Winchester '94 Bore Diameter

[9mmskng]

Hello All! Have a question for the Win '94 crowd, with turn of the century guns. My Dad has an old, 1905mfg Model 94 in 32-40, with the heavy Octagonal bbl, damn thing took countless deer over the years, obviously not shot out yet. I want to reload for it, as it's in Very Good condition, but a shooter none the less. What are you guys finding for bore diameter in these old guns? I want to shoot strictly cast bullets through it, at normal, factory loaded velocities, as they performed well so far. Thanks for any help, as you guys know the most!
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[Outpost75]

Dimensions vary all over the map. Do a pound cast of chamber neck and origin of rifling and buy mold to fit.A .321-.322" works in most.

[Griff]

Dimensions vary all over the map. Do a pound cast of chamber neck and origin of rifling and buy mold to fit.A .321-.322" works in most.

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[Kai]

I cast and load for a 1907 semi deluxe td, 923 Oct barreled rifle, and 1917 carbine all in 32-40 using lyman mold 319295 which is a 165gr gc bullet sized to .323. I also agree slugging your bore is a good idea. The .323 shoots well in my guns. Keep in mind regardless of diameter, you need a bullet with a short nose like the mold I mentioned otherwise rounds will not clear the magazine.

[Hick]

Dimensions vary all over the map. Do a pound cast of chamber neck and origin of rifling and buy mold to fit.A .321-.322" works in most.

Exactly-- but if you just want to try something I would go with 323 as recommended. I have '47 vintage Win 94 that seems to do just fine at 323

[barkerwc4362]

A possible bullet is the RCBS 32-170-FN it works fine in my Marlin in 32-40.

[9mmskng]

Ok, so my next question on this site might get me killed. Who's a decent supplier of .321-.323" cast bullets, as I don't cast my own.

[veeman]

Google is your friend.

[freakonaleash]

Mine measures .320. It hates .323 lead bullets. It shoots .321 much better.

[MostlyLeverGuns]

I would simply start with a .323, I use an 8mm Lyman 'M' die for next expansion to avoid 'shaving' bullets. Also helps keep bullets aligned, I prefer gas check bullets for the .32 rifles. If you are using plain base, go very easy on the powder, maybe 1100-1200fps. Lyman also has a .32 'M' die for rifles for the smaller bullets, NOE also has a selection for .32 rifles and 8mm. Hunter has commercial cast at .324, others available at .321 and .323. I like Matt's Bullets .323 185 Flatnose GasChecks for most of my .32 Rifle shooting.

[Brimstone]

A set of small inside diameter telescoping gauges and a micrometer precise to a tenth of a thou are inexpensive investments.
I think I paid $40 for the gauge set and mic.