Steel Hayes
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I’m a big fan of the .32 long, just a pleasure to shoot.
32 Caliber Revolvers
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tightgroup tiger
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I like my 32s as well. Picked up this little I-frame last year.
I've had the SP101 since the date on the photo and shoot it often with reduced loads. Pretty accurate with my 90 grain cast SWCs.
I've had the SP101 since the date on the photo and shoot it often with reduced loads. Pretty accurate with my 90 grain cast SWCs.
GeoDudeFlorida
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I have a couple of .32-20's and really like them for any kind of vermin control. More accurate than I am with factory or handloads. Factory ammo is really mild - almost not worth buying except for brass. Hand loaded to full potential but still safe and they are magnum velocity handguns. .32-20 was originally a rifle round and was considered adequate for Whitetails until recently. In my lifetime, anyway.
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Sorry to hear about your injury. Prayers inbound.
I find .32s to be very useful. Not many critters like getting hit in the right spot by one. Back in the day before every criminal was a Superman and it took a .454 Casull to get through t-shirt material, .32S&W Long and .32H&R Magnum were considered good home defense loads. Heck, back then you could stop a bad guy with a lowly .38Spl and five rounds were enough to run off or put down at least three bad guys!
GeoDudeFlorida
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Well, if it really bothers you having it hang around I guess I can take it off your hands - but you'll have to take something I find equally offensive in exchange! The rule in our house is, "One comes in, one goes out." That goes for guns, cats, cars, and most recently kitchen gadgets.
EMC45
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I have a Model 30 like that.
Sistema1927
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This past year has been the year of the .32 for me. I started off with a 3" SP101 in .327, and added a 4" 31-1 and 2" 30-1. I have been loading fof both .327 and .32 Long, and fortunately stocked up on bullets, brass, and components before the lunacy of the present. From powder puff target loads to real screamers in the 327, what's not to like?
At the same time, since i am getting older, it appears to me that .32 will make a dandy self-defense gun if I get feeble and recoil sensitive. I can imagine one of those revolvers riding next to me in my wheelchair if I get to that point.
At the same time, since i am getting older, it appears to me that .32 will make a dandy self-defense gun if I get feeble and recoil sensitive. I can imagine one of those revolvers riding next to me in my wheelchair if I get to that point.
Sistema1927
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Everybody likes pictures.
SP101 with two other 3" friends.
31-1
30-1
SP101 with two other 3" friends.
31-1
30-1
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OP
Buckeye63
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I have been waiting on Charter to make a 32 H&R Undercoverette with a aluminum frame that is not Pink or Lavender.. I actually have spoke to them about it .... a year ago .. still haven’t seen one ..
Now that they are six shooters.. Im interested
Now that they are six shooters.. Im interested
lincen
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This seven round GP100 in 327 Federal Magnum is one of my favorite 32's. Like so many others, I shunned the 32's and then became almost intoxicated by them.
MacAR
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What model is that Taurus, Walkalong? I'm what you might call mildly interested in getting into a 32 Long/H&R revolver, but pocket guns aren't my thing. Full size K frames and single actions more tickle my fancy, so color me intrigued in your fine looking sidearm. Right now, there happens to be a Spanish K frame clone in 32 Long on GB with a 4 or 5 inch barrel that needs tinkering. Price is right but ammo/components aren't really available right now. I guess I'm on the fence about it. Anyhow, great thread! This may be the one that pushes me into the 32!
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bernie
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I have been bitten by the bug as well. I recently inherited an H&R in .32 and started loading for it. Now I want an SP101 in .327 because I think it would make a great kit gun for banging around the farm.
dickydalton
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The bug bit me a while ago. Now I have a 3" SP 101, a 2" Taurus, a 5.5" Single Seven, a Henry carbine and this one that I carry a lot. The Laser Grip was quite an improvement.
RevolvingGarbage
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Here’s a couple of the half dozen or so .32 cal revolvers I have. Specifically, a belgian made revolver in the classic bulldog pattern with a manual safety in .320CF. along with a H&R Young America .32S&W.
I do enjoy the variety that the .32 caliber bore has in the marketplace.
lincen
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Pulled these two out of the safe to share. Top one is a flat latch Smith, sort of a pre-model 30. The bottom one is a Colt Detective Special that I bought a few years back from an FFL in Puerto Rico. The colt is from the early 1950’s.
the Black Spot
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Guess i'll throw my IJ 2nd model in here. This my first .32 and already want another
riverats
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My humble gathering of .32 wheel guns...
Top to bottom ... a unique, 5” (1934) .32-20 Colt Army Special (s/n 588,xxx).
Colt officially ceased .32-20 & all Army Special production in 1927, transistioning to the Official Police Model (beginning with S/N 539,000). In 1934, with throngs of .32-20 AS barrels & AS grip panels remaining in inventory, Colt made the decision to mate those up to OP frames in a run of (approx.) 2,000 hybrid revolvers. Long regarded as mere parts clean-up guns, only in the past decade or so have they gained steam as sought after collectibles. A few years back, another hybrid owner, whose .32-20’s s/n was a few digits newer than mine, sent off for an Archival Document & Colt returned said paperwork listing his revolver as a “1934 Army Special”.
.32-20 S&W 3rd-change (1914) Model of 1905. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear that this 3rd-change was benchmade ... in Germany, by a guy named Gustav. It’s a wonderful revolver!
Lastly, my grandfather’s .32 S&W H&R Young American which accompanied him & his gray-wolf-sized German Shepherd on many a late-evening walk down their Chicago alley.
My all-time favorite factory S&W grip panels (Model of 1905)
Top to bottom ... a unique, 5” (1934) .32-20 Colt Army Special (s/n 588,xxx).
Colt officially ceased .32-20 & all Army Special production in 1927, transistioning to the Official Police Model (beginning with S/N 539,000). In 1934, with throngs of .32-20 AS barrels & AS grip panels remaining in inventory, Colt made the decision to mate those up to OP frames in a run of (approx.) 2,000 hybrid revolvers. Long regarded as mere parts clean-up guns, only in the past decade or so have they gained steam as sought after collectibles. A few years back, another hybrid owner, whose .32-20’s s/n was a few digits newer than mine, sent off for an Archival Document & Colt returned said paperwork listing his revolver as a “1934 Army Special”.
.32-20 S&W 3rd-change (1914) Model of 1905. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear that this 3rd-change was benchmade ... in Germany, by a guy named Gustav. It’s a wonderful revolver!
Lastly, my grandfather’s .32 S&W H&R Young American which accompanied him & his gray-wolf-sized German Shepherd on many a late-evening walk down their Chicago alley.
My all-time favorite factory S&W grip panels (Model of 1905)
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ole farmerbuck
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Hi there Walkalong!
BullRunBear
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My first interest in 32's was with a 32 caliber muzzleloader rifle. A few years ago I lucked into a new in box Ruger Single-Six in 32 H&R magnum, which has become one of my favorite target revolvers, especially with 32 long wadcutters. Like 38 specials, they are easy and cheap to reload and can keep me shooting when even 22lr are hard to find. Inexpensive, accurate and comfortable to shoot makes a great combination.
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