree that the thin neck and long narrow profile make it as difficult to reload as just about anything outside of .17 Remington magnum. I have to be very careful to be sure the case stays vertical on the upstroke, I have destroyed at least a dozen cases over the years. Winchester 92s have much better steel than model 73's and can be pushed to much higher velocities. I separate the 32-20 roungs I reload into two different boxes, red for Winchester and green for S&W, I keep S&W cartridges down in the 900fps low pressure loads. I don't mind bumping the Winchester loads up to 1,200fps, I've got a great one that uses 85gr Hornady jacketed hollow-points that is very accurate and death on varmints.
I reload for both an original Winchester model 92 and a 4th change S&W. I have to agree that the thin neck and long narrow profile make it as difficult to reload as just about anything outside of .17 Remington magnum. I have to be very careful to be sure the case stays vertical on the upstroke, I have destroyed at least a dozen cases over the years. Winchester 92s have much better steel than model 73's and can be pushed to much higher velocities. I separate the 32-20 roungs I reload into two different boxes, red for Winchester and green for S&W, I keep S&W cartridges down in the 900fps low pressure loads. I don't mind bumping the Winchester loads up to 1,200fps, I've got a great one that uses 85gr Hornady jacketed hollow-points that is very accurate and death on varmints.
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KarmannGhia
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Midway USA has it. But I will admit 32-20 is the reason I started reloading in the late 1980s. Before Cowboy Action Shooting became big 32-20 was impossible to find unless you lucked into an old box still on the shelves.
wow a lot of you guys have the rifles.once in a while you can even find rifle ammo on the shelf
sarg1c
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I don't have a .32-20 but shoot the .32 S/W long. This week I came across two complete boxes of Win. .32short. Don't know if to trade them to someone that need them. Or shoot them in my .32long or pull the bullets. I believe they are expensive ,
Too expensive to shoot I. My .32 long.
Too expensive to shoot I. My .32 long.
sarg1c
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Sorry if I posted twice. Itchy trigger finger...
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DWalt
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There is no .32 S&W Short cartridge, just the .32 S&W. But it is indeed shorter than the .32 S&W Long, and can be fired in any revolver chambered for the .32 S&W Long. If the .32 S&W ammunition is in full boxes in good condition and dated from the 1930s or earlier, it could have some significant collector value. The .32 S&W cartridge originated long before the .32 S&W Long, back in the Black Powder days. It was used primarily in the top break revolvers so common in the late 19th Century, as made by numerous manufacturers.
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Like Dewalt, halved loaded thousands of 32/20s with out any
problem. Another thing with all my experimenting with Marlin
94 , Win 94 & 53 I have never come up with a load that "kicked"
not that I was trying to. About 95% of my loads are cast from
90 to 115 gr.
problem. Another thing with all my experimenting with Marlin
94 , Win 94 & 53 I have never come up with a load that "kicked"
not that I was trying to. About 95% of my loads are cast from
90 to 115 gr.
tep
Last box I bought of 32-20 was Black Hills 115gr from Midway USA. They have them in stock as of this date.
Last box I bought of 32-20 was Black Hills 115gr from Midway USA. They have them in stock as of this date.
S&W HE
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DWalt
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The round I have wrinkled the most cases in reloading is the .30-30. One needs to trim all cases to the exact same length to avoid collapsing the case while seating and crimping the bullet.
I just got done loading 70 rounds (after loading 6 test rounds) using 115 grn SWC over 31 grns of Bullseye using Lee dies and Starline brass without one damaged case . This was the first time loading this caliber.
How much did the case swell getting those 31 grains In?
I HOPE you are missing a decimal point!!!!!!
I found some HSM today online at sportsmansguide for a decent price. Figured I'd give it a try. I might try to get into reloading someday if I start shooting enough to justify it. Thanks for the comments everyone!
Plain Old Dave
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Old thread, but I do have information. The .32-20 is a rifle caliber, and handloaders that try to reload it like a pistol cartridge do it a disservice. Now, I don't mean chesty, adventuresome magnum handloads. Instead, the .32-20 handloader should treat his cases like rifle cases.
Slight chamfer on each case each time.
Hand start each bullet, each time.
Just enough case lube for the case to be sticky. Don't care if you have carbide dies.
Neck size only.
A few grains of some decent pistol powder and the good old .32-20 is actually a cheaper caliber to shoot than .38 Special for the handloader that casts his own bullets. There's a good reason the caliber was a staple in Southern Appalachia for an entire generation;
"Them .32-20s are hard shootin' guns. They won't let the police have 'em, 'cause they'll shoot right through a man."
For long action guns in this reigon, .32-20s are somewhat more plentiful than 38s, but most of them are in poor condition; I have posted my nickeled Fourth Change on another thread, and it's one of the nicer unrefinished originals I have seen in this area. Black powder shells and corrosive priming did their work on "Papaw's old gun" and the HV stuff has bulged cylinders and cracked forcing cones on many a .32-20, and even sprung cranes on Police Positives.
Slight chamfer on each case each time.
Hand start each bullet, each time.
Just enough case lube for the case to be sticky. Don't care if you have carbide dies.
Neck size only.
A few grains of some decent pistol powder and the good old .32-20 is actually a cheaper caliber to shoot than .38 Special for the handloader that casts his own bullets. There's a good reason the caliber was a staple in Southern Appalachia for an entire generation;
"Them .32-20s are hard shootin' guns. They won't let the police have 'em, 'cause they'll shoot right through a man."
For long action guns in this reigon, .32-20s are somewhat more plentiful than 38s, but most of them are in poor condition; I have posted my nickeled Fourth Change on another thread, and it's one of the nicer unrefinished originals I have seen in this area. Black powder shells and corrosive priming did their work on "Papaw's old gun" and the HV stuff has bulged cylinders and cracked forcing cones on many a .32-20, and even sprung cranes on Police Positives.
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