.32 S&W long/ 32 wad cutter ammo ?

Wad cutter is just a bullet style. The end is just flat. They make perfect round holes in paper targets and are generally loaded to low velocities for accurate target shooting.

They are the same thing. The Wad Cutter ammo will make a nice, clean round hole in your target. Whereas the LRN bullet doesn't do that.

You may have gotten lucky. I have a .32 Long revolver or two and have looked into the manufacturers' muzzle energy stats. The Federal wadcutters are the most powerful .32 Long ammo out there, unless I missed one, at 130 ft lbs. Next were the Fiocchi wadcutters at 120 ft lbs. All of the round nose stuff I saw was about 100-110 ft lbs.

BTW: For self-defense, a wadcutter is way better than a round-nosed bullet. The round nose separates tissue, which tends to close right up after the bullet passes through. Wadcutters punch out a hole, which makes for way more trauma.

What does the headstamp on the brass say?

LWC is for "lead wadcutter."

http://www.midwayusa.com/guntecdictionary.exe?utm_source=guntec&utm_medium=homepage102008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet#Bullet_Abbreviations

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FWIW, .32 S&W Long ammo loaded with WC bullets is usually a bit easier to find as its major market anymore is ISU bullseye competition where it's the premier choice for CF matches.

Several European makers offer specialized semiauto target pistols chambered for that load. Some even offer packages where one basic frame accepts uppers and mags for .22 S, .22 LR and .32 S&W Long WC for top level Olympic/ISU shooters.

FYI

Magtech offers a JHP round for 32 SWL

http://www.magtechammunition.com/store/p14details576.php

I have 2 boxes of Winchester X32SWLP that's labeled:

32 Smith & Wesson Long
98 Grain Lead (32 Colt New Police)

These basically have a round nose lead bullet with a tiny flat spot at the tip of the bullet nose.

It'd figure that a Brazilian company would be the one to offer a JHP loading in this caliber. Many, if not most, Central and South American countries forbid civilians from possessing "military/police caliber" firearms of any sort.

As the .32 S&W Long has never (AFAIK) been standard issue for any nation's armed forces I expect that there're a lot more revolvers of various makes still being depended upon for defensive use there than one might expect. IIRC, some Central American nations include the .38 Spl. and .357 Mag. in their proscripted list, too.

Also IIRC, the .38 Super is pretty much the 'default' civilian defensive choice for semiautos in the same areas for the same reasons.