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Idaho Mule
08-10-2014, 03:53 PM
Sorting through some old 32-20 brass this morning and found these. Anyone recall seeing these??
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Mk42gunner
08-10-2014, 10:25 PM
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
08-11-2014, 12:19 PM
Looks like an original Savage .32-20 High Power that was fired in a straight walled chamber of a different caliber.Robert
dondiego
08-11-2014, 01:08 PM
Will a 32-20 fit in a .30 cal. carbine chamber?
DeanWinchester
08-11-2014, 01:18 PM
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
08-12-2014, 12:17 AM
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
08-12-2014, 08:43 AM
Neat head stamp - I'd be interested t know "from whence those date".
Hardcast416taylor
08-12-2014, 04:00 PM
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
08-12-2014, 06:41 PM
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
08-12-2014, 08:45 PM
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
08-12-2014, 10:15 PM
Definitely fits in my Ruger .30 Carbine Blackhawk and will fire./beagle
Will a 32-20 fit in a .30 cal. carbine chamber?
beagle
08-12-2014, 10:17 PM
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
08-13-2014, 10:21 AM
Nice pics.
Shiloh
10mmShooter
08-13-2014, 08:52 PM
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.
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