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Next one on the list Oct 4, 2019 23:07:22 GMT -7 via mobile

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Post by Junior on Oct 4, 2019 23:07:22 GMT -7

Next gun on the list of ones sitting in the closet I haven't shot is a interesting little guy.

When I first saw it I thought it as a single shot bolt action 22 but it is not.

It is a inline 32 caliber muzzle loader. From why I understand this one as made in Spain in 1986 and as best I can tell it is unfired. The barrel is set into the action with 2 set screws,and the nipple is threaded in for easy cleaning. Has very nice deep rifling and actually appears to have a fairly fast twist.

Not really sure what I gonna do with it since I don't own any black powder and it is pretty difficult to find here in the great white north lands.

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Junior Administrator NRA member Posts: 822	Next one on the list Oct 4, 2019 23:07:44 GMT -7 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Junior on Oct 4, 2019 23:07:44 GMT -7 Still having difficulty with photos. Stand by.
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Junior Administrator NRA member Posts: 822	Next one on the list Oct 4, 2019 23:11:00 GMT -7 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Junior on Oct 4, 2019 23:11:00 GMT -7 Here is a link to some photos. Let me know if you can see them or not. http://instagram.com/p/B3OdY3fgmsz
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Next one on the list Oct 5, 2019 6:45:45 GMT -7

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Post by missionary on Oct 5, 2019 6:45:45 GMT -7

Good morning
Yep can see the additional photos of this caliber 32.
We have a 32 in a flintlock which makes for a lot of fun shooting and probably cost little more than using 22 rimfires.
And if you try your hand at thicker patches you can downsize to smaller RB's if you happen to come across some.
A 10 grain load will be very quiet and is plenty of umph for tree rats and other types of similar critters. Just depends on your barrel and loading how "quiet" you an make that smokepole and still have accuracy.
That is a unique front sight.. I would have a tendency to shave a bit off the sides to make a finer sight.

Headed out to the mountain villages on the 250 Kaw.

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Next one on the list Oct 5, 2019 7:55:07 GMT -7

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Maybe you don't remember but when we lived in Delta we had about the same gun. I think ours was made by a company named Meridian or something close to that. What I found with that gun is that it is about the ballistic twin to the 22 mag-22 WMR. Our 32 caliber ball mold drops a 40gn ball and the 22 mag standard load uses a 40gn bullet. When loaded with a 38 special case filled with Pyrodex P we got 2000 fps from the 40gn patched ball. When we chronographed the standard 22 mag 40gn load in a rifle we also got 2000 fps. At close range 25 to 50 yards both should perform about the same on game. Past 50 yards the 22 mag will have a major advantage in flatter trajectory but to within a 50 yard limit that little 32 will perform admirably.

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Junior Administrator NRA member Posts: 822	Next one on the list Oct 5, 2019 8:45:15 GMT -7 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Junior on Oct 5, 2019 8:45:15 GMT -7 I don't remember a inline. I do seem to remember a T/C Hawkins in 32 though.
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