While looking over my ammo inventory I noticed a few cases of .32acp I had stashed away to feed my Kel-Tec P-32, since I doubt I would ever fire this much ammo Thur the P-32 I was in the market for a fun gun to blast away the balance of the inventory when I came across a caliber reducer sold by Sportsman's Guide which allows a 30-06 or a .308, 303 to fire .32acp ammo for $13.97. Now these polished steel inserts look like a standard brass case which allows a .32acp cartridge to be fitted in the rear and you would just load it like a standard cartridge to be fired. I picked up the 30-06 version and headed off to the range to see what I could except from the combo. Using a Winchester Model-70 30-06 with a 24" inch barrel I set up my chronograph at 10ft from the muzzle and fired 10rds for a average. The first thing I noticed is there was no recoil and a very low report which would be great for a first time young big game rifle shooter, Second I was thinking this would also be a great short range pest eliminator using a 60gr H/P or a 71gr FMJ. The first 10 shots over the screens with Winchester Silver tip H/P showed a average 947FPS which should shoot flat enough without much hold over adjustment out to 50yds. Groups for accuracy was checked at 25 and 50yds with groups ranging in the .65 inch at 25yds and a hair over .90 inch at 50yds. Not stellar results from a scoped rifle but they put you into average .22LR accuracy but with a heavier, expanding and much quieter bullet. Noise wise I would say CCI CB Long but this is with a 24"inch barrel so shorter barrels maybe a bit louder. I'll have to try it out on some pests that raid the cans at the hunting camp and report the results later. This also has application for taking small game during a SHTF were one would not want to waste or touch off a 30-06 while gathering food.
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