Oldie type stuff

[Idaho Mule]

Sorting through some old 32-20 brass this morning and found these. Anyone recall seeing these??

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[Mk42gunner]

Looks like a .32-20 that has been fired in a rather large chamber.

If you are talking about the Savage headstamp, I think they offered ammo up until and maybe slightly after WWII.

Robert

[Hardcast416taylor]

Looks like an original Savage .32-20 High Power that was fired in a straight walled chamber of a different caliber.Robert

[dondiego]

Will a 32-20 fit in a .30 cal. carbine chamber?

[DeanWinchester]

Will a 32-20 fit in a .30 cal. carbine chamber?

Not sure but I do know that people use 32-20 brass to MAKE .30 carbine by running it through a .30 carbine sizer. THis is done for the .30 carbine chambered revolvers and is supposed to work quite well.

[Idaho Mule]

Thanks to all. I was referring to the Savage headstamp as I have never seen that on 32-20 ammo before. I do believe some folks here talk of running 32-20 brass in their 30 Carbine revolvers. Anyway, I just thought the Savage headstamp was pretty cool. JW

[bedbugbilly]

Neat head stamp - I'd be interested t know "from whence those date".

[Hardcast416taylor]

Neat head stamp - I'd be interested t know "from whence those date".Savage had propritary head stamped cases for their ammo before WW 2. So a good guess would be `30`s and earlier, doubt they made ammo after the war.Robert

[runfiverun]

it's actually Hi. P. for high power.
savage made thier reputation by having rounds slightly faster than every body else.
thier 303 round was basically the 30-30, but they used a 311 diameter bullet in a 308 barrel to give it an extra boost.

the 32-20 brass can be used in a 30 carbine revolver but you need to trim it back a little so the length comes out right.
you also need to use 32-20 dies to reload the brass as it's thinner than 30 carbine brass sooo.

[cbrick]

the 32-20 brass can be used in a 30 carbine revolver but you need to trim it back a little so the length comes out right.

Huh? My lot's of 32-20 brass is actually a tad shorter, not longer. No need to trim and make it even shorter, in fact to avoid trimming brass that headspaces on the mouth is the reason I use the rimmed brass that is slightly shorter.


you also need to use 32-20 dies to reload the brass as it's thinner than 30 carbine brass sooo.

That's true. The 32-20 rimmed brass works quite well in the Ruger New Model Blackhawk but it is thinner and does blow out the shoulder. 32-20 dies have to be used to neck size or you can't hold a boolit. It's gotta be harder on the brass but I've not yet lost any to splitting or annealed any, some have probably 8-10 firings on them.

Rick

[beagle]

Definitely fits in my Ruger .30 Carbine Blackhawk and will fire./beagle


Will a 32-20 fit in a .30 cal. carbine chamber?

[beagle]

I think most of the ammo companies made .32-20 HP loadings. I had some Winchesters once with 110 grain FN soft point bullets so stamped. I believe it was a bid to make the .32-20 into a deer rifle.

Didn't shoot well in my M92 rifle as the barrel was pitted./beagle

[Shiloh]

Nice pics.

Shiloh

[10mmShooter]

The really old 32-20 brass is actually marked 32 WCF, "32 Winchester Center Fire, sometime just prior to WWII the 32-20 name began to appear, and the 32 WCF disappeared, same cartridge, but you have to be careful there are old commercial 32-20 ammo that was "rifle only" if you shoot it in older revolvers you can bulge the barrel, there are lots of old Smith revolvers where people have made that mistake.