How to Convert a Rolling Block from 32 Rimfire to 32-20 WCF | MidwayUSA Gunsmithing

[@coinsmith]

This is EXACTLY what I am in the process of doing! Stumbled upon your video just after I purchased (from Midway, of course) a chambering ream in 32-20 with the intent of converting a really nice little .32 rimfire rolling block I bought at auction. I'd reamed the chamber by hand ( just as you showed), but haven't yet converted the breech block. Now I know exactly how to do so! Thank you!!!

[@sjjw91]

Absolutely amazing. He makes everything look so easy

[@michaelstrang8544]

sjjw91 that’s how you know he’s an expert. He makes it look easy

[@blkft]

@@michaelstrang8544 Yup, with experience, the right tools, and the Power of Editing. I actually like watching his videos and order from Midway quite iften. Excellent quick shipping and great CS. I wouldn't mind having a rimfire bolty ir lever action relined and rechambered specifically to .22 Short.

[@dollabz777]

Yes indeed. Having done similar conversions myself, I can say that his knowledge and experience made the process much easier. I just stumbled through it and made it work, but it took much more time and effort. But that's how you learn.

[@MFKR696]

In my humble opinion, only a true master should ever attempt to convert a rimfire rifle to center-fire. That's some heavy-duty work right there.

[@kadorcherif4159]

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[@gmballistic506]

Just watched this now, ...4 years late to the party I know but the video's still super interesting. Subbed MidwayUSA.

[@squirmsshed5343]

you have got to love the simplicity of these

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

It's too bad that the rolling blocks aren't still produced. A lot of people like a simple single-shot rifle and end up having to go with a break action instead. For target shooting though, a rolling block is a better design since it allows the rifle to stay on target when reloading whereas a break action requires you to remove the rifle from the rest / shooting position, break it open, and then reload.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

I absolutely adore the brilliant simplicity of rolling-block and falling-block rifles, there's so few parts, it's so robust, and it works so very well.

[@anthonymckenzie5924]

i have always had the upmost respect for you and your firearm knowledge. thank you!

[@daveybass655]

You the man Mr. Potterfield!!!! Outstanding work again!

[@fringehead]

So calm and peaceful, he is like the Rob Ross of gunsmiths

[@troy9477]

Love these videos. Even though i may never do the work depicted, i still learn a lot. I plan to get a RB someday soon, hopefully in 7x57, although 43 Spanish might be feasible. So it was nice to see the mechanicals of the rifle. A conversion like this would be a fun light rifle.

[@TheKodiak72]

Your a true master. Thankyou for this video. I would love to become a gunsmith one day!

[@erik_dk842]

The Danish military Remingtons were originally rimfire but were converted to centrefire. My dad had a carbine with two firing pin holes in the rolling breech block

[@objekt2686]

i don't even own a rifle/lever-action gun, but man is this fun to watch! 10/10

[@D33Lux]

You should, its fun.

[@yearzero974]

Conversion to .32 Long Colt might be a better option than going to .32-20, as nice as that round is. The rim diameters are very close, the extractor wouldn't need to be modified. .32 Long Colt ammo is readily available. I'll be looking at one of these in a few days, and while I have about 90 rounds of .32 Short rimfire ammo I am loath to shoot it, the stuff is very expensive.

[@iownguns5906]

That depends on your definition of "easily available".

[@dozerboy67]

We're not worthy we're not worthy!! You sir, are the man!! You ever need an apprentice, just LMK!! 🙏🙏🤠🇺🇸🤘🤙

[@leroywinnie8300]

You make hard professional work look easy. I know that all that knowledge and the midas touch came from many years of apprenticeship and the love of guns. Thank you for sharing all the video's with us You tubers.

[@r.mercado9737]

It is always great viewing your presentations, sir.Semper Fi

[@300blk8]

Man this guy must be some sort of a genius just absolute awesome

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

One day, I hope to be fortunate enough to own a shootable rolling block rifle.

[@andregross7420]

Great conversion!

[@robertplante3334]

As always, thanks Larry!

[@daveybass655]

32-20, is my favorite cartridge.

[@koukosvolonte6411]

this is my dream job,you are a very lucky individual sir!

