It's a better shell than I thought it would be. I sugest you take a look at the data on the 32 special before dismissing it out of hand. 38/55, 30/30 and 32/40 and 32 winchester special are all build around the same head size and were all used in the 94. I would take that as a strong hint not to hot rod. The 94 is not known for its strengh, and when it was chambered in hotter shells like the 375 winchester, the action was modified to handle it. That book would give you a reasonable idea of what shells would work with your existing cartrage carrier. It goes into detail on every feature and variation of every part in the gun.
#Winchester 94ae 357 carrier series
There is a series of books titled "for collectors only" that cover many of the winchester arms, including the 94. It would be unusualy for parts to easily interchange between 94's of those vintages. The only 94's I am farmilear with that used pistol cartrages were made well after the changes in 1964 and 32 WFC is likely to be a pre WWII era gun. It is possable you could round up parts from one of these guns, but the chances of them fitting are slim. The face of the bolt would also have to be modified if the shells base was differetn from the base of a 30/30.
I also believe that many of the internal components are different and would have to be replaced - ejector, shell carrier, etc, because of the shorter shell length. I believe the 94 was chambered in some small pistol shells for a brief period. I had to get it out to compare it with another 94 that I am trying to fix and it got me thinking. Would the pressures of those handgun rounds be to to much for this rifle? What is involved in getting the rifle to function with the shorter pistol rounds? Or is there anything that needs to be changed other than the barrel? I got this rifle about 25 years ago and it has been hanging out in a closet. 454 Casull or perhaps one of the newer S&W big bore magnums. 38-55 was a thought or maybe a wildcat based on the 30-30 case (isn't there a 7mm cartridge based on that?) I guess I while I might consider a wildcat, I might tend to to avoid them - reloading die costs are a bit steep. Many of the pits on the receiver can be removed with some draw filing but some will have to remain and so while it will never be a pretty rifle again, it could still be used again after it gets a new barrel. It is quite heavily pitted and the bore is pretty rough ( I can just make out some rifling) but it still cycles okay and the gum wood stock is fine. And by that I do not mean someone carried it in the woods hunting but someone left it in the woods for a couple of years. 32 Winchester Special that looks as though it spent a few years in the woods. Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /homepages/29/d717377949/htdocs/clickandbuilds/ITLShooting/wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/common/src/Tribe/Customizer/Section.I have an old Winchester 94 in. Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /homepages/29/d717377949/htdocs/clickandbuilds/ITLShooting/wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/common/src/Tribe/Customizer/Section.php on line 204