Look forward to seeing your pictures GT Smith. This is my first pre-64 Model 94. It is a .32 WS.

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Nice gun there. I inherited my grandfathers 94 in 32 special. He bought it new in 1950. He wasn't one much on taking care of things and when I got it the best group I could get was 1 yard! at 100 yards!!! That is for real.
I found a 30-30 barrel for it and put that one on and it will group about 2 1/2" at 100 yards.
The 32 special is just a 32 caliber 30-30 case. I could never see the reason for developing the 32 special myself. But it has killed lots of deer.
John
Does anyone have a manual for break down and cleaning. Unfortunately I am newbie when it come to gun cleaning and my father in-law handed down his fathers Winchester 32 special to me and I want to clean it and possibly refinish it. I am not worried about the worth going down since it will stay in the family. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I t has some scrapes on the wood and some on the barrel and it is also missing the front sight ring. So any help with parts would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
There are a lot of theories about why the .32 Winchester Special was developed. It is based on the .30-30 Winchester cartridge of 1895, but differs from the .30-30 in bullet diameter. More significantly, Winchester decreased the rate of rifling twist in their Model 94 rifle, from 1:12 when chambered for the .30-30 to 1:16 when chambered for the .32 Winchester Special. Winchester used the slower twist to reduce fouling retention when creating a new cartridge for sportsmen who wanted to reload their own ammunition using black powder and cast bullets.
My parents gave me a 1948 .32 for Christmas when I was 16. If I shot it or my freind's 30-30 I couldn't tell the difference. I like the fact that mine's a .32 Special rather than the omnipotent 30-30. Your BIL has a nice gun there. Hopefully it's old enough to still have a saddle ring, if it's a carbine, that is.
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