| .32-20 Winchester | ||||||||||||||||
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 .32-20 (Left), .32 ACP (Right) | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Rifle, revolver | |||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Winchester Repeating Arms Company | |||||||||||||||
| Designed | 1882 | |||||||||||||||
| Produced | 1882–present | |||||||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .3125 in (7.94 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Land diameter | .3051 in (7.75 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .327 in (8.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Shoulder diameter | .342 in (8.7 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Base diameter | .354 in (9.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .408 in (10.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim thickness | .065 in (1.7 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Case length | 1.315 in (33.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Overall length | 1.592 in (40.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 1 in 20 in (510 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Primer type | Small pistol | |||||||||||||||
| Maximum CUP | 16,000[1] CUP | |||||||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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| Source(s): "Cartridges of the World", Chuck Hawks [2][3] | ||||||||||||||||
The .32-20 Winchester / 7.94x33mmR, also known as .32 WCF (Winchester center fire), was the first small-game lever-action cartridge that Winchester produced.[4] It was initially introduced as a black-powder cartridge in 1882 for small-game, varmint hunting, and deer.[5][6] Colt produced a single-action revolver chambered for this cartridge a few years later.[7]
The name .32-20 refers to the 32 caliber bullet of .312-inch-diameter (7.9 mm) and standard black-powder charge of 20 grains (1.3 g).
- ^ Saami pressures. (n.d.). Retrieved May 3, 2023, from https://leverguns.com/articles/saami_pressures.htm
- ^ "The .32-20 Winchester". Chuck Hawks. 2013.
- ^ Barnes, Frank C. (1997) [1965]. McPherson, M.L. (ed.). Cartridges of the World (8th ed.). DBI Books. pp. 64, 91. ISBN 0-87349-178-5.
- ^ "Levergun loads: the .25-20 Winchester" by John Taffin, Guns Magazine, April 2004
- ^ ".32-20 Winchester (HV-92) Archived 2005-05-22 at the Wayback Machine" from Accurate Powder
- ^ "The .32-20 Winchester" by Chuck Hawks
- ^ "32-20 Winchester Centerfire 1882" by Paco Kelly at Leverguns.com