[@thepowderguy7192]

Always enjoy watching you work fine job once agian thanks for the great videos

[@austinknowlton1783]

Ok, I enjoy your videos a lot but four minutes into this one I have a question; after drilling, tapping, and chamfering the original firing pin hole could you use a pipe plug instead of a screw? My thoughts are that it could be installed flush and would eliminate the next step of milling off the screw head. Now I'm going to watch the rest of the video to see why that wouldn't work, lol.

[@elricm13]

Love your videos! Thank you for your hard work and expertise!

[@joaobatista-gb4mt]

O senhor trabalha muito bem!!!

[@tykellerman6384]

Beautiful work but how in the blazes did they build those guns back then

[@birdrs]

I wanna be Larry Potterfield when I grow up.

[@corytebay3742]

I really enjoy your contributions Mr. Pottersfield. Do you know of any practical conversions for the model 6?

[@TomsLife9]

I like the screw method for filling in an old hole. But why not weld it closed? are these parts too old and delicate to handle the welder?

[@jbark61]

The Bob Ross of the gun world.

[@miguelperaza6615]

Hello Larry 👋 wondering if it's possible to convert a deteriorated 30-30 1894 barrel and install a 25-35 barrel instead ?

[@daveybass655]

I would love to have this rifle.

[@ramachandrannarayananiyer6274]

Great master ji

[@mannequinfukr]

what cartridge has similar dimensions to a 32-20 but with a larger (wider) case and same rim as a 30-30? i have a ballard in an unknown caliber even after casting the chamber (32-20 was too small diameter wise)

[@Bayan1905]

My local gun shop has three of these Remingtons, all in .32 Rimfire, but they're too nice to rechamber. Would be nice to find a shooter to do this too, but I don't have the equipment, would cost me a few bucks to do.

[@mattbarkes4471]

Larry , would doing this conversion in a #4 solid frame ( early non-takedown ) "boys rifle" be too much for the firearm? if so would .32 S&W long be a good choice ?

[@mattbarkes4471]

p.s. the bore is "gone" so it will have to be relined anyway.

[@jiveturkey9993]

Man I'd have to do that firing pin thing about 10 times on 10 junk guns before I had the confidence to do it on something really nice.

[@waptek2]

that is exactly how he learned to do it , you learn by making mistakes , & it would have been 100 if he wanted to become a real expert ,

[@grayeaglej]

Just how many of these .32 rolling blocks did Larry pick up? O.o

[@who_cares848]

how much would it cost to have a stevens favorite converted? i have one in 32 rimfire and id really like to shoot it.

[@wendelllovatti]

Where do you get this tools my friend???? Put the link There for us please.

[@luiscarlosalves4736]

Esse senhor entende mesmo,nota 10

[@lobackmtsiqueira7496]

Belo trabalho de usinagem!

[@gradermancat9819]

After originally seeing this video it gave me the idea to do my Marlin 1895 guide gun in 45-70 I took it apart ordered the tools and turned in to a 45-110

[@Th3Sabator45]

Do you have to worry about the OAL of the 45-110

[@gradermancat9819]

@@Th3Sabator45 the biggest problem I've had is ejection and loading but after opening up the ejection port a little bit no problems and I done the same thing to the loading gate and when originally building it I had to shorten the bolt which in turn made it to where you have to manually cock the hammer back instead of the bolt doing it

[@joaobatista-gb4mt]

Profissional é outra coisa!!!

[@nono-xw6qd]

Why not 327 federal magnum? I'm certain the rolling block could handle the pressure.

[@pacman10182]

32-20 is an old cartridge that would be around at the time of the rolling blocks 327 is pretty new

[@daveybass655]

327 magnum would allow for usage of several 32 caliber projectiles also ! Sort of a jack of all trades 32. Great idea !

[@ashethedivine]

I would have to ask about the chamber pressure and safety of this conversion. The .32 rimfire was originally a black powder round with relatively low pressures especially compared to the .32-20. How do make certain that reaming more material from the chamber that it will handle the chamber pressures? If so, maybe a .32 h&r rechamber would be a bit more reasonable.

[@jsgktr93]

I wish he would have gone into some depth on that. If you don't know, though, gunsmiths have specs for minimum wall thicknesses for specific calibers. I he knows the barrel thickness from the original round, as he didn't alter that. This new round would certainly achieve higher pressures, though, but apparently he knows the barrel is thick enough for that.

