Rookie Winchester question

Dastook · Post by **Dastook** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:16 pm

Is the old 32 special the same as the 32 WCF?

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:20 pm

Nope, the .32WCF is the .32-20, the .32 Special is much larger, on the order of the .30-30 in size.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:34 pm

Got in a big argument w/ a guy at a gun show once about that. He had a 92 Marked 32WCF and had it tagged as a 32 Special. I told very politely that 32WCF was not the dame as 32 Specal. He said I was wrong and should read up on Wichesters. I told him I would go and buy a box of 32 Spls and if he could get one to chamber I would pay twice what he was asking. If not he had to give me the rifle.

Twinkie wouldn't go for it.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:42 pm

Thats correct....
32 winchester special is base on the 30-30 case widened to 32...
it is now typically loaded with a 170 grain bullet...and hard to find...
soon to be obsolete...
32wcf is an old cowboy round...loaded for rifle and pistols...I think..
Recently, Marlin made a rifle in that round...
the 32wcf is approximately half the size of a 30-30...maybe a little longer

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:44 pm

2ndovc wrote: I told very politely that 32WCF was not the dame as 32 Specal. He said I was wrong and should read up on Wichesters. I told him I would go and buy a box of 32 Spls and if he could get one to chamber I would pay twice what he was asking. If not he had to give me the rifle.

Ha! Good move. I'm sure that shut him up.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:02 pm

Yeah it did! i was REALLY hoping he'd go for it.

If i remember right I said something like Chicken S. as I wandered off.