Is ".32 Winchester Special" and ".32 Special" the same cartridge?

[water witch]

Just curious - is .32 Winchester Special (like some of the old Winchster '94s are chambered in) and .32 Special (like some of the old Marlin 1893, 1936 and 366s are chambered in) the same cartridge?

thank you

 

[Killer Kanuck]

Yup - can you blame Marlin for not wanting to put their competitor's name on their rifles?

Actually some of Marlin's earlier rifles were marked "32 HPS" - 32 High Power Special. Exact same as 32 Winchester Special.

 

[water witch]

Thanks

 

[Winnipeg Toymaker]

i have a 1949 winnie carbine in .32 special and I like shooting it as much as my 30-30s. the brass is very close in size to the 30-30, but the bullet is significantly bigger.

 

[Killer Kanuck]

the brass is very close in size to the 30-30, but the bullet is significantly bigger.

There's a whole family of cartridges based off the same basic brass - 30/30, 32WS, 38-55, 32-40, 22 Savage Hi-Power, and quite a few more.

 

[gonecountry]

There's a whole family of cartridges based off the same basic brass - 30/30, 32WS, 38-55, 32-40, 22 Savage Hi-Power, and quite a few more.

7-30 Waters

 

[prosper]

38-55, 375 Winchester

 

[kjohn]

water witch: I have been using a .32 Winchester Special 94 carbine for hunting whitetails the past few years. I've managed to find some nice old Dominion and other old ammo for it. This year, I might use a Savage 1899 .303 Savage, if I can get out to test it out. I like to be able to shoot "minute-of-fairly-large-rock" at a hundred yards or so. Ammo for that one is tough to come by, but I have done some preliminary warning shots with "plan B" ammo.

 

[ben hunchak]

M.T. Chambers makes some potent bullets for the .32 Sp. or the 32/40, 200gr. flat pts. and 210gr. in addition to the 165gr. fp. copy of orig. bullet. A 200gr. flat point puts this cart. up a notch from the 30/30.