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Oh, and 1600 reloaded 25-20 cartridges.
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
November 7, 2015
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It’s easy to explain why I like the 32WCF, Shrapnel. It’s stingy with the lead and powder on top of being fun to shoot. My only issue with the cartridge is that I like to fire BP every chance I get and if a 32 bore is slightly pitted it seems to foul much more quickly than a 38(40) in similar condition. My 1873 in 38WCF actually seems to shoot a bit better after a fouling shot or two and my 92 seems happy in most any condition. My 32WCF started downhill after about 3 shots. I know there are ways to minimize fouling but in the end my 32WCF is a lot more fun after I had it relined but my (slightly) rough old 38WCF’s still plug along nicely.
All good points, Wincacher. #2 and #5 were news to me but worth considering. I’ve heard the point about whether the 38WCF shoots flatter than the 44WCF argued but can’t recall if the difference actually amounts to a hill of beans. I seldom have more than 100 32WCF or 38WCF rounds loaded at any given time, I enjoy shooting them too much.
We probably shoot more than you do. Today, Mike Venturino and I shot up several hundred rounds of just 38-40 at steel cowboy action targets. I don’t know how many thousands of rounds I have loaded up, but it is a few. I need a couple Dillon 650’s to keep up. Components go fast, so you need to have plenty on hand…
November 7, 2015
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We probably shoot more than you do….-Shrapnel
That’s a bit of an understatement, lol. Actually the majority of my shooting is on the trap and skeet fields and little of that with Winchesters so I don’t talk about it much here. I don’t load shotshells so I’ll have more time to cast & load for my old Winchesters and the odd Colt or Marlin now and then. I load in small quantities as most of my loading and shooting is load development and I don’t do the comp shooting thing any more so my lone Dillon 550 is seldom uncovered.
Do y’all buy or cast all those thousands of bullets? I know both of you cast a bit but keeping up with an action shooting habit would be a bit of an undertaking unless you have a Magma setup or something similar.
I guess I need to get serious about this retirement thing, I need to spend more time in my loading room. Pics of your loading room remind me that I have a pretty well-stocked one around here somewhere. 😉
Shrapnel said
We probably shoot more than you do. Today, Mike Venturino and I shot up several hundred rounds of just 38-40 at steel cowboy action targets. I don’t know how many thousands of rounds I have loaded up, but it is a few. I need a couple Dillon 650’s to keep up. Components go fast, so you need to have plenty on hand…
You make me look like a piker though I keep my 1 lb. powder canisters in a separate detached building. After a few hours at the range yesterday I whittled my 32-20 supply down to 1400. Plus I only load hyphenated calibers.
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
TXGunNut said
We probably shoot more than you do….-Shrapnel
That’s a bit of an understatement, lol. Actually the majority of my shooting is on the trap and skeet fields and little of that with Winchesters so I don’t talk about it much here. I don’t load shotshells so I’ll have more time to cast & load for my old Winchesters and the odd Colt or Marlin now and then. I load in small quantities as most of my loading and shooting is load development and I don’t do the comp shooting thing any more so my lone Dillon 550 is seldom uncovered.
Do y’all buy or cast all those thousands of bullets? I know both of you cast a bit but keeping up with an action shooting habit would be a bit of an undertaking unless you have a Magma setup or something similar.
I guess I need to get serious about this retirement thing, I need to spend more time in my loading room. Pics of your loading room remind me that I have a pretty well-stocked one around here somewhere. 😉
Shotgun is another unending project. Boxes of reloaded on shelves and flats of new stuff on the floor. Everything is just waiting to get shot…
November 7, 2015
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Shotshell storage is a bit of an issue, not enough room unless I use that 40′ container out back. Tried that for awhile but gave all my hulls away when I realized it made no sense for me to load them. Down to about 15 flats of shotshells at the moment, haven’t seen a paycheck in awhile so I haven’t replaced any of the ones I’m busily shooting up. 
Figure I’ll just order a pallet in a few weeks and figure out where to put it when it gets here.
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