Love for. 32 carry revolvers

[Biblethumpncop]

I keep a 3" S&W model 31-1 in the sock drawer. I occasionally slip it in my pocket when heading out, or my wife will put it in her CCW purse. Loaded with Magtech SJHP .32 Long.

 

[Rodfac]

Got an SP101 3" in .32 H&R on my permit,

Just checked the weigh on that 3" Ruger SP101 in .32 H&R...30 oz....just 1/2 an oz. more than my Ruger SS with its 4-5/8" bbl. That full lug fooled me into thinking it was 1/2 a pound more...Never had a DA Ruger here on the farm...maybe time to reassess that oversight! Thx a lot guys, you may have cost me some serious $$. How's it shoot?
Best regards. Rod

 

[Buckeye63]

My only 32 …a 327 .. but honestly the 32 Long
is my favorite to shot out of it .. by far

 

[GEM]

Nice guns folks, but do you carry them for personal protection?

I have a 432 which I carry when dress or other restrictions lead me to pocket carry. 6 rounds. 32 HR Mag load.

I also have a SW 632 SS 3 inch barrel, hammer, comp
ed. fiber optic first sight that I love as a belt revolver.

 

[Speedo66]

I think Leroy Brown carried one...

 

[wcwhitey]

I think Leroy Brown carried one...

.32 Gun in his pocket full of fun and razor in his shoe! Never mentioned if it was revolver or semi. Good memory!

 

[Speedo66]

.32 Gun in his pocket full of fun and razor in his shoe! Never mentioned if it was revolver or semi. Good memory!

He like his diamonds too, I think he would be old's cool with a wheel gun.

 

[Oninotaki]

Here is another great video from Gun Sam covering various .32 calibers and their performance. The kind of results he gets are part of why I like the .32 caliber family so much.

 

[wcwhitey]

He like his diamonds too, I think he would be old's cool with a wheel gun.

Thanks now the song is stuck in my head. Merry Christmas

 

[Speedo66]

Thanks now the song is stuck in my head. Merry Christmas

LOL

Same, I think!

 

[contender]

i carry the LCR 327. But with the Hornady 32 H&R flex tip load. The 327 federal mag is simply too much cartridge for me in a snub.
That new centennial look-alike 2" undercover in 32 from Charter Arms looks interesting, though its still not listed on their site. One vendor lists it at 12 oz while another lists it at 19 oz.

I emailed Charter and the reply simply was that the model does exist and is available.

 

[GEM]

I've mentioned this several times but I shot the 632 as an outlaw gun in an IDPA club match. We had several steel poppers and I found in the past that a 32 Long wouldn't knock them down. Thus, I carried a speed loader with full bore 327 magnums - forgot the brand. Anyway, coming up to the steel, I planned my reload to have the magnums. BOOM! The SO and spectators thought the gun blew up. Those full power loads are quite something. You feel them in your palm even with a steel J, albeit a 3 inch J frame.

 

[DR505]

There is a Pre-Model 30 snubby in .32 S&W Long, flat latch, at my LGS for $599...it is calling my name!

 

[Dunross]

I don't carry it as a self-defense gun per se, but I have an SP101 in 327 that I carry as a kit-gun while out on my property. If it were really for defense I'd want something larger, but for pests and varmints at closish range it gets the job done.

I'm not fond of using full-power 327 loads in it as the muzzle blast out of its 3" barrel is not something to experience without hearing protection. I mostly load it with H&R Mag level 90gr RNL "cowboy loads". So far they've gotten the job done on the things I've shot with them without hurting my ears, but in a pinch I can still use my 327 carbine loads in it if I need to. I have a 20" Henry in the same caliber because I grew up on westerns like most everyone else so really like the idea of pistol caliber carbines.

Just today I was looking at a little 4" Rossi in 32 Long that really appealed to me. If I were not saving up for a S&W Model 24 I would have bought it. If he still has it after I've bought the 24 I might still. If you can roll your own you can do a lot better than factory 32 Long without endangering the gun.