[@mossbergmaniac1947]

.32-20 Is also a black powder cartridge.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

One could also handload a .32-20 case with blackpowder to match the pressures of a .32 Rimfire, a cartridge which otherwise is nearly impossible to handload.

[@ifitsfreeitsforme1852]

The action on the gun he modified is more than adequate to withstand the pressure generated by a factory load 32-20.

[@samsheeran6905]

you can calculate the minimum wall thickness, chamber pressure, and force applied to the breech face, and then when you know that the shear strength of the pins holding the hammer and breech block

[@jonas2431]

This is so cool

[@roy40ss]

Info I have found says .32 rimfire bullet is .316" and .32-20 is .312". Isn't that a problem for accuracy? Am I missing something? Thanks.

[@sarge1134]

+roy40ss if he is hand loading he can make or buy a .316 diameter bullet. He can do anything...i wouldnt be surprised if he invented guns lol

[@johnndavis7647]

roy40ss you would slug the bore to see what actual groove depth is and buy or cast bullets that size. John davis

[@roadking99jokerst60]

I have to wonder if just reaming the chamber on my 1892 Marlin will allow firing available .32-20 (with the cf firing pin in it of course). .32 colt ammo is harder to find for me. Subbed !

[@johnndavis7647]

roadking99 jokerst 32 colt is the same thing as 32 s&w. Only difference is one is flat nose bullet and the other is round-nose bullet. John davis

[@qarihafizmuhammadashfaq7064]

Good job sir

[@lmcoopie]

fascinating

[@wildbill23c]

Great conversion, would be interesting to see the cost of that. There's a lot of work involved and its a permanent conversion. Would make far more sense to just manufacture the correct ammunition in the first place.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

Not that trivial to produce rimfire cartridges on your own, also they're not particularly suitable for reloading. .32-20 Winchester casings are readily available still, and you can reload them many times, so it would make it a lot easier to shoot this old gun.

[@guitaoist]

Just when i thought i knew jack squat about guns, i now know jack squatter, mind blown

[@GLYNN2506]

Good advice

[@troyreynolds4520]

I've got a #4 rolling block that needs the same work.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

Well now you know how to do it.

[@Battleganz]

A tour de force!

[@Josh-dp4iv]

I wish I could afford for u to work on a old Hamilton .22 I have... it's been in the family for years and its basically the pre making of the daisy guns.

[@patelkevlogs2424]

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[@doublelranch8908]

Could a Stevens in 32 rim fire be converted?

[@Clintwoodz]

just hold my beer and ill do this job in my garage.

[@emulsion_]

make sure you sober up first.

[@grzegorz16100]

1:46 Please do not google rimming! You will be surprised;)

[@kevincarr5287]

its reaming..... not rimming

[@grzegorz16100]

Kevin Carr You are such a smart boy.

[@jamesferguson2353]

I think he's joking

[@bullseyedixon5660]

Larry . what can be done for a favorite stevens 25rimfire caliber???? any type conversion??

[@Adam.whitney]

Bullseye Dixon 25-06😂

[@darrellblanchard2362]

25-20

[@pacman10182]

25 acp

[@1991tommygun]

Is this possible on a h&r bulldog 6 shooter .32, i know they operate different but ya

[@raymason6474]

Can a 22 lr bolt action be rechambered to 22 Magnum

[@bakliyacine7203]

how to modify carbine 9mm flobert please ?

[@nashdill7919]

Those 32 long rf are a lot like the 22mini magnum loads

[@entomophile]

Does the new firing pin need to be hardened?

[@TheFirearmEnthusiast]

Yes, the firing pin should always be hardened as it will deform with use.

[@TheFirearmEnthusiast]

However, I believe the firing pin used by Larry was pre-hardened drill rod so it doesn't require any further hardening.

[@flavioalves6499]

Hello friends, I would like to know if it is possible to do the opposite? convert the 32-20 rifle into a cal. 32 since in Brazil I can't get more ammunition from the 32-20 help me please, I have a winshester 1892 rifle in perfect condition but I can't use it since I can't get that ammunition anymore, if possible put a video making the conversion rifle opposite would be very grateful and happy. thank you friends

[@BoozMcGroove]

Y’all think it would be possible to convert an old 32 rimfire to 32 ACP?

