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KenK Ex Member	32-20 vs. 32 Miller Short Jun 20^th, 2007 at 12:38pm	Print Post
	Why wouldn't a 32-20 case and a .321 barrel work as well as the Miller Short? Seems like it would be easier to form cases, powder capacity would be very close to the same...


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singelshotman Ex Member	Re: 32-20 vs. 32 Miller Short Reply #1 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 2:59pm	Print Post
	Why not use a 32-30 case and a .308 barrel with a one in 10 twist, then you could use long, heavy bullets and get good shooting,it be a lot easier to get a .30 cal barrel with a fast twist than a 32-40 barrel with a fast twist, and cheaper, too.They make 32-30 chambering reamers with a .300 pilot, i'm sure.


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Jim_Borton Global Moderator Offline Posts: 449 Location: Tipp City Joined: Apr 9^th, 2004	Re: 32-20 vs. 32 Miller Short Reply #2 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 3:18pm	Print Post
	Why try to reinvent the wheel?? Don`t the wheels we have now work real real good?

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KenK Ex Member	Re: 32-20 vs. 32 Miller Short Reply #3 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 3:25pm	Print Post
	Well, I asked Paul Shuttleworth about building me a 32-20 rifle and he recommened using a .321 barrel because of the availability (his stock I guess) of barrels and proper moulds. Mr. Dell spoke favorably about the 32-20 in The Modern Schuetzen Rifle. Maybe a better way to have asked the question was why the Miller Short when the 32-20 was already available?


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38_Cal Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2247 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Joined: Apr 27^th, 2005	Re: 32-20 vs. 32 Miller Short Reply #4 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 6:13pm	Print Post
	The Miller brass is a bit thicker in the head area than many 32-20 cases still in use...the old, semi-balloon head type. I shoot a .308/32-20 on a Ruger No. 3 action, 1-12 twist Pedersen barrel, using bullets from a modified RCBS 30-180-SP mould. The brass I prefer is Starline, which gives about 1.5 gr. less capacity than Miller brass, using ball powder as a guide. I used data for the Miller, reduced about 10%, when working up loads with this rifle. I would not consider this combination safe in, say, a Ballard or Low Wall, or a Stevens 44, but it works fine in the Ruger and I wouldn't hesitate to use it in a High Wall or Stevens 44 1/2. David Montezuma, IA

	David Kaiser Montezuma, IA
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KenK Ex Member	Re: 32-20 vs. 32 Miller Short Reply #5 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 7:15pm	Print Post
	The .308 32-20 was my first plan with the intention of shooting fixed ammo. I have a Marlin 32-20 now and am crazy about the cartridge but you are really constrained with the bullets that will work in the .312 barrel lever action with no throat. After CPA recommended the .321 barrel I got to thinking about breech seating. Lots of readily available 32 caliber molds that seem suitable. With the .308 I would have to have a mold modified or custom made. Not a big deal I don't suppose.


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