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Stevens Favorite .32 Long QUESTIONS
Jan 1st, 2011 at 3:31pm
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Just picked it up for $325 at the gun show.  

How old is it?  How much (if anything) am I going to loose by drilling and tapping the bbl for a scope?

I think I've got ONE case (and a bunch of .32 H&R mags).  One should be enough for a year or so of breech seating - eh?
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Reply #1 - Jan 1st, 2011 at 3:32pm
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Barrel is bright, shiney, CRISP rifling.  A few machining marks still visible from rifling process.
  

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Reply #2 - Jan 1st, 2011 at 3:55pm
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Isn't it a rim-fire?
  
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Reply #3 - Jan 1st, 2011 at 4:21pm
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Looks like you have a Savage made 1915 Favorite.  Should be a .32 Rimfire.

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Reply #4 - Jan 1st, 2011 at 4:37pm
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If it IS a centerfire converted rifle, It'd be a COOL little rifle for VERY VERY light loads.

  
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Reply #5 - Jan 1st, 2011 at 4:59pm
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Warkshop wrote on Jan 1st, 2011 at 4:21pm:
Looks like you have a Savage made 1915 Favorite.  Should be a .32 Rimfire.

Bill


Correct on both counts - it's even marked 1915.
  

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Reply #6 - Jan 1st, 2011 at 5:01pm
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If it IS a centerfire converted rifle, It'd be a COOL little rifle for VERY VERY light loads.



I'm considering converting it.  'cat-sneeze' loads come to mind.  Maybe .32 S&W not-so-long.

It IS easy to change barrels, so there are other options....
  

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Reply #7 - Jan 1st, 2011 at 5:15pm
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I'm giggling getting this mentel picture of a 25 yard breech-seated rifle...
Put in a 50 grain cast bullet... case with 1.5gr of some powder... 

Pffut (rifle fires)  ........ (perceptible delay) ......  thwapp! (50 grain cast bullet hits target).

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Re: Stevens Favorite .32 Long QUESTIONS
Reply #8 - Jan 1st, 2011 at 5:24pm
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Yup.  

More points IF the bullet penetrates the paper.

Either that or CB caps in the .22

Smiley

Hmmm.  .22 Squirrel conversion?
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Reply #9 - Jan 1st, 2011 at 9:50pm
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Isn't the favorite marginal for 22 high velocity as far as strength? 
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Reply #10 - Jan 1st, 2011 at 10:03pm
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Quite.

I'm looking to do something equivalent, not in excess of, the .32 Long; but in CF.

Any fool can blow up a gun.
  

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Reply #11 - Jan 2nd, 2011 at 4:11pm
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Cat_Whisperer wrote on Jan 1st, 2011 at 5:24pm:
 

More points IF the bullet penetrates the paper.



@ CSV I'll award double points if all the bullets stick in the paper!  It's so much easier to score if you don't need to plug each hole.   Grin Grin Grin
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Green_Frog wrote on Jan 2nd, 2011 at 4:11pm:
Cat_Whisperer wrote on Jan 1st, 2011 at 5:24pm:
 

More points IF the bullet penetrates the paper.



@ CSV I'll award double points if all the bullets stick in the paper!  It's so much easier to score if you don't need to plug each hole.   Grin Grin Grin
Froggie


Wow.  If that doesn't put the pressure on for precise load development and loading!
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Re: Stevens Favorite .32 Long QUESTIONS
Reply #13 - Mar 2nd, 2011 at 10:42am
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.32 short and .32 long colt are c.f. are virtually the same as .32 rimfire loads.  Because of the heel bullet, I use fffg to kick the bullet base up to diameter upon firing.  Others have used unique in the 3.5 grain range to get 1075 +/-.  I prefer fffg because it is impossible to double charge----- Wink
  

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Reply #14 - Mar 2nd, 2011 at 10:37pm
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There are sources for special cases that use .22 blanks as primers for the .32 RF. I believe Dixiie Gun Works is one and there is another that I can't recall at the moment. I have 6 boxes of the last batch Navy Arms ran a few years back. I shoot it spareingly. Hope they run some mroe. They usualy run a batch every few years and it has been a while.
  
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