Great looking rifle. Somewhere along the line I picked up some hundred plus 32-20 Starline brass. All I need now is a rifle……..
I have Police Positive Special in 32-20 (1919) & a 1902 M&P in 32WCF (1902). along with a modern 1894 CL Marlin. RCBS dies, Lyman mold for 117 gr GC.
I have WW 500 brass I bought when I bought the rifle, and a few hundred more from scrounging at gun shows. I Have used WW231, Unique, & Trail Boss powders all with good success.
If you can lay your hands on an old Lyman #45 Manual, the Accuracy and Factory Dueplication loads are spot on for everything they list.
Ivan
It’s a heck of a rabbit hole to go down...
On Thursday I stopped at the LGS to chat with the owner and swap off some stuff I no longer needed.
He happened to mention that he had a “shooter grade” Winchester 1892 in 32-20 if I was interested, but it wasn’t in the store at the time. Yup, I was interested! I told him I would return on Saturday to have a look.
I was expecting a grayed out finish gun with no bluing and worn stock. Well, it turned out to be a 24” rifle in really nice shape, great bore with no pitting. Very nice condition for a 1896 manufacture gun.
At $1400 it was priced a little less than the Browning 53 at the other shop. He also had some UltraMax ammo so I bought 2 boxes. The price of the ammo just about took my breath away, but after it is fired, I’ll have a hundred Starline cases to get me started.
And I’ll be checking Starline regularly to place an order for 32-20 brass if they offer it for sale in the next few yearsMy Starline 32 H&R brass that I ordered on January 3rd arrived yesterday.
My first centerfire rifle was a Winchester 1892 rifle in 25-20 that my uncle gave me when I was 12 years old. He paid $50 for it, which was not an insignificant sum in the late 1950’s. That old rifle and the uncle are long gone, but the fond memories remain.
This rifle will be a range gun as I no longer hunt, and it will see only mild loads in keeping with both its age and my interest in shooting.
Miroku guns they made about 1990 in 32-20. Clean as a pin and a great shooter with heavy lead bullets. Essentially a model 92 with a half magazine.
Shown here with another of my Winchester Miroku model 92s in .45 Colt
I don't see the barrel replacement as a negative... unless you are collecting antiques. I personally would rather have one not shot out with Black Powder. Could be why the LGS owner told you it was a shooter. And maybe that barrel being a later date is a better barrel.