.32 Winchester Special
| .32 Winchester Special | |
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| general information | |
| caliber | .32 Winchester Special |
| Sleeve shape | Rim cartridge |
| Dimensions | |
| Sleeve shoulder ⌀ | 9.85 mm |
| Sleeve neck ⌀ | 8.7 mm |
| Floor ⌀ | 8.2 mm |
| Cartridge bottom ⌀ | 12.9 mm |
| Sleeve length | 51.8 mm |
| Cartridge length | 65.2 mm |
| Weights | |
| Bullet weight | 11 g |
| Powder weight | 1.7-2.125 g |
| Technical specifications | |
| Speed v 0 | 696-730 m / s |
| Bullet energy E 0 | 2268-2885 J. |
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The .32 Winchester Special ( .32 WS , .32 Special ) is a rifle cartridge developed by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and introduced in 1902. It was originally developed for use in the Winchester Model 94 lever action rifle . (Not to be confused with the .32-20 WCF cartridge.)
history
The .32 Special fires smokeless powder and replaces the .32-40 black powder cartridge. It is a variant of 1895 put on the market .30-30 Winchester - centerfire ammunition , but sold worse than this. The reason was that the selection of .32 caliber bullets for reloading was much smaller than that of the .30 bullets. While 857,613 of the rifles that fired the .30-30 cartridges were produced, the .32 Special rifles only produced 101,423. Like all cartridges in the Winchester Model 94 rifles, they were mainly used as hunting cartridges.
technology
The .32 Special is a center fire cartridge with a bottle neck sleeve with a rim. The number .32 denotes the caliber in inches, resp. (8.2 mm). Right from the start, the bullets were manufactured as full jacket , partial jacket (soft point) and hollow point bullets with different bullet weights of 165 and 170 English grains . The bottle neck sleeves have a groove just above the edge for better engagement of the extractor. The .32 Special cartridge, like the .30-30 cartridge, is used for hunting. The effect largely corresponds to that of the .30-30 cartridge. While this penetrates deeper into the target, the .32 Special emits around 5-10% more energy on the target at a short shooting distance.
Since many of the weapons used are multi-loaders with a tubular magazine , the projectiles must be round or flattened at the front to prevent the cartridge in the magazine in front of them from igniting. For some time now, pointed bullets have been manufactured in the USA with a "rubber tip" inserted into the bore (picture), so that the risk of the above-mentioned misfires is avoided.
literature
- George Madis: The Winchester Handbook . Art & Reference House, Brownsboro, TX 1981, ISBN 0-910156-04-2 .
- George Madis: The Winchester Book . Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas TX 1971, ISBN 0-910156-03-4 .
- Norm Flayderman: Flayderman's Guide to Antique Firearms . Krause Publications, Iola, WI 2001, ISBN 0-87349-313-3 .
- Frank C. Barnes: Cartridges of the World . 13th edition. Iola, Wis. 2012, ISBN 978-1-4402-3059-2 .