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32 ACP out of a 22" barrel?
D@D
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Anyone ever try 32acp in a rifle? What type of results would you expect? I'd be using a chamber insert with a 7.62x54r cal. rifle.
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Read on another forum (falfiles.com maybe?) that they are good enough for plinking and maybe larger small game (rabbit, etc) to 25 yards or so...
Might be better off getting a hand held reloader and loading up a few rounds with 110grn 30 carbine bullets and a reduced powder load w/ appropriate case filler....
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/762x54r-to-32-cal-multi-chamber-insert.aspx?a=571195
Obviously firing a .32 though a mosin-nagant would be extremely pleasant compared to the monster 7.62x54R. You could fire the pistol round indoors or other places, where you couldn't get away with the big rifle round.
But despite what the Sportsmans guide ad claims, you're probably NOT going to be saving any money this way.
Mosin surplus rounds still cost under $0.25 each in quantity. I doubt you're going to be able to find any .32-type pistol round for better than that price.
Yes, you can reload them cheaper.
But as Iwannausername suggests, if you're going to do that, you could probably just get some boxer/brass 7.62x54R cases and reload super light loads in those instead.
In terms of diameter, .32 ACP rounds are supposed to be .309. 7.62x54R rounds are supposed to be .312. That's close enough that you shouldn't have problems, though I wouldn't expect great accuracy.
However, the 8mm is closer to .32 than a .30 caliber rifle barrel. Find an adapter that uses a smaller pistol bullet like .30 carbine or 7.62 X 25. That would probably do just fine.
I used to have an adapter to shoot .32's out of an 8mm Mauser rifle barrel and it shot okay. Real quiet.
However, the 8mm is closer to .32 than a .30 caliber rifle barrel. Find an adapter that uses a smaller pistol bullet like .30 carbine or 7.62 X 25. That would probably do just fine.
Well to be clear, .32ACP bullets are supposed to be .309" (7.8mm). .32SW long and .32HR magnum bullets are supposed to be .312".
So-called 7.62x54R bullets are actually 7.92mm in diameter. . .that's .312", but the bores of Mosin rifles can vary from .308" - .314" depending on the exact make and amount of wear.
Nominally 8mm Mauser (or 7.92x57mm) bullets are actually 8.2mm in diameter, or .323", with later models having .323" bores.
The point is, strictly by the numbers, .32ACP rounds ought to fit most Mosin barrels just fine and be a teensy bit loose in Mauser barrels. .32 revolver rounds are a bit fatter and may or may not work better in the Mosin's depending on the exact bore diameter.
If you cared, you could always try slugging the rifle barrel, measuring it, then correlating your pistol rounds accordingly, but that seems like a lot of trouble for what will probably end up as a relatively inaccurate load no matter what you do!
The pic of the chamber adapter in the link shows that it has a rim, which means that it will extract by the rifle extractor. Using loc-tite will result in a stuck adapter, and an immobilized bolt. This is an adapter, not a sleeve meant to be permanently or semi-permanently installed. In order for the adapter to remain in the chamber between shots, the rim of the adapter will have to be relieved to prevent extraction, or the extractor will have to be removed from the rifle.
Yes and you notice that my reply was asking if it was the mcace adapter, which does get locktited in... d@d kindly provided a pic of the one he was/is actually planning to use.