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New Target Revolvers
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Ohen Cepel
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Few 32s come to mind like that, there is the SP101 in 327 if you reload you could load it down.
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I believe Korth offers their "Sport" model in .32 Long. https://www.korthusa.com/revinfo.htm
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GooseGestapo
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The Ruger SP101 comes to mind, but with my luck with Ruger Revolvers, I can’t recommend them. Between barrel thread-choke, and sloppy chambers, they’re a crap-shoot.
Occasionally a lot# or so of Alpha Proj revolvers from the Czech Republic show up. They are available in .32 S&W.
A number of re-patriated Taurus M-76 came back as nib re-imports a while back; I snagged one in .32H&Rmagnum. It’s a winner!
The model 10, and 82 are 4” bbl non-adjustable sighted service guns in .38spl.
Not my idea of a Target model .32 !
The S&W model 19 Classic but only with a 4” bbl.
I’d look here….
S&W .38spl ; 6” bbls
Occasionally a lot# or so of Alpha Proj revolvers from the Czech Republic show up. They are available in .32 S&W.
A number of re-patriated Taurus M-76 came back as nib re-imports a while back; I snagged one in .32H&Rmagnum. It’s a winner!
The model 10, and 82 are 4” bbl non-adjustable sighted service guns in .38spl.
Not my idea of a Target model .32 !
The S&W model 19 Classic but only with a 4” bbl.
I’d look here….
S&W .38spl ; 6” bbls
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Ruger® GP100® Standard Double-Action Revolver Model 1769
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bigpower491
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Ruger® GP100® Standard Double-Action Revolver Model 1769
Those aren't easy to come by and when ya do you better be ready to get that wallet out. That and the 1770 44 Special will be easily over a grand irregardless if it's new or used. Furthermore, they've already run those 1769s about 6-7 months ago, IIRC, so certainly won't be another run on em for at least another year or more. Some of those Lipsey's exclusives command big big $$ and are very limited in numbers.
Manhurin MR-32.
It is based on MR-73 revolver and chambered in 32 SWL. 6” barrel or a bit shorter. Target sights and trigger.
Beretta was importing them until a couple years ago so there still may be a few new ones floating around. One also might find a used one.
Manhurin also has the MR-38, a 38 Special target revolver based on the MR-73.
It is based on MR-73 revolver and chambered in 32 SWL. 6” barrel or a bit shorter. Target sights and trigger.
Beretta was importing them until a couple years ago so there still may be a few new ones floating around. One also might find a used one.
Manhurin also has the MR-38, a 38 Special target revolver based on the MR-73.
That is an old price list from Ratzeburg.
Manurhin still makes the MR32 Match but Beretta, the importer dropped it from its line.
www.chapuis-armes.com
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Except for the "new" part, these were available as of my search five minutes ago:
simpsonltd.com
www.budsgunshop.com
None are cheap!
Dan Wesson made a very limited number of revolvers in .32 H&R and .32-20, but they are exceedingly difficult to find.
There were also quite a few smaller framed .32 target revolvers back in the day.
I keep mulling over this older H&R:
simpsonltd.com
I love .32s but .38 Special will make your quest much simpler. If you want a real power mismatch, look for a S&W Outdoorsman N-Frame or Colt Shooting Master in .38 Special!
simpsonltd.com
For a more reasonable price, the S&W 38 Masterpiece is one of the more common and affordable ways to go.
https://simpsonltd.com/smith-and-wesson-k38-masterpiece-z60689/
COLT OFFICERS MODEL TARGET - C30030
32 S&W Long; 98% blue, excellent bore, excellent grips, 6'' barrel, Manufactured in 1940. Officers Model Heavy Barrel with original blued finish and checker...
simpsonltd.com
Buy Manuhrin MR32 Match 32 SW Long Revolver Online
Based on the highly accurate and reliable MR73, Manurhin's MR32 is made for the match. Crafted for professional target shooting, the revolvers long sight line
www.budsgunshop.com
None are cheap!
