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MartiniBelgian Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1648 Location: Aarschot Joined: Jun 7^th, 2004	32-20 BP - getting there... Feb 27^th, 2024 at 1:44pm	Print Post
	The last year I've been working on getting my 32-20 (and the nut behind) to consistently shoot , the delicate part being the cleaning between shots. The smaller the hole in the barrel, the harder it becomes to get a consistent bore condition. But I do believe I found the recipe. Target attached was shot last sunday at 100m with the BSA 12/15 rifle chambered in 32-20 (.308 barrel, 1-12 twist). Load was 18.4grs of Swiss 1 1/2 Fg behind a 152gr RN .311 16:1 L/T bullet of my design with an overpowder card wad. the 9 at 2 o'clock was the 1st shot from a cold, clean barrel. Th 9 at 12 was the 2nd shot, and the other shots were fired after adjusting the tang sight a cat's hair down. Yup, I came home happy... For reference, the shooting was prone with sling, aperture sights. Cleaning between shots with 2 wet & 2 dry patches, that seemed to work as it should. Next step? 200 & 300m of course!


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MartiniBelgian Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1648 Location: Aarschot Joined: Jun 7^th, 2004	Re: 32-20 BP - getting there... Reply #1 - Mar 3^rd, 2024 at 1:56pm	Print Post
	Shot some rounds at 200m today, I can confirm the JBM ballistics calculator is pretty good, 1 st shot landed in the 9-ring, rest were 9 or 10 except for a pulled shot in the 8-ring, the 'nut-behind' -issue. But yes, the rifle and ammo will perform at 200m, no issues there... Next step will be 300.


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RJ-35-40 Full Member Offline Posts: 138 Joined: Dec 7^th, 2016	Re: 32-20 BP - getting there... Reply #2 - Mar 24^th, 2024 at 4:22pm	Print Post
	Thanks for posting your info. Just acquired a 44 1/2 in 32-20 While I have not yet shot it, I'm looking forward to getting a BP load that does as well. What lube are you using.? RJ MartiniBelgian wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2024 at 1:56pm: Shot some rounds at 200m today, I can confirm the JBM ballistics calculator is pretty good, 1 st shot landed in the 9-ring, rest were 9 or 10 except for a pulled shot in the 8-ring, the 'nut-behind' -issue. But yes, the rifle and ammo will perform at 200m, no issues there... Next step will be 300.


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MartiniBelgian Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1648 Location: Aarschot Joined: Jun 7^th, 2004	Re: 32-20 BP - getting there... Reply #3 - Mar 25^th, 2024 at 3:12am	Print Post
	Just using a homemade lube consisting of beeswax and canola oil, nothing special. Don't forget my rifle has a 308 barrel, 1 in 12 twist, which allows me to shoot heavier bullets, so not really a standard .32-20.


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KWK Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 398 Location: USA Joined: Jul 12^th, 2004	Re: 32-20 BP - getting there... Reply #4 - Apr 15^th, 2024 at 11:24pm	Print Post
	Nice work. How'd it go at 300?

	Karl
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MartiniBelgian Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1648 Location: Aarschot Joined: Jun 7^th, 2004	Re: 32-20 BP - getting there... Reply #5 - Apr 16^th, 2024 at 3:45pm	Print Post
	Well, the short answer is - not yet. I did shoot some targets at 200 - 2 encouraging sessions, 1 a bit disappointing. Still trying to figure out the why for the disappointing session.


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