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Post by Encore64 on Jul 16, 2022 19:38:53 GMT -5
I agree with Fermin and Greg both. The 32-20 is a wonderful old cartridge that can still get the job done.
But, as Greg has pointed out, you have to start with a new cylinder. The others mentioned, 40+ Caliber, can be line bored and rechambered on the original 357 Magnum.
I have a spare 17-4 Cylinder Blank I'd bought with the intent of adding a 32-20 Cylinder to my Blackhawk 30 Carbine. Just never got around to it...
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Post by bigbore5 on Jul 16, 2022 20:44:22 GMT -5
Bigbore5 rough guess how many rounds would you say it took to get the old Ruger to this point? Alot. From the time I got it at 11 until I was in my late 20's I shot about 500rds a week. Some weeks more depending on how much money I could scrape up for powder and primers. Lead used to be free. I used the rcbs 38-150KT cast out of any alloy I could get free, water-dropped and lubed with various homemade lubes. Since my twenties, I shot alot of jacketed rounds up until a few years ago. This thing has seen hundreds of thousands of rounds. It still has some rifling left and still shoots fair (2 1/2" at 25yds) but I have another old model 357 that's good.
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Post by CraigC on Jul 16, 2022 22:23:34 GMT -5
Sadly, at this point in ti me, a lot of the decision may hang on the availability of brass.
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Post by bigbore5 on Jul 16, 2022 22:34:25 GMT -5
Sadly, at this point in ti me, a lot of the decision may hang on the availability of brass. That would limit me to 45acp, 38sp, 357mag. Everything else is too large for the old 357 frame. Hopefully in the year or two the smith will take, I can scrounge brass.
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Post by Encore64 on Jul 17, 2022 5:58:59 GMT -5
I've got an excellent condition OM 357 Barrel if you need to get your gun back shooting. It's a 6.5" without the ERH Lug. Setup like a NM Barrel...
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Post by bigbore5 on Jul 17, 2022 19:51:42 GMT -5
I remain a fan of the 32-20. In a tight chamber gun brass life is excellent. My own experience shows me the 135 grain GCHP sledgehammer exceeds 1500 fps in the mid frame Gun easily and it’s an exceptional performer on the critters I kill. A caveat, on a big hog, even a medium sized hog, I would go for a skull shot… I'm bidding on a buckeye 32 H&R/32-20 now. Hopefully it comes home for a reasonable amount.
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Post by woody on Jul 17, 2022 20:39:23 GMT -5
Sounds like you really enjoyed shooting the gun. I would just get a barrel and keep it as a .357. Brass is plentiful and less lead used when shooting compared to .41’s etc.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jul 17, 2022 20:59:17 GMT -5
I remain a fan of the 32-20. In a tight chamber gun brass life is excellent. My own experience shows me the 135 grain GCHP sledgehammer exceeds 1500 fps in the mid frame Gun easily and it’s an exceptional performer on the critters I kill. A caveat, on a big hog, even a medium sized hog, I would go for a skull shot… I'm bidding on a buckeye 32 H&R/32-20 now. Hopefully it comes home for a reasonable amount. Wow I’m excited for you! Let me know how it works out!!
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Post by bigbore5 on Jul 17, 2022 22:26:02 GMT -5
I'm bidding on a buckeye 32 H&R/32-20 now. Hopefully it comes home for a reasonable amount. Wow I’m excited for you! Let me know how it works out!! If I get it, you will more than likely see the cylinders from it. All the others you have done for me have turned out great.
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Post by reflex264 on Jul 18, 2022 6:56:23 GMT -5
Hard to beat a 44 Special. As a matter of fact you can't have too many of them.
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Post by CraigC on Jul 18, 2022 17:13:38 GMT -5
Hard to beat a 44 Special. As a matter of fact you can't have too many of them. Amen to that!
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Post by squawberryman on Jul 18, 2022 18:07:36 GMT -5
I wonder how the trigger feels on a Ruger with that many rounds.
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Post by clintsfolly on Jul 18, 2022 19:16:41 GMT -5
Just to stir the pot! Why not a 10MM auto? Can be loaded mild to wild and brass is available and lots of bullet to choose form.
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Post by bigbore5 on Jul 18, 2022 19:20:31 GMT -5
I wonder how the trigger feels on a Ruger with that many rounds. They were replaced with a sbh hammer and wide trigger about 15 years or so ago. Leonard Baity did the work. He gave it a good 3# pull. It's now about 2 1/2# and butter smooth. It had gotten unsafe so he replaced all the internals.
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Post by bigbore5 on Jul 18, 2022 19:22:46 GMT -5
Just to stir the pot! Why not a 10MM auto? Can be loaded mild to wild and brass is available and lots of bullet to choose form. I'm looking to add a 38-40/10mm buckeye soon. Rather try something different.
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