32 Ideal

hogdogs · May 9, 2012, 10:57 AM

Anyone know history of this round? Or is "Ideal" the brand...

Head stamp calls it a 32 Ideal...

Brent

carguychris · May 9, 2012, 11:14 AM

Well, after a quick search of the Googles, Ammo-One says that the .32 Ideal was a short-lived variant of the rimfire .32 Ballard Extra Long, but with an inside-lubricated bullet.

http://www.ammo-one.com/32Ideal.html

Like its parent cartridge, it is long obsolete.

You learn a new thing every day...

**Mike Irwin** · May 9, 2012, 12:37 PM

Stevens came up with the round as a chambering for the Ideal model rifle.

It achieved a small but loyal following in the target community, but couldn't make the jump from black powder to smokless.

It was apparently one of the last rounds to be introduced with black powder.

You'll note the box in Carguy's link has a small sticker plastered on the end...

"SPECIAL"

This normally means that the round could be purchased either as a black powder or smokless loading, and that the cases could be reloaded with black powder.

This is, however, the first time I've ever seen the label pasted onto a box of ammo.

May 9, 2012, 10:57 AM	#1
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	32 Ideal Anyone know history of this round? Or is "Ideal" the brand... Head stamp calls it a 32 Ideal... Brent

May 9, 2012, 11:14 AM	#2
carguychris Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2007 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 7,523	Well, after a quick search of the Googles, Ammo-One says that the .32 Ideal was a short-lived variant of the rimfire .32 Ballard Extra Long, but with an inside-lubricated bullet. http://www.ammo-one.com/32Ideal.html Like its parent cartridge, it is long obsolete. You learn a new thing every day... __________________ "Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules... MARK IT ZERO!!" - Walter Sobchak

May 9, 2012, 12:37 PM	#3
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Stevens came up with the round as a chambering for the Ideal model rifle. It achieved a small but loyal following in the target community, but couldn't make the jump from black powder to smokless. It was apparently one of the last rounds to be introduced with black powder. You'll note the box in Carguy's link has a small sticker plastered on the end... "SPECIAL" This normally means that the round could be purchased either as a black powder or smokless loading, and that the cases could be reloaded with black powder. This is, however, the first time I've ever seen the label pasted onto a box of ammo. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.