Rechamber

[scrounger]

I have a .32 H & R barrel that I would like to have rechambered to .30 Carbine; anyone have a gunsmith to recommend?

[Paladin]

32 h&r=1:16@312dia
30 carb=1:20@308dia

[neil]

I believe contender barrels in 32 mag are .308 not .312.

[Paladin]

I didn't know that Neil, that is one of the calibers I don't have. (yet)

[rickyp]

I dont think any t/c barrels are .312.
the fox ridge catalog list he 32 as having the 308 bore.

the 30 carbins is a cool round but for the same money you could get a 300 whisper.

[Blackhawk44]

You may have a problem going from rimmed to rimless cases.  Might check around.  Have you looked for any original 30 Carbine barrels.  They are out there for sure.  I had one.  Never used too much.  Wish I had it back.

[CASEY]

YES THE H&R IS .308. AND THAT LIMITS THE SELECTION OF BULLETS YOU CAN USE! I UNDERSTAND THE 7.62X39'S ARE .308 ALSO. :?

[haroldclark]

I think the 32 H&R that Scrounger has is the one I traded him.  It is 308.

You can go from a rimmed barrel to a rimless case.  I converted a .256 Win Mag (Rimmed 357 type case) to use 223 Rem Cases.  All I did was change the extractor to a 223.  I formed cases from the 223 to use in the 256 Win Mag.  Works great.

Harold

[Jim Stacy]

If you want to rechamber you 32 mag barrel you might want to look at a 32/20. It has a 1.5 grain or so volume advantage over a 30 carbine and seems to be a little more accurate. I have both and both are .308 groove diameter and both have a 1:10 twist. The early , octgon 30 carbines were 1:18 or 1:16 dont remember which but slower twist and would not shoot anything heavier than a 110 accurately. The 30 carbine does have an advantage that Lee makes carbide dies for them. You might want to cantact Ed and see if he can find you a 30 Carbine barrel with out rechambering your 32 Mag because they do have some collector's value.
Good luck and they are , 30 carbines & 32/20's , fun barrels and the 90 gr .308 XTP's are good bullets for them over  a healthy dose of H110.

[Jim Stacy]

You might get it rechambered to 300 Whisper AKA 30/221. It is a nice little round and pretty flexible , Very Accurate and can be made from 223 brass .