i am a teenager and recently aquired a marlin 1892 form my grandfather in what appears to be .32 but i do not know which .32 caliber cartridge it uses, could someone help me find out how to determin that? what i do know is that is rimfire i belive after i took the firing pin out and looked at it. i am also wondering if i should even shoot it because of price value? i have seen this gun go anywere from 250-3800 dollars? i know for a fact it is not in the greatest shape but everything is in working condition i think, the action works, the feeder works, etc. i also wanted to know if i should buy the CF firing pin if i decide to shoot it? last but not least where might i find amo for i do not plan on buying reloading equipment. ???


PLEASE HELP


----Connor

Try the Old Western Scrounger for ammo -

http://www.ows-ammo.com/catalog/

It won't be cheap. There may be other runs of specialty .32 rimfire cartridges, but you'll probably have to spend a little time with your favorite search engine. I don't personally know if your rifle is a .32 short, long, or anything else (sorry).

Good luck.

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MikeG

Conner,
Since the rifle has probably been fired before, making it talk once again will not hurt its value. Winchester is the only company that I know that makes ammunition that would fit your rifle. It is centerfire ammo so you would need to get the centerfire firing pin.
Since it is considered handgun ammo, in some states folks must be 21 years old to purchase.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=813489

center fire firing pin: part 33G
http://www.wisnersinc.com/rifles/marlin/rflever.htm

Your rifle is likely chambered for 32 Long Colt for which ammunition has not been made since about 1980 but the 32 Short will work in your rifle just like the 22 short works in a 22 rifle chambered for the 22 long rifle.

Here is a source for 32 Long Colt ammo but it is a bit expensive....
http://www.rtgammo.com/
click on "Obsolete ammunition" and scroll down to the Western 82 Gr Lubaloy box


Good luck,
John

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John Kort said everything I would have said.
But I'll add:

If your rifle has a rimfire firing pin, you're temporarily out of luck. No one has offered .32 rimfire ammo for some time. Old Western Scrounger had it about 10 years or more ago. Navy Arms offered it about 20 years ago. Both offered .32 rimfire ammo made in Brazil. Apparently, the munitions plant in Brazil is no longer making it, or exporting it, because I've searched for a modern source and still can't find it.

If you rifle has the rimfire firing pin, the little nub in the face of the bolt, that functioins as the firing pin, will be on the side of the circle worn on the bolt face. If your rifle has a centerfire firing pin, it will be in the center.

If your rifle has a centefire firing pin, you're in luck.
Winchester still makes .32 Short Colt ammo, which will fit in your rifle. It may not feed well from the magazine. Mine does, but I've heard that some Marlins balk at cycling .32 Short Colt ammo. You won't know until you try (at the range, with the rifle safely pointed downrange).
Figure on spending $30 to $40 for a box of 50 newly made Winchester .32 Short Colt cartridges. I lucked out a few years ago and found two boxes at $20 apiece, but that was on a discount table. Perhaps you'll be lucky too. Large sporting good stores with a large variety of ammo like Cabela's, Gander Mountain and Sportsman's Warehouse might have it.

If you don't have the centerfire firing pin, Wisner's sells them for the Marlin 92 for $22. Go to http://www.wisnersinc.com/rifles/marlin/rflever.htm

Save the empty cases. Even if you don't plan to reload now, you may later.

I found one of these guns at my Gander mtn. and i need to know i cal. for it =-I








Thanks-

Go back and re-read my original post. The required ammo is covered in depth in that, and in following posts.

But, to be succinct:

.32 Long Colt (not made since the late 1970s or early 1980s).
.32 Short Colt (made in occasional runs by Winchester. Search the internet for it, or you may find it at large sporting goods stores).

Your Marlin 1892 will NOT fire:

.32 S&W Wesson Long
.32 Colt New Police
.32 Smith & Wesson

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