Thread: 32-40

Originally Posted by Jhon

@grandpamac Also 303B Enfield ex military were cheap as chips. My first centrefire was a fully wooded 303 I paid somewhere around $60 for in 1977, covered in thick grease, and sporterised by moi. Bloody fine job I did of it too with not a clue as to what I was doing. Had no trouble filling the freezer with rounds reloaded with a Lee Loader and a fair amount of trepidation. You may well have convinced me of the superiority of a Winchester LA in 32-40 but my budget of the day would never have accommodated it.

Greetings again Jhon,
I see that Match Grade Machine in the US offers barrels for the Contender in 32-40. Somewhere in my banana boxes of Handloader and Rifle mags there will be load data for the cartridge using the Contender. The desire for something different burns deep in most rifle people. For some it is the latest cutting edge cartridge but for others, to use the words of the late Bob Hayley, it is the weird wacky and wonderful. I and likely you fall into this camp. Bob was a custom handloader that specialised in rounds few others had heard of. Cutting edge cartridges can become common over time thus loosing their appeal. Oddballs only improve with age.
Regards Grandpamac.