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

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Hi Larry :

Unless they were totally suicidal I think you have that backasswards 
mate the gun has a lot longer range than a sword, and the guy with the 
gun usually won long before the guy with the sword could even get 
within swinging range.

The sword was for backup when the rifle misfired or what was also known 
as the "Oh SHIT" MODE :))

cheers,

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: larrys.bands at charter.net
To: Tcashwigg at aol.com
Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] What's a "32-20"? (was More Jazz Musicians 
whocarried Guns.)

    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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