02-24-2022, 11:09 AM
American Gunsmith video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AbOhlZVwAU
I had a Remington Rolling Block rifle that was supposed to be chambered in 32-40 Winchester. I couldn't chamber factory ammo in it. There was about a half inch of the case head still sticking out of the chamber. A gunsmith made a cerrosafe casting for me. Found out the barrel caliber was .308" not .321" & the case neck O.D. was the same as .308 Win. The case taper was also different. So, basically, what I had was a 30-40 wildcat cartridge designed to shoot 30 cal bullets. To shoot it, I'd need a special case die to size down my 32-40 brass. A friend had a brand new 40-70 Sharps straight wall barrel. I bought that & put it on my Rolling Block. He also had the dies & all the other gear I'd need to shoot my rifle so, in a day's time, I had a rifle I could shoot with readily available materials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AbOhlZVwAU
I had a Remington Rolling Block rifle that was supposed to be chambered in 32-40 Winchester. I couldn't chamber factory ammo in it. There was about a half inch of the case head still sticking out of the chamber. A gunsmith made a cerrosafe casting for me. Found out the barrel caliber was .308" not .321" & the case neck O.D. was the same as .308 Win. The case taper was also different. So, basically, what I had was a 30-40 wildcat cartridge designed to shoot 30 cal bullets. To shoot it, I'd need a special case die to size down my 32-40 brass. A friend had a brand new 40-70 Sharps straight wall barrel. I bought that & put it on my Rolling Block. He also had the dies & all the other gear I'd need to shoot my rifle so, in a day's time, I had a rifle I could shoot with readily available materials.
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