Another .32 Winchester Special question...
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Another .32 Winchester Special question...
Guys, I am curious about something. What is the rate of twist of this barrel? My Winnie 94 was made in 1971, and I was told that it may have a different rate of twist than .32 specials made before 1964. Any help would be appreciated, NRA
Nope, I believe they are all 1-16. I am currently having a 32 Spl. relined as I wanted a long heavy bullet to be accurate for NRA silhouette. I told my guy I wanted a 1-12 but he said the best he could do was a 1-14 and that's the fastest that's offered. So................I'm assumming (I know about the assum thing
) that if a shootist could not get a faster twist than a 1-14, I would not want to bet the farm on Winchester using a 1-12.
Also, I looked in my manuals from early to late editions and they all say 1-16.-------------------Sixgun

Also, I looked in my manuals from early to late editions and they all say 1-16.-------------------Sixgun
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Oh well, I bet a whitetail deer wouldn't know the difference anyway. I can't wait until November to test the theory:)Sixgun wrote:Nope, I believe they are all 1-16. I am currently having a 32 Spl. relined as I wanted a long heavy bullet to be accurate for NRA silhouette. I told my guy I wanted a 1-12 but he said the best he could do was a 1-14 and that's the fastest that's offered. So................I'm assumming (I know about the assum thing) that if a shootist could not get a faster twist than a 1-14, I would not want to bet the farm on Winchester using a 1-12.
Also, I looked in my manuals from early to late editions and they all say 1-16.-------------------Sixgun
I think you're right which is why I emphasized MAYBE...Sixgun wrote:Nope, I believe they are all 1-16. I am currently having a 32 Spl. relined as I wanted a long heavy bullet to be accurate for NRA silhouette. I told my guy I wanted a 1-12 but he said the best he could do was a 1-14 and that's the fastest that's offered. So................I'm assumming (I know about the assum thing) that if a shootist could not get a faster twist than a 1-14, I would not want to bet the farm on Winchester using a 1-12.
Also, I looked in my manuals from early to late editions and they all say 1-16.-------------------Sixgun


However, it is easy to check with a cleaning rod and tight patched jag...

Sincerely,
Hobie
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I think Hobie was right and if I can find the box I will check.I bought a 1970's 32 and I'm almost positive it is a 1 in 12" twist. It is widely known that the early models were 1 in 16".
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The Winchester '94's in .32 W.S. had a 16" twist.
However, regarding Marlin's, BruceB reported that he has a late 1940's Model 36 that has a 10" twist.....possibly Marlin found a source for 8MM barrels and used them in that time period. Here's the link:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthr ... hlight=.32
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However, regarding Marlin's, BruceB reported that he has a late 1940's Model 36 that has a 10" twist.....possibly Marlin found a source for 8MM barrels and used them in that time period. Here's the link:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthr ... hlight=.32
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