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Lance Hunter Participating Member Offline Posts: 10 Location: Madison, New Jersey Joined: Apr 29^th, 2013	32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Jan 9^th, 2015 at 8:11am	Print Post
	I am thinking about buying a Stevens rifle chambered for 32 rim fire and as I've never had anything using this cartridge, I'm wondering about the availability of same. Any thoughts????? Thank you, Lance Hunter


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graduated peep Ex Member	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #1 - Jan 9^th, 2015 at 8:36am	Print Post
	YEARS AGO,Navy Arms used to import short and long .32 RF . But any existing stock has become collector ammo in it's own right. I haven't seen anything available for quite some time. A popular solution is to find a spare breech block and convert to CF. Then you can shoot .32 Colts which are re-loadable.


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bisaacson Full Member Offline Posts: 170 Location: Kailua Joined: Sep 1^st, 2009	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #2 - Jan 9^th, 2015 at 4:25pm	Print Post
	Or check the Oct. 2010 issue of Single Shot Exchange for an article on making both 32 RF and CF in various lengths. Last time I checked, they still had back issues. Not hard, lots of fun, and none of your pals at the range will have one.


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Bent_Ramrod Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1601 Location: Southern Arizona Joined: Feb 8^th, 2006	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #3 - Jan 9^th, 2015 at 5:27pm	Print Post
	I think the Old Western Scrounger still sells the Brazilian .32RF ammo. Check their site. Make sure you are sitting down when you look for the price.


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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #4 - Jan 10^th, 2015 at 7:44am	Print Post
	Real .32 rimfire is almost non-existant. There's a cottage industry in making adaptors that use a .22 blank or a "powder-actuated tool" cartridge as either primer or propellant or both. As I recall, Dixie Gunworks was selling such an adaptor. There was an endless thread on Cast Boolits on the subject. Stevens used a slow (26") twist in their .32 rimfire barrels, so bullet have to be pretty light.

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graduated peep Ex Member	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #5 - Jan 10^th, 2015 at 12:44pm	Print Post
	here's an informative link to a blog pertaining to fabricating makeshift ammo for the .32 RF. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18351 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #6 - Jan 10^th, 2015 at 3:28pm	Print Post
	I've hoarded almost every box I could get my hands on over the last 30 years. I have all my friends grab any loose rounds they see cheap enough at garage sales or gun shows. Now I don't own a gun in .32RF, except a few Ballard #2's that also shoot .32 Long CF, and I don't shoot the RF in them.

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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #7 - Jan 10^th, 2015 at 3:58pm	Print Post
	Quote: here's an informative link to a blog pertaining to fabricating makeshift ammo for the .32 RF. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) That's it. .32 Colt CF brass can easily be swaged from .32 S&W and then modified. Or you could turn them from bar stock if you had a lathe. Bullets from an Ideal 299152 or 299153 mould will be best. Before I found a source, I just breech-seated a Hornady swaged .32 caliber hollow base wadcutter in my Bay State. It's also not all THAT hard to weld up and redrill the firing pin hole on a Stevens action. (I'm assuming it's a Favorite or a Model 44.) Then you can shoot .32 Colt, which is also obsolete, but a darn sight easier to make.

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sherbs Participating Member Offline Posts: 48 Joined: Oct 27^th, 2013	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #8 - Jan 10^th, 2015 at 5:02pm	Print Post
	Try Farnswoth Ammo in Vermont. They made the 32 rimfire and sold it to Navy Arms for a while. Phone # 802-759-2561.


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Chev. William Full Member Offline Posts: 181 Joined: Sep 14^th, 2013	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #9 - Jan 23^rd, 2015 at 7:09pm	Print Post
	uscra112 wrote on Jan 10^th, 2015 at 3:58pm: Quote: here's an informative link to a blog pertaining to fabricating makeshift ammo for the .32 RF. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) That's it. .32 Colt CF brass can easily be swaged from .32 S&W and then modified. Or you could turn them from bar stock if you had a lathe. Bullets from an Ideal 299152 or 299153 mould will be best. Before I found a source, I just breech-seated a Hornady swaged .32 caliber hollow base wadcutter in my Bay State. It's also not all THAT hard to weld up and redrill the firing pin hole on a Stevens action. (I'm assuming it's a Favorite or a Model 44.) Then you can shoot .32 Colt, which is also obsolete, but a darn sight easier to make. Very True, it is much easier to 'downsize' .32 S&W Long to .32 Long Colt than it would be to form '.32 Long RF case, then Prime it , then charge and Seat a Bullet for a one shot use'. Chortling, Chev. William


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RBKenn Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 330 Location: fallon Joined: Apr 8^th, 2011	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #10 - Jan 26^th, 2015 at 8:34pm	Print Post
	I just returned from the Las Vegas antique gun show. .32 rim fire ammunition is $150 a box. I was able to make connection with one dealer that has a decent supply at that price. Kenn


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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #11 - Jan 26^th, 2015 at 9:11pm	Print Post
	Going to have to shoot what I have sparingly at those prices. Bought mine for $24.95 a box plus shipping from Navy Arms the last time they had it available.


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Kermit1945 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 980 Location: In Flux Joined: Aug 31^st, 2011	Re: 32 rimfire ammo availibility ? Reply #12 - Jan 30^th, 2015 at 7:58pm	Print Post
	I have a Favorite in .32 that has a spare CF block to shoot the Colt brass. If I sell it, the RF block goes back on and the CF gets trashed unless I can find an ethical buyer.

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