.32 Winchester Special
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The .32 Winchester Special (or .32 WS) is a rimmed cartridge created in October 1901 for use in the Winchester Model 94 lever-action rifle.[3] It is similar in name but unrelated to the .32-20 Winchester cartridge (which is also known as .32 WCF).
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Type | Rifle | |||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||
Designer | Winchester | |||||||||||
Designed | 1901 | |||||||||||
Produced | 1901–present | |||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||
Parent case | .38-55 Winchester | |||||||||||
Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .321 in (8.2 mm) | |||||||||||
Land diameter | .315 in (8.0 mm)[1] | |||||||||||
Neck diameter | .343 in (8.7 mm) | |||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .401 in (10.2 mm) | |||||||||||
Base diameter | .422 in (10.7 mm) | |||||||||||
Rim diameter | .506 in (12.9 mm) | |||||||||||
Rim thickness | .063 in (1.6 mm) | |||||||||||
Case length | 2.040 in (51.8 mm) | |||||||||||
Overall length | 2.565 in (65.2 mm) | |||||||||||
Case capacity | 45 gr H2O (2.9 cm3) | |||||||||||
Rifling twist | 1 in 16 in (410 mm) | |||||||||||
Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||
Maximum pressure | 42,000 psi (290 MPa) | |||||||||||
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Source(s): Hodgdon[2] |
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