Dan Wesson made a very limited number of revolvers in .32 H&R and .32-20, but they are exceedingly difficult to find.
There were also quite a few smaller framed .32 target revolvers back in the day.
I keep mulling over this older H&R:
HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON TOP BREAK REVOLVER - D16571
Firearms for the Finest Collectors
simpsonltd.com
I love .32s but .38 Special will make your quest much simpler. If you want a real power mismatch, look for a S&W Outdoorsman N-Frame or Colt Shooting Master in .38 Special!
SMITH & WESSON 38/44 OUTDOORSMAN - Z27725
38 Special; 95% blue, mint bore, excellent grips, 6.5'' barrel, Pre-WW2 manufacture, original blue finish and checkered walnut diamond grips. Patridge fixed...
simpsonltd.com
For a more reasonable price, the S&W 38 Masterpiece is one of the more common and affordable ways to go.
https://simpsonltd.com/smith-and-wesson-k38-masterpiece-z60689/
lincen
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In 38 special you can find some really nice used Smith and Wesson model 14 or K38’s at reasonable prices. Great triggers on these old guns and many were bought and shot very little.
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Yes, the Model 10 is still in production, in a dumbed down version, but lacking adjustable sights I would not call it a target revolver.
Other than the Model 10, all the other 38 Special revolvers Smith is producing are on J frames, hardly suitable for target shooting. At least in my opinion.
I just checked the S&W web site, and they are not producing anything in 32 caliber at this time. They are producing quite a few 357 Mag revolvers with adjustable sights, including a 'no internal lock' Model 19 on the K frame. One could shoot these with 38 Special in competition if one wanted. K frames, L frames, and N frames.
https://www.smith-wesson.com/products/revolvers?caliber=357+MAGNUM
If you want a 32 caliber S&W, you are going to have to investigate the used market.
Don't ask me how much I paid for my K-32 Masterpiece.
Still plenty of nice Model 14s out there. I got a great price on this Model 14-3 a few years ago. It shipped in 1974, $500 out the door, including the box. This was one of those cases where the dealer said, 'Wait a minute, I think I have the box in the back'. So much for boxes raising the price. Don't expect to get such a great price, I see them going for at least $1000 these days.
You will have to hunt for a K-38 Masterpiece. This one (at the top in this photo) only cost $300 a bunch of years ago. It shipped in 1950.
I do not recommend a Military and Police Target Model like the one at the bottom, which shipped in 1917. It only cost me $450 a bunch of years ago, but notice how tiny the rear sight adjustment screw is, compared to the adjustment screw on the K-38. You need a tiny screw driver to adjust the rear sight on the M&P Target Model. As a matter of fact, the large, click adjustable rear sight screw is one of the hallmarks of the Masterpiece series.
If you want the older models from Smith and Wesson be prepared to pay through the nose, if you want versatility and you reload , even if you don't reload, I then would recommend a revolver in .327 that will handle all the .32 calibers.
If you want any S&W k-frame 32 SWL, expect to pay a hefty price. S&W produced only about 3000 32 SWL k-frame revolvers from their introduction in the 1930’s through about 1990 or so. (K32 through Model 16-3).
The Model 16-4 which was chambered in 32 H&R Mag had about 8000 examples made in the 1990’s.
You stand a better chance of finding a 16-4 at a more reasonable price than any K32 through Model 16-3 that were chambered in 32 SWL.
The 32’s can be expensive but .38 specials can be reasonable. I’ve picked up a handful of older Colts OMMs, police positive specials and S&W 1905 target models, K38, model 15, model 14 over the years for less than what any of their new ones go for. All in good to great condition.
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For what you will pay for a "modern" (post WWII) target quality revolver chambered in .32 S&W Long, the "low charge weights" discount is long gone.
Modern revolvers in .32 H&R Magnum and .327 Federal Magnum are not really target quality guns. A used S&W Model 16 in .32 Magnum can shoot well, but the price on that limited production item again defeats the purpose. It's a collectible.
