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RELOADING

The .32 Special

This old-timer is still a first-rate deer round.

The most common platform for the .32 Special is the venerable Winchester Model 94, either in carbine or rifle form. The difference in barrel length—20 vs. 26 inches-makes a big difference in potential velocity.

The .32 Winchester Special is a not a cartridge that is commonly considered a red-hot reloading prospect, either for enhanced velocity or pinpoint accuracy. Found almost exclusively in older lever actions, the .32 is often dismissed as being redundant at best and an anachronism at worst. Most critics of the .32 Special haven't bothered to research its history, which, aside from being fascinating, gives a clue to how it can be reloaded in a variety of ways, all of them interesting and some ...

The .32 Special

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