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James K · February 6, 2013, 08:42 PM

The .30 Carbine cartridge was a slightly modified .32 Winchester Self Loading, which was never a pistol cartridge.* (The similar .32-20 was a rimmed cartridge used in both rifles and revolvers, but the semi-rimmed .32 WSL was used only in the Model 1905 rifle.)

*The early .30 carbine ammo was even headstamped ".32 WSL".

Jim

February 6, 2013, 08:42 PM	#36
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	The .30 Carbine cartridge was a slightly modified .32 Winchester Self Loading, which was never a pistol cartridge.* (The similar .32-20 was a rimmed cartridge used in both rifles and revolvers, but the semi-rimmed .32 WSL was used only in the Model 1905 rifle.) *The early .30 carbine ammo was even headstamped ".32 WSL". Jim