 

[TTv2]

I'm sure everyone here knows I'm a fan of the .32 revolver, but when we put the word love into the mix it becomes a touchy subject. I don't own an LCR, but the .327 LCR is probably the best of all modern .32 revolvers, yet it could be better if Ruger would make a .32 Mag using the lighter Aluminum frame. The Taurus 327 is probably good, but it's not as light as the LCR. Charter makes .32 HR Mags, but their QC is so poor currently I wouldn't take the chance and any Smith in .32/.327 Mag is pricey.

Thus, if we're going to talk about loving a .32 carry gun, I'm gonna have to say the top break H&R .32's are what I love for a carry, either the 6 shot .32 S&W Long or 5 shot .32 S&W, they're both good. The 6 shots are built on larger frames and probably aren't as good for carry as the 5 shots are and I have had a sneaky suspicion that .32 S&W "short" is capable of penetrating if fired from a .32 S&W chambered revolver to maximize the potential velocity.

 

[wcwhitey]

I'm sure everyone here knows I'm a fan of the .32 revolver, but when we put the word love into the mix it becomes a touchy subject. I don't own an LCR, but the .327 LCR is probably the best of all modern .32 revolvers, yet it could be better if Ruger would make a .32 Mag using the lighter Aluminum frame. The Taurus 327 is probably good, but it's not as light as the LCR. Charter makes .32 HR Mags, but their QC is so poor currently I wouldn't take the chance and any Smith in .32/.327 Mag is pricey.

Thus, if we're going to talk about loving a .32 carry gun, I'm gonna have to say the top break H&R .32's are what I love for a carry, either the 6 shot .32 S&W Long or 5 shot .32 S&W, they're both good. The 6 shots are built on larger frames and probably aren't as good for carry as the 5 shots are and I have had a sneaky suspicion that .32 S&W "short" is capable of penetrating if fired from a .32 S&W chambered revolver to maximize the potential velocity.

I love the older Top Breaks and .32 Long swing out revolvers. But just like the .44 Special, .38 Special and a few other cartridges that are over 100 years old I believe that in and of itself is the problem. Until ammo makers like BB, Underwood and others starting making ammo that was full power again the larger ammo companies have downloaded the older rounds more and more over the years for liability reasons. That’s why the .32 H&R is such a good cartridge just a reset on the .32 long. It’s a great cartridge. The .327 like you mentioned is a bit much from a LCR from my shooting experience. Sort of defeats the purpose of a small light but effective low recoil round. The .32 is probably the best choice for anyone needing a defensive gun but where physical limitations put them in the category of even thinking about a .22. If just loaded to the original pressure the .32 S&W, Long and H&R are great cartridges. Good luck finding a box of ammo that is loaded to the max SAAMI spec though. The reason I don’t carry a .32 as a defensive gun is that all my good ammo is reloaded ammo. I don’t mix the two.

 

[Tejano_UT]

My dirty Smith 331.

 

[TTv2]

I love the older Top Breaks and .32 Long swing out revolvers. But just like the .44 Special, .38 Special and a few other cartridges that are over 100 years old I believe that in and of itself is the problem. Until ammo makers like BB, Underwood and others starting making ammo that was full power again the larger ammo companies have downloaded the older rounds more and more over the years for liability reasons. That’s why the .32 H&R is such a good cartridge just a reset on the .32 long. It’s a great cartridge. The .327 like you mentioned is a bit much from a LCR from my shooting experience. Sort of defeats the purpose of a small light but effective low recoil round. The .32 is probably the best choice for anyone needing a defensive gun but where physical limitations put them in the category of even thinking about a .22. If just loaded to the original pressure the .32 S&W, Long and H&R are great cartridges. Good luck finding a box of ammo that is loaded to the max SAAMI spec though. The reason I don’t carry a .32 as a defensive gun is that all my good ammo is reloaded ammo. I don’t mix the two.

I'm not expecting a modern .32 S&W to ever be made simply because factory ammo prices are awful and because a .32 Lg wadcutter chambered cylinder would be the same length as a .32 S&W would be. Ammo price and availability alone would make the .32 wadcutter better anyway.

Reloaded ammo for defense is a third rail topic on gun forums, so I won't bother discussing it.

