.32 Winchester Special
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. It is similar in name but unrelated to the .32-20 Winchester cartridge (which is also known as .32 WCF).
| .32 Winchester Special | ||||||||||||
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.32 Winchester Special in 165 grain Hornady FTX (left) and 170 grain Remington SP (right) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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| Source(s): Hodgdon | ||||||||||||
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