.32 Colt Police Positive Special

[mec]

We had a thread on this a while back and both revolver and cartridge sparked some interest.
I did a little digging and here:
http://www.gunblast.com/Cumpston_32Colt.htm

 

[Old Fuff]

Interesting link - thanks.

In my own experience I find that slightly better accuracy can be obtained from a Police Positive revolver that has a shorter cylinder then the Police Positive Special. A friend that owned a post-war S&W K-32 could shoot 5 shot/one-hole groups at 25 yards from a benchrest. What this little round lacks in raw power it makes up in fine accuracy.

 

[mec]

Wouldn't be surprised if the short cylinder would do a bit better. .32 longs never have liked the jump in the chamber of the .32 mag revolvers. This PPSpecial would shoot a good bit better from a bench. I was shooting like from field positions that are almost, but not quite as steady.

I did some shooting with a k 32 a while back and found it just a tiny bit less accurate than the 1953 K 38 we had along. No problem though as it was making x ring sized groups.

 

[Lone Star]

Mike-

Enjoyed the story! One of my favorite thriller heroines was Modesty Blaise, a British babe who relied often on a .32 Colt probably like this one, although author Peter O'Donnell was shown on a book jacket holding a .32 New Police. Modesty's pal Willie Garvin handloaded her ammo, a pretty unusual step in popular fiction.

Hey: was the extractor rod head replaced on the gun in the article?

Lone Star

 

[mec]

I remember her name but not the stories. Somebody probably put her in a movie. I believe Charles Bronson used a .32 Smith or maybe a colt in DeathWish.

 

[Cosmoline]

Great article! The PPS in .38 Special was one of my favorite revolvers. I'm on the hunt for one in .32