Could argue the .32 H&R Mag has been downloaded thanks to the poorly made NEF and H&R revolvers that were chambered for it. Were it not for those the .32 Mag could have been something closer to an entry level .327 load around 35k PSI max pressure.

 

[Monster Zero]

Try the BB loads in 32 magnum. Serious stuff...

 

[Old Hobo]

Try the BB loads in 32 magnum. Serious stuff...

Friend, I don't think the shot will penetrate the muscles and bones of a big guy's rib-cage. There are many stories of doped-up "human" monsters taking buckshot to the chest and keep on coming.

Often we think, "If I got hit with that, I'd be finished!" Well, talk to law enforcement folk or those who have worked with psychiatric patients (I've worked with psychotic patients). When humans go mad due to drugs, psychosis, or fill-in-the-blank, they no longer operate in the range of what you consider human. The horror stories are profoundly difficult to believe. Some / many drugs will kill the worst pain that you can imagine. Psychos will keep on fighting even with their limbs snapped. I was lucky, I worked in the days of advanced medications. My grandfather worked with psychiatric patients back before WWII when they (4 men on one patient) had to manually bring them down.

I'd sure wouldn't want to get hit with BBs from a .32 magnum! But then there are monsters and demons out there!!! Wish there weren't, yet ...

 

[TTv2]

I don't think any amount of drugs can make someone's muscles and bones as strong as steel. They may not feel it, but the organs and nervous system does and reacts accordingly.

 

[Monster Zero]

Sorry, let me clarify what I was referring to.

NOT BB loads as on BB shot. BB as in Buffalo Bore, 90 grain JHP. They go boom like a .357.

As they say,, any handgun is a compromise, so at what point do we draw the line on what load is acceptable or an unacceptable compromise?

I, myself, would carry those BB loads.

 

[Old Hobo]

"Buffalo Bore" Ok, now I'm onboard. Sorry.

This year I bought some BfBore .32 Long full-wadcutters for a little .32 i-frame "hand ejector". At the range I fired regular wadcutters, the old round nose rounds, and the BfBore flat nosed full wadcutters. The BB loads were quite accurate AND they blew-out / splintered a regular 2"x4" board. The regular wadcutter loads got to the back of the board, however their energy was spent and some didn't go through. The regular round nose loads went through, however the exit was NOT dramatically splintered.

The Bufbore loads were warm and had significantly more recoil than the regular loads. The ancient revolver digested them with no problem and after shooting over 20 rnds of the BBore through it, it still locks up tight like a bank vault.

This testing made me think that if a .32 is what you have and not going to purchase another weapon, then Buffalo Bore has created some ammo that is a viable self defense round. If teaching a woman to fire a .32, start with the regular ammo due to the recoil of the Bbore.

This little revolver, I bought it because it came at a great price and was in great shape (nickel was all there) -- apparently not wanted by other folk, so I took it home. Gosh, the thing is accurate. My grandfather used to shoot rabbits out his car door window with his .32, so they'll put food on the table.

 

[Old Hobo]

Sorry, let me clarify what I was referring to.

NOT BB loads as on BB shot. BB as in Buffalo Bore, 90 grain JHP. They go boom like a .357.

As they say,, any handgun is a compromise, so at what point do we draw the line on what load is acceptable or an unacceptable compromise?

I, myself, would carry those BB loads.

I forgot to hit the [Reply] button, dang it. My response is just above this.

With Buffalo Bore ammo, the .32 Long is no longer a big compromise. If one has a .32 revolver and likes to shoot it, well for heavens sake, keep it.

My grandfather put rabbits on the supper table. Once a guy pulled a knife on him and he shot the guy with either his .32 Long revolver or his .32-20 revolver -- I have no idea which. My uncle didn't tell me that. Wouldn't have mattered anyway, because Pap shot the guy in his family jewels. Now there's a fight-stopper. "Don't bring a knife to a gun-fight."
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[Monster Zero]

The 32 magnum loads are an order of magnitude more powerful than the 32 long loads

I hope Taurus continues these guns and makes the 3" model. I'd buy one of each and carry the 32 mag loads for my EDC, etc. No need for any .327 magnum loads so long as BB keeps making them.