Jim Watson
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There is an Indian copy of the .32 Webley for the tiny home market.
A new revolver maker enters... Henry
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mcb
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I believe there is at least one Indian company making a 32 caliber version for the Indian market but the importation into the USA never materialized.
tightgroup tiger
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I like that little Webley, I wish it said "Made in USA" or made in England like the originals though. I like Scholfields also but have never seen one around here for sale that was under $2 grand. It was a S&W Scholfield in a presentation box. It was gorgeous.
I may have to look into the Uberti's.
I may have to look into the Uberti's.
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I don’t mean to always be touting the .32 family, but the .32 family is really is the sweet spot on that. For me .32 short is much more interesting of a target ammo from a pistol than anything .22.
Oninotaki
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if I ever get a single action .45 colt it most certainly will be a top break like this. I am not familiar with all the makes of replicas out there but the are really tempting.
Not cal. 32, but so called 380/200 (cal. 38, bullet 200 grains), essentially 38 S&W, revolver Enfield No. 2 Mk1**:
My wish, original, pre WWII Enfield No. 2 Mk1. Still kicking my self for passing opportunity to get a really nice one.
Can you imagine something like this scaled up for 44 Special, 45 Schofield, 45 ACP/45 AR, or 45 Colt!?
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I wasn't aware of this one. My favorite "wild west" gun. (Even though I've never held one)
Not a fan of smokeless .45 Colt though. I'd rather use .45 Cowboy .45 Schofield, .44 Russian, or .357 magnum.
I'll have to see what Uberti makes this in.
Jim Watson
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Holden Auto Corp., the Australian General Motors division.
When the boffins convinced themselves that a 200 grain .38 was as good as a 265 grain .455 they turned down Webley and built their own at Enfield. But when war broke out, they had to crawl back to Webley to get enough revolvers.
When the boffins convinced themselves that a 200 grain .38 was as good as a 265 grain .455 they turned down Webley and built their own at Enfield. But when war broke out, they had to crawl back to Webley to get enough revolvers.
mcb
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The Scofield's are beautiful but for some reason (likely SASS being their primary customers) they have never replicated the later versions that had double action. I ain't got no spare time to be thumbing back that hammer so my top breaks are Webleys.
Shivahasagun
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They only advertise them in .38 Spl. and .45 Colt.
But I found videos of them in other calibers, namely .44-40. Not sure if that was factory or a mod.
Carl N. Brown
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The birds head grip option on the Henry is interesting.
I bought a British .455 Webley Mark IV cut for .45 AutoRim (also takes .45 ACP in moon clips).
It had birds head grips that a previous owner had tried to flatten the bottom of the grip frame & sported awful homemade gips in the modern plow handle style.
Birds head grips were not popular years ago. Now they are an option with Heritage Rough Rider, Ruger Wrangler, now Henry.
I bought a British .455 Webley Mark IV cut for .45 AutoRim (also takes .45 ACP in moon clips).
It had birds head grips that a previous owner had tried to flatten the bottom of the grip frame & sported awful homemade gips in the modern plow handle style.
Birds head grips were not popular years ago. Now they are an option with Heritage Rough Rider, Ruger Wrangler, now Henry.
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Jim Watson
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There are all manner of birds head grip options on modern single actions.
Some are shaped like a Colt Lightning, others are just a smooth sweep to the straps.
I wonder about the actual use of those early double actions.
The ones I have seen predating the S&W Hand Ejectors and the Colt Positive Safety revolvers had heavy to very heavy DA trigger pulls. You might well get in the habit of shooting in single action unless the action was very close.
Some are shaped like a Colt Lightning, others are just a smooth sweep to the straps.
I wonder about the actual use of those early double actions.
The ones I have seen predating the S&W Hand Ejectors and the Colt Positive Safety revolvers had heavy to very heavy DA trigger pulls. You might well get in the habit of shooting in single action unless the action was very close.
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mcb
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The first review I have seen. The guy does an OK job of the review except his double action shooting is pretty awful but many shooter are not good at that.
The interesting thing I saw when he was unboxing the revolver the manual the cover states it's for two models the 22LR, 22 WMR or the 38 SPL/357 Mag. (with model numbers for each) so it seems we will be seeing a change cylinder 22LR, 22 WMR version in the future and no doubt why that knurled nub is in the front of the trigger guard for easy cylinder change.
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mcb
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I have never seen that before either. I thought that was a nice thing to do for a fixed sight revolver. The more I learn about this the more I think I might need one to go with my Model 10.
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CoalTrain49
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Lost all interests for a 22 revolver after I purchased 32 long S&W revolver. Not cheap to shoot unless you reload however. 32's will always have a place in the modern cartridge world and somebody will always make those.
CraigC
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The Russian, New Model and American have been made in .44Special and Russian. A lot of people, most of whom have never handled one, view these as some huge leap forward from the Colt SAA but they really aren't.
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Having shot a j frame in 32 long, I agree with you. One of the most fun guns I've shot.
Driftwood Johnson
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Come on CraigC. You have to admit a Top Break Smith is much quicker to reload than a Colt.
Driftwood Johnson
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Gotta tell you guys who want it in 44 or 45, I doubt that cylinder is big enough for six rounds of 45. Maybe five rounds, but just eyeballing it I think they will need a bigger cylinder and frame to make a six shot 45.
Driftwood Johnson
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Other than the small pocket pistols, the only double action top break model Smith and Wesson made on the large #3 frame was the 44 Double Action.
The one at the top of this photo is a target model with a rear sight adjustable for windage and a bead front sight. It shipped in 1895. The one at the bottom is a standard model with out the fancy target sights. It shipped in 1881.
The lockwork of these was quite different than the later Hand Ejectors. Yes, the double action trigger pull did tend to be a bit heavy.
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