Today, knowing that I had some empty .32 Win Special brass that needed reloaded, I went online and ordered up some 170-grain softpoints for that caliber.

...which of course got my wheels turning. "What other cartridge would use those bullets?" I asked myself. "Well," my self answered back, "...how about .32 Remington?"

How about it indeed. Now I'm pondering whether .32 Rem should be the next obsolete round I get dies and brass for, or if it should be .303 Savage.

Because, you know. Undaunted by common sense.

-AaronB

someone really needs to build a '73 levergun in 480 Achilles.

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I was in a Cabelas earlier today and there were three old Remington semi autos, Model 81 I think. One was in 300 Savage, one in 35 Remington, and the other in a 32 caliber, I think 32 Remington. They looked like the rifle Frank Hamer used. I knew they came in 25 and 30 caliber, I didn’t know about the others.

You sure that was .300 Savage?

I would have thought .30 Remington, given that a lot of them were made in that caliber.

...and build a Schofield revolver in the same caliber to go with it.

-AaronB

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is for 8mm Mauser. Commercial loaders use the .32 Spl bullet to keep pressures down just in case one of those dreaded ".318 bores" shows up. They weren't actually .318 but I digress. I have used cast .32 Spl bullets for my early Mausers with success.

Keeping on topic, I sure wouldn't shy away from the .32 Rem. I already load for a Model 14 in .30 Rem so, why not?

https://levergunscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22477

The 8x57 could probably overdrive my Hornady FPs somewhat, if I was looking to poke one through a deer. Not hard to back it off a smidge though.

-AaronB

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anymore.

There is enough variety here that should I need more power, I'll grab something bigger all the way 'round.

Remington did make them in 300 Savage towards the end of their production. It was a good cartridge/gun combination, though a little heavy...

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That’s what the tag said. It was in a cabinet though so I couldn’t handle it.