Hiram A. Boeuf Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Howdy Pards, Going to be shooting in my first out of state competition at the Eas'dern Shore Roundup in Delaware. They are holding a Long Range Rifle side match (also my first). I was thinking about shooting my (1926-made) Winchester 1894 in .32 Win. Spl. As far as I can tell from the Shooters' Handbook, this is a legal firearm and caliber choice. Anyone have any comment/suggestion for me? If I can't use this rifle, I might have to buy a new gun...darn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I asked the same question some years ago and was answered in the affirmative... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jailhouse Jim, SASS #13104 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 170 gr flat point lead bullet with a full case load of 777, no compression, will get the job done with authority. The 32 Winchester Special was designed to bridge the gap between smokeless and BP. It's a great little cartridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 .32 Winchester Special is basically .30-30 necked up to .32 caliber. As was mentioned above, it was designed to be able to easily reload with either black or smokeless powder, unlike the .30-30 which is smokeless caliber all the way through. (Although, I have often wondered if it was possible to load it with black and get decent performance.) In my estimation, the .32 WS and the .30-30 are so similar performance wise that they are almost interchangeable. That is to say, that what one can do the other can do just as well with no real advantage to either one. Getting brass for the .32 is fairly easy. If all else fails, just run some .30-30's in it, and they will be perfectly fireformed for reloading. At least, that's what I have read and been told. I have not yet tried it as I have enough real .32 brass for the limited amount of shooting I do with mine. The only caveat that I can offer is that depending on how long the long range is, it might not be useful. I was at a shoot once where my .30-30 could not reach the "way out there" targets that my .45-70 could. I'd assume the .32 would have a similar issue. Sometimes I find myself wishing that the long range matches were in two categories, Category one would be 100 yards maximum. Category 2 would be, well, the way out there distances that some shooters really enjoy. Nothing against the longer range stuff, I have guns that'll do them, but my eyes are not so much capable of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Your good to go with your .32. I can reach 300 yards with factory sights on my .30-30 aiming above the target some. Any farther and I would put on a Tang sight. Buy another gun anyways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Questions of this nature are best directed to the specific Match Director. For while SASS legal, ranges exceeding 300 yards become a bit problematic for Winchester 94s... Especially carbines. The cartridges are fully capable, but the limited sight radius makes fine tuning of your sights almost impossible. Someone will disagree, but... and while there are exceptions to everything, in general, the above is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cusz M. Dutch SASS Life 55326 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Yes to both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 6:50 AM, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: . Getting brass for the .32 is fairly easy. If all else fails, just run some .30-30's in it, and they will be perfectly fireformed for reloading. At least, that's what I have read and been told. I have not yet tried it as I have enough real .32 brass for the limited amount of shooting I do with mine. You can also just run .30-30 brass through your .32WS sizing die. That's the way I do it for my .32 and it works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Triple Seven ... read before you reload . http://ns.hodgdon.com/loading.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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