[Dixielandjazz] What's a "32-20"? (was More Jazz Musicians whocarried Guns.)

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

I think that refers to the cartridge size and the bullet size - I have an 
old Winchester rifle that shoots a 38/40.  The cartridge is slightly necked 
down.  Without measuring the two diameters it looks like it could very well 
be .038" on the bullet and .040" on the cartridge.  Since the bullet number 
is first I think it that was a necked down cartridge it would be 20/32.  My 
Winchester is for black powder and as I understand it was a smaller bore 
than most of the Winchesters.  This would not be a pistol cartridge if it 
was necked.

> Incidently, my impression is that everybody in the US of A owns a gun, and 
> will use it on the slightest provocation.

They usually call those people prisoners.

Personally I only shoot singers who sing out of tune and the judges always 
agree that they needed it.

I think everybody should own a gun but they should have to stuff the powder 
and ball down the barrel and carefully adjust the flint but only after their 
sword doesn't do the trick.  I'm sure that this is what the framers of the 
constitution really had in mind.
Larry
St. Louis


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Smith" <robert.smith at tele2.no>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Discussion list for dixieland jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:49 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] What's a "32-20"? (was More Jazz Musicians 
whocarried Guns.)


> Robert Johnson sings about a "32-20". I have a plea to all you gun 
> experts: What's a 32-20?
>
 This impression is gained from all
> the American TV programmes that are sent on Norwegian TV. It may well be a 
> distortion of the truth.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bob Smith
>
>
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