.32 s&w Long 7 shot DA/SA revolvers from overseas

Oninotaki

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When I first started looking into the .32 caliber family I came across a 7 shot revolver chambered in .32 s&w long by edit *Arminius* (which I believe is a German company) in relatively poor condition on gunbroker. At the time I thought it was a neat little attempt to add some extra attention to the cartridge in the 1970s when the gun world was starting to leave them behind.

Recently however I have come across Indian firearms maker Gretta Gun Works and their .32 s&w long 7 shot double action revolver.

.32 REVOLVER THUNDER COMBAT PRO – Gretta

grettagunworks.com grettagunworks.com

So this got me to wondering if making 7 shot .32 s&w long revolvers is a more common thing in the countries outside the U.S. where gun laws are more strict. Does anyone know of any other examples? Is there a whole world of secret .32 s&w long 7 shot (or more?) Revolvers out there that I don't know anything about, or are these two examples it?
 
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Interesting. I know of no other 7 shot 32s than the CA Professional. Do you plan to acquire one?
 
SteadyD said:
Interesting. I know of no other 7 shot 32s than the CA Professional. Do you plan to acquire one?
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Maybe, I have no idea how I would get one.
I have two of those 7 shot Charter Arms Professionals, and one of the 7 shot Ruger GP100s in .327, so I don't really need any other 7 shot 32 caliber revolvers.

However if I saw one of those Grettas available for a decent price I don't know if I could pass it by.
 
chicharrones said:
I'm sure not liking that "tang" safety under the hammer spur.
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Oh man I didn't even see that. That would be super annoying to deal with. Awkward position, and DA muscle memory would seem to make it a very awkward to use in a time of need.
 
I'd like to see one of those for real just to see the workmanship in them. Pictures look good but they can be complimentary also.
If they were built well and looked as good as the picture shows, I would have a hard time passing one up also. That would be really fun to shoot.
 
tightgroup tiger said:
I'd like to see one of those for real just to see the workmanship in them. Pictures look good but they can be complimentary also.
If they were built well and looked as good as the picture shows, I would have a hard time passing one up also. That would be really fun to shoot.
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Well I found an unboxing video on YouTube of one. They show the cylinder, safety, hammer and trigger in action. Honestly it doesn't look any worse than a RIA M200/206 .38 special. If it was similarly priced I would buy one for sure.

 
Got another video here that shows a 3 or 4 inch barrel version that looks pretty slick too.

 
This video shows off their .32 acp pistols as well as their revolver and you can see new webly revolvers on the table. I wonder if they are .32 s&w long as well. Gonna have to investigate that too.

 
I've got two 7-shooters in .32 H&R, but they have aftermarket .32 ACP cylinders reamed to take the longer cartridge. Fun, cheap at the time, but nowhere near as accurate as my Single Seven.

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BTW, the 8mm Austrian Rast & Gasser 8-shot military revolver will chamber .32 H&R HBWCs. I don't own one of these revolvers (yet), but I bought a cylinder from one off Gunbroker and was able to confirm this.

This video (go to the 7 minute mark) shows .32 S&W Long handloads being fired through a R&G with good results.



I don't know off the top of my head what the chamber pressure is for the 8x27Rmm Gasser cartridge, but it's a smokeless round and should work with a reasonably light charge of Trail Boss or something along those lines.
 
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GRetta Thunder Combat Pro 32 S&W.jpg
It's comical to see a 32 S&W Long caliber revolver called a Thunder Combat Pro. 😅 I still want one.
Like a dedicated 38 SPL, a modern dedicated 32 S&W Long revolver that is decently built, for everyday blasting, would be fun as hell. One I don't have to worry about hurting the value of. I have a dedicated 32 S&W Long revolver but it's a mint condition 1947 hand ejector. They don't grow on trees.
I have a SP101 in 327FM but I don't like cleaning out all crap out of the cylinder after I'm done shooting 32 longs out of it.
 
Intersting, had not heard of a Gretta. They also offer a .32 auto that looks a lot like a Walther and a 7.62 that looks like a Tokarev streamlined for a SF movie prop. I get the idea that .32 may be the largest caliber allowed for a civilian, as seen in the Webley copies.

And of course we don't want anybody having a "military calibre" so there is a .315 that looks like a .303 necked up to 8mm. Although there is a domestic .30-06. But no .303 or .308.
 
Dave DeLaurant said:
I've got two 7-shooters in .32 H&R, but they have aftermarket .32 ACP cylinders reamed to take the longer cartridge. Fun, cheap at the time, but nowhere near as accurate as my Single Seven.

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BTW, the 8mm Austrian Rast & Gasser 8-shot military revolver will chamber .32 H&R HBWCs. I don't own one of these revolvers (yet), but I bought a cylinder from one off Gunbroker and was able to confirm this.

This video (go to the 7 minute mark) shows .32 S&W Long handloads being fired through a R&G with good results.



I don't know off the top of my head what the chamber pressure is for the 8x27Rmm Gasser cartridge, but it's a smokeless round and should work with a reasonably light charge of Trail Boss or something along those lines.
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I had no idea the Austrian Rast & Gasser existed, did a quick gunbroker check and there were two of them up there for what looked like reasonable prices.

That's wild that a firearm from a 90 years before the .32 h&r magnum could chamber one, let alone 8 of them. Thanks for sharing that bit.

The ruger single 7s are tempting as well.
 
Oninotaki said:
Well I found an unboxing video on YouTube of one. They show the cylinder, safety, hammer and trigger in action. Honestly it doesn't look any worse than a RIA M200/206 .38 special. If it was similarly priced I would buy one for sure.

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Don't see too many revolvers being imported into the US that are under .38 caliber due to the points system, but it's not impossible.

I think a major problem foriegn gun manufacturers have with the US market is the sheer volume and demand, Pietta basically will not devlop new models of any reproduction muzzleloaders because they are so busy filling orders with existing product lines.
 
Interesting reading the info and comments in this post, thanks OP for sharing. I'm quite amused at the company's attempt to mimic Berettas boxes, logo and name. Think that was intentional?
 
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