Thanks for all your ideas. You may be right, maybe I am trying to re-invent the wheel. I'll have to give this more thought. The 30-30 was one caliber I considered early on and I may have to go back to it. I have already done four conversions to 45/70 using 300 grain H.P. bullets. They work well on the game I hunt. As far as intinsic value, I think the guns I build have their own form of value. They are easy to carry all day, they don't kick your head off, they are cheap to load and they are accurate. They fit well and the components are easy to get and I don't have to sell my truck and my wife's car to be able to afford one The 32 caliber idea just appealed to me as a good second cartridge to build on for a rifle. I have also built two 20 gauge rifles and converted a beater 20 gauge Ruger Red Label to 45/70 for a friend. I do have some small amount of experience in this area.
I wish I knew how to attach a couple of pictures to this post so you guys can see that I'm not some sort of flake making up topics to talk about. I don't mind sharing, I just don't know how to attach the photos. Bob H.