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Re: Rolling block 32 rimfire conversion
Reply #15 - Aug 19th, 2025 at 12:55pm
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It was Tenmile I think.
  
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Reply #16 - Aug 19th, 2025 at 1:46pm
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Yes, it was Tenmile. He sold them on Gunbroker.
  
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Re: Rolling block 32 rimfire conversion
Reply #17 - Aug 20th, 2025 at 11:59am
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I have converted several #4s to 32 S&W. It is a little fun to move the firing pin. A lathe and mill help a lot. I hade up a jig for alinement to make sure the firing pin hole is right. New firing pin is made out of 3/16" piano wire.
  
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Re: Rolling block 32 rimfire conversion
Reply #18 - yesterday at 1:44pm
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I’ve been looking for a nice one for a little while. I had wondered if a 22 rf block would put the firing pin close to the center of a 32 chamber. That’s assuming they’re interchangeable and the hammer strikes the pin correctly. Either way, with the scarcity of 32 colt brass, dies and bullets, I’d almost rather find a beat up one and not feel bad about modifying it. Just my $0.02.
  
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Re: Rolling block 32 rimfire conversion
Reply #19 - yesterday at 4:20pm
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Logan wrote yesterday at 1:44pm:
I’ve been looking for a nice one for a little while. I had wondered if a 22 rf block would put the firing pin close to the center of a 32 chamber. That’s assuming they’re interchangeable and the hammer strikes the pin correctly. Either way, with the scarcity of 32 colt brass, dies and bullets, I’d almost rather find a beat up one and not feel bad about modifying it. Just my $0.02.


No, a .22RF block and pin will strike 1/8" off center. Wont work.
  
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Re: Rolling block 32 rimfire conversion
Reply #20 - yesterday at 8:25pm
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Pay up a little and start with a #2 roller.  Never any issue with strength.  If you ever sell it it's much more desirable to the next owner as well. 
Another option is to start with a 44 Stevens and line to 32 s& w.  They are a dandy as well
  
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Re: Rolling block 32 rimfire conversion
Reply #21 - yesterday at 9:37pm
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830singleshot wrote yesterday at 8:25pm:
Pay up a little and start with a #2 roller.  Never any issue with strength.  If you ever sell it it's much more desirable to the next owner as well. 
Another option is to start with a 44 Stevens and line to 32 s& w.  They are a dandy as well


That's what I did. I swapped a CF breechblock into a .32RF Stevens 44. Saved lining or re-chambering the barrel to .32 S&W. ..32 Colt Long/Short brass is indeed very hard to find but but it can be made out of .32 S&W Long/Short brass with a bit of ingenuity and determination. Not a big deal at all. 

Bigger stumbling block is a proper mold for the heeled bullet. Two options there: an original Ideal mold (pricey when you find it), or a new custom one tailored to fit your brass and bore. (I went with an Accurate mold and am 100% satisfied.) No need for loading dies - thumb seat the bullet into a re-charged fired case ( do-able if you did your homework re: bullet shank diameter for thumb seat  fit in the case - too loose and accuracy is wobbly, too tight and fancy cuss words come in handy).

The same protocols can be applied to a Remington roller.

I'm glad I did it. Shooting the gun as a .32 Colt centerfire with a couple grains of Bullseye and an 85 grain bullet is an absolute hoot. At 50-100 yard yard steel targets it goes: Bang! Wait for it, wait for it.......ding!

I wouldn't mind doing the same trick with a Ballard #2.
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