.32 special up-keep
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wyohome
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I shot my first deer with a Model 64 in 32 Win Special. I still have it and shot it a few times this summer. I drag a slightly oiled patch through all of my rifles occasionally, make sure the action isn't too dry and put them back in their places in the safes.
Grey Morel
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Just clean it after you shoot it, and oil it occasionally even if you don't.
many people pick a specific day every few months to take the time and inspect and oil all their guns. Just before or after Major holidays works well. For example I inspect and oil my guns every Christmas and the 4'th of July, regardless if they have been fired or not.
many people pick a specific day every few months to take the time and inspect and oil all their guns. Just before or after Major holidays works well. For example I inspect and oil my guns every Christmas and the 4'th of July, regardless if they have been fired or not.
HI Bolt
Do you handload, or want to handload for this rifle? The .32 special has gotten a reputation for deteriating accuracy, but the 14th Speer reloading explains why. For whatever reason, the manufacturers marketed ammunition with slightly undersized bullets. Supposedly 0.318" bullets, when most .32 bores are actually 0.321-0.322". This may just be a cost saving strategy for making bullets for the old 8mm at 0.318". Well, as soon as a new .32 special was shot just more than a few times, the rifling worn down to the point of not gripping the bullets anymore.
You can slug your barrel to find out just how big your bore is, then buy the appropriate sized bullets to fit your gun. You might find out you have a tack driver after doing this.
Michael
Do you handload, or want to handload for this rifle? The .32 special has gotten a reputation for deteriating accuracy, but the 14th Speer reloading explains why. For whatever reason, the manufacturers marketed ammunition with slightly undersized bullets. Supposedly 0.318" bullets, when most .32 bores are actually 0.321-0.322". This may just be a cost saving strategy for making bullets for the old 8mm at 0.318". Well, as soon as a new .32 special was shot just more than a few times, the rifling worn down to the point of not gripping the bullets anymore.
You can slug your barrel to find out just how big your bore is, then buy the appropriate sized bullets to fit your gun. You might find out you have a tack driver after doing this.
Michael
No special requirements for upkeep. If you oil it heavily store it muzzle down to keep oil from soaking into the wrist. Shopping for these guns I find a lot of great guns that were overoiled and stood up on the butt. It's a shame.
My 53' 94 in 32special likes the cheap Winchester silvertips.
My 53' 94 in 32special likes the cheap Winchester silvertips.
rcmodel
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There is a special requirement with any Winchester lever-action.
You need to use a bore guide to keep cleaning rod wear from ruining the muzzle. You can't clean them from the rear.
I collect old Winchesters, and it is very common to find them with all the rifling worn out of the muzzle from cleaning rod wear over a hundred years of cleaning. The newer ones with harder nickle-steel barrels are much less prone to wear, but still it is worth considering.
Once that happens, they will not shoot worth sour apples. and there is nothing you can do about it.
I try to keep cleaning rod use to a minimum and use a bore-snake whenever possible.
I reserve cleaning rods for removing copper fouling and such that bore-snakes can't handle.
rc
You need to use a bore guide to keep cleaning rod wear from ruining the muzzle. You can't clean them from the rear.
I collect old Winchesters, and it is very common to find them with all the rifling worn out of the muzzle from cleaning rod wear over a hundred years of cleaning. The newer ones with harder nickle-steel barrels are much less prone to wear, but still it is worth considering.
Once that happens, they will not shoot worth sour apples. and there is nothing you can do about it.
I try to keep cleaning rod use to a minimum and use a bore-snake whenever possible.
I reserve cleaning rods for removing copper fouling and such that bore-snakes can't handle.
rc
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rcmodel
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Lemon Oil Furnature Polish.
Just wipe it down to get all the old oil & grime off, then a light wipe-down occasionally.
Don't soak it with Lemon Oil.
rc
Just wipe it down to get all the old oil & grime off, then a light wipe-down occasionally.
Don't soak it with Lemon Oil.
rc
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