[@tricitiesair]

With enough money anything is possible. However the ACP lacks a rim for the ejector to pull empty shells.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

@@tricitiesair It has a semi-rim, so depending on what firearm he's looking at, perhaps the extractor/ejector could be modified to work.

[@harryanders725]

what is the cost to do this work

[@Andyplays40k]

How did hi find the angle of the new pin?

[@GRMGR1]

Good question

[@imanolreich]

How To Convert your rifle from centerfire to rimfire? Please

[@dehoyosrudolph8885]

Great video, he didn't show how the firing pin is secured.

[@SuperAWaC]

dehoyos rudolph the same way the original pin is secured, probably something like this www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2010/11/REM1Argentino1879RollingBlock1551-1.jpg

[@circuskills1928]

wouldn't redoing the firing pin be all you'd need to do to fire the common 32 long centre fire

[@jsgktr93]

If the cartridge dimensions are the same, I would think so.

[@pacman10182]

32 rimfire is a heeled bullet, 32 long isn't edit; 32 long colt is dimensionally identical to 32 rf long

[@schuey5537]

Chamber dimension and bore size differ slightly, so the chamber ream is necessary for the round to be loaded all the way in.

[@Scatch85_YT]

Will you do my Servers M1915 lol

[@alidragon2438]

your perfect

[@zwz.zdenek]

...safari rifle?

[@terrywarner8657]

The real 'one more step' is to remark the cartridge on the barrel.

[@jonas2431]

Do you ever worry bout the gun not working right after you do a job like this

[@cpu64]

only bad part of the video was using a JET mill...

[@dwjchai]

why does he sound like hank hill?

[@coinsmith]

Son, every normal person sounds like Hank Hill...

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

He's from Missouri originally and was stationed in Texas and Arkansas when he was in the Air Force. That might have something to do with the accent. Thanks to my time in the military and having been stationed / worked in quite a few places around the US (and world), my accent is completely screwed up. When I go back to my hometown, I notice them having an accent wheres I didn't when I was younger. And they say that I now have an accent, but it's not easy to place. If I spent any time in Scotland though, my accent would probably morph to where I couldn't even understand *myself* ... :)

[@emiliovidal1927]

losqueremos en español porfabor son muy buenos

[@عادلالشعلانالغامدي-ك9ل]

سبحان الله اقول هنه وهنه يجوز شرعا لا اله الا الله .قال ألله تعالى(لَا يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِنْ دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٢٨ آل عمران﴾ مِنْهُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ ﴿١١٠ آل عمران﴾ وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿١٢٢ آل عمران﴾ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿١٦٠ آل عمران﴾ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿١١ المائدة﴾ إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ﴿٢ الأنفال﴾ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّا لَهُمْ دَرَجَاتٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ﴿٤ الأنفال﴾ وَالَّذِينَ آوَوْا وَنَصَرُوا أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿٧٤ الأنفال﴾ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿٥١ التوبة﴾ وَمَا كَانَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لِيَنْفِرُوا كَافَّةً ﴿١٢٢ التوبة﴾ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿١١ ابراهيم﴾ قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿١ المؤمنون﴾ لَوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ ظَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًا ﴿١٢ النور﴾ وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿٣١ النور﴾ إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ﴿٦٢ النور﴾ لِلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَمِنْ بَعْدُ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿٤ الروم﴾ هُنَالِكَ ابْتُلِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَزُلْزِلُوا زِلْزَالًا شَدِيدًا ﴿١١ الأحزاب﴾ وَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْأَحْزَابَ قَالُوا هَٰذَا مَا وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ ﴿٢٢ الأحزاب﴾ إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ ﴿١٠ الحجرات﴾ إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ﴿١٥ الحجرات﴾ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿١٠ المجادلة﴾ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿١٣ التغابن﴾

[@topsykrets2438]

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[@thespiritof76..]

That 32-20 shoots awful quiet

[@rodneymorrison6037]

Convert a .38 revolver to fire .357 ammo

[@morrismonet3554]

Good way to lose some fingers.

[@kevindunnell7150]

Why is there a F##king band playing?