Winchester mod 94 caliber?

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I am really thinking of a winchester 94 but unsure as to what caliber i want. I am intrested in the hand gun ammo because it is alittle less expensive. But would it be good for hunting as well as messing around the farm? We all know what a 30-30 can do but what is a .45 or .357 mag like for hunting?

Thanks Brian
 
Personally, I'd steer clear of the model 94 in pistol calibres. If you read around the internet, you will note there are a lot of feeding and jamming issues with the shorter rounds. My $0.02

I shoot a pre-64 model 94 carbine in 30-30. Great gun.
 
the 32 is a blackpowder round - not near as common as the 30-30- my old pacific had smokeless recepies for it, but not my speer 11- probably hard to find ammo for it
 
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I would agree that you should stay clear of handgun ammo in the 94 Win. , good round for hunting is old 30/30 or the 32 special is good round . If you have your heart set on hand gun ammo , maybe go with the Marlin 1894 in .44 magnum ( you can also shoot .44 special from it ) I think the reason people buy the .357 cal., rifle is because they use it for cowboy action shooting , and they shoot .38 special out of it ( real low recoil , no muzzle flip , easy repeating shots )but for hunting I'd stay away from the .357 magnum . good luck Joe
 
the 32 is a blackpowder round - not near as common as the 30-30- my old pacific had smokeless recepies for it, but not my speer 11- probably hard to find ammo for it
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................Canadian Tire sells .32 winchester special ammo. All it is, is a .32 cal bullet in the .30-.30 case. I shoot it often and have a 1938 vintage Win 94 in .32 Special that is the most accurate Win 94 i have owned.
 
No, the 32 Winchester Special is a rifle round. Some information including cartridge dimensions is HERE. My local CT store does not carry anything remotely rare including .32 special. You can buy .30-30 anywhere - I recently got some clearance Remington 170gr $10 for 20 rds at Wal Mart. I bought all five boxes :)
 
Mauser, where did i say it wasn't a rifle round??? Its a .32 cal bullet.:rolleyes: In Alberta it is readily available at the local Canadian Tire's. I am surprised u can still buy ammo at Canadian Tire in friggen Rottawa!!! :p
 
32 Spec is common here as well and at Canadian Tire is 16.99, and definitely isn't loaded with BP :) The 32 is at least as capable as the 30-30. I think in most cases the 32 spec rifles bring a slight premium and in our area seem to be desirable.
 
it's not loaded with black powder- that i know- the ref manual i have says it was brought out to take advantage of BOTH black and smokeless powder- hence the rifling is a bit slower than the 30-30
 
Yes it was marketed as "Special" for BP and Smokeless and has a slower rate of twist which works great with cast bullets but was not designed as a BP cartridge, just marketed that way to help sell with the transition to smokeless powders.
 
Win94 said:
Mauser, where did i say it wasn't a rifle round??? Its a .32 cal bullet.:rolleyes: In Alberta it is readily available at the local Canadian Tire's. I am surprised u can still buy ammo at Canadian Tire in friggen Rottawa!!! :p
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The poster asked if 32 special was a pistol round.

You mean to say you can buy bullets in CT in Edmonton? I can't buy reloading components anywhere but in a gun shop.
 
We get some messed up ideas here sometimes...:onCrack:

Like Win94 says the 32 special is a necked up 30-30 of which both were used in blackpowder days. Before them it was the 38-55 which was the parent cartridge for this case..
 
The 32 special uses a 1 in 16 twist, and that's rumoured to be so that you COULD reload it with BP.
It's very anemic if you try.
The 30-30 is I think 1 in 12.
Both are fine smokeless powder rounds and can easily be reloaded with smokeless.
 
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