.32 rimfire rounds?

[92GTA]

So I have my great-grandfathers rifle, a 1902 Remington "Early Takedown" Standard Model No. 4 "Rolling Block".

Where in the hell can I find someone who makes reloads for sale? Buying original ammo that can still fire most likely won't happen.

I just want my sons, and myself for that matter, to know what it sounds like and not just be something cool on the wall you know.

Thanks!

Alex

[CaliforniaSon]

Is it truly 'rim fire' or is it 32 rimmed ammunition that you are looking for? If it's just .32 rimmed, I would say look at S&W .32 long or .32 short, depending on the actual gun.

You also may try these guys:

http://www.rareammo.com/

[maggot]

I got some primed cases. you'd have to load it with BP and push in a slug. round ball would be perfect. I've tried them in my 32 rimfire derringer.

[CaliforniaSon]

If it's S&W long like the old Colt New Model Police .32's, then you could use something like these:

http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/index.php/cName/32-sw-long-all-32-sw-long

you may also look there for S&W short too.

[winetoad]

I have an old Remington rolling block. It was given to me and I could never find any ammo. Finally got some for $3.00 each. Bought 10 rounds haven't shot any of them. It is 32rimfire. I'd be willing to send a couple of them so you can at least have a complete rifle and history. I've never shot mine. Just want it to be complete.

[blackberg]

I have one as well, looked and near impossible to find, I did see that someone was making adapters to use something else other than .32 rimfire.

Some info here :

http://32rimfire.blogspot.ca

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=8154

Mine has no sentimental value, only reason I never bought any ammo for it

-bb

['ol shooter]

Check out this video by Larry Potterfield, owner of Midway, as he walks you through his conversion from Rimfire to Centerfire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrUI0-q_d-o

[50BMGBOB]

Check with any cowboy action shooters. Navy Arms made some a while back. It isn'the an everyday round. You might have to wait until someone makes another batch. When they do, stock up if you want to shoot it. I only have a few boxes left and haven't seen it even at gun shows for a while.

[92GTA]

Thanks guys. I'm not interested in changing the gun in ANY way.

Wintoad, I appreciate the offer, thanks!

[Mike A]

There's an article in Handloader magazine from a while back that shows how to make centerfire .32 Long shells into rimfire. I'll look around and see if I can locate it. You would need to be a handloader to do this, but if I remember right, there was a source of loaded, already converted, cases mentioned.

I'll get back to you.

Mike Armstrong

[Mike A]

The article I referred to above is in the October 2011 issue of Handloader, #274, pages 68-75, by Terry Wieland.

The custom loader he mentions as being a source of modified cases is Bob Hayley, Box 889, Seymour, TX 76360, 1-980-888-5532.

You can get back issues of Handloader from Wolf Publishing on CD; last time I ordered one it was about $8.

The loads they made used 8 grains of fine black powder in a modified .32 S&W Long case; I suppose if you found any .32 H&R or .327 cases, you could cut them back to .32 Long length, and probably have to cut the load a bit due to the thicker brass of the "magnum" .32s.

Be nice to get that old single shot poppin' again!

[AR22]

You could reload 32 rimfire just like .22 rimfire if you had the ambition to do so.

They make kits to do .22 rimfire. Maybe someone also makes a kit to do .32 rimfire. If not the same process for .22 could be applied to making .32

Just a thought..The .22 kits are rather expensive, but so is 32 rimfire ammo.

[jyo]

Every so often, someone like Navy Arms makes a run of 32 rimfire ammo---sells out quick and not cheap---at least it's modern ammo. Good luck finding some...