There's not really any US "target revolvers" left in production, meaning designed for conventional target shooting. They're no longer competitive in Bullseye since the approval of red dot sights in competition. The "target revolver market" - to made a bad pun - is essential dead.
You can buy a new Colt Python or S&W 686 and they may shoot very well with .38 Special wadcutters, or they may not. Again, target quality factory .38 Special ammunition is also dead as a doornail, so the guns basically are built to a general sporting standard for .357 diameter jacketed ammunition.
A sad state of affairs if you appreciate old-school accuracy.
Modern revolvers in .32 H&R Magnum and .327 Federal Magnum are not really target quality guns. A used S&W Model 16 in .32 Magnum can shoot well, but the price on that limited production item again defeats the purpose. It's a collectible.
There's not really any US "target revolvers" left in production, meaning designed for conventional target shooting. They're no longer competitive in Bullseye since the approval of red dot sights in competition. The "target revolver market" - to made a bad pun - is essential dead.
You can buy a new Colt Python or S&W 686 and they may shoot very well with .38 Special wadcutters, or they may not. Again, target quality factory .38 Special ammunition is also dead as a doornail, so the guns basically are built to a general sporting standard for .357 diameter jacketed ammunition.
A sad state of affairs if you appreciate old-school accuracy.
In my limited research the best option indeed seems a 327 Magnum. A 686 or similar double action using 38 Special is nearly as economical and much easier to find. I’ve seen a few at the gun library in the local Cabelas/BPS. The cheapest center fire shooting I can do for now appears to be 38 Special with light charges of Cleanshot pushing a HBWC or DEWC. I do need to try some 110 grain RNFP. They’re a little cheaper and might be nearly as accurate. I won’t be able to shoot the difference shooting bullseye targetsat 25 yards.
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If you can find an H&R 504....
6 inch barrel, adjustable sights, decent trigger so I've heard. 32 H&R mag.
It'd probably do what you want. I let one get away on gun broker a few weeks ago. Someone hit the buy it now for 400.
6 inch barrel, adjustable sights, decent trigger so I've heard. 32 H&R mag.
It'd probably do what you want. I let one get away on gun broker a few weeks ago. Someone hit the buy it now for 400.
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Everyone here seems to recommend the .327 without knowing its drawbacks, but @GooseGestapo sums it up and the issues with .327's and their chamber problems are present in all makes and models, not just Ruger's. That said, they can shoot hollow base wadcutters as well as any other .32, tho I've not shot paper with it. The problems with .327 being the chambers are long, the throats are big, and anything that isn't a .327 causes gas to blow by the bullet and lose velocity, makes repeatability and accuracy suspect.
The .327 a good cartridge for social work that allows a variety of power levels to be used in one revolver, but it's not better than a .32 S&W Long or .32 H&R Mag for accuracy.
@Boom Vang is also correct, .32 revolvers made today are meant for carry, not target shooting. That's not to say you can't get a new .32 target revolver, Freedom Arms makes them, but they are premium guns at premium prices. Used, the most affordable target style .32 revolver you're going to find is going to be a Taurus .32 H&R for about $600, probably more because I haven't seen a K frame Taurus .32 Mag since last year on auction, thus given the rarity I can see people bidding one up. After that, K-32 Masterpiece is probably the next best choice.
IMO, if you're strictly looking for a target gun in .32 then your best bet is to go with a Walther or Pardini in .32 S&W wadcutter. IDK how far out a wadcutter can reach, but these are built for 50m in competitions and I figure that's as far as you'd be wanting to shoot anyway.
I don't like the lack of affordable, larger size .32 revolvers that aren't built for the carry market, but the reality is few people are looking to buy such revolvers and the industry doesn't exist to mass produce reasonably priced, reasonably accurate .32 revolvers for hobbyist shooters.
The .327 a good cartridge for social work that allows a variety of power levels to be used in one revolver, but it's not better than a .32 S&W Long or .32 H&R Mag for accuracy.
@Boom Vang is also correct, .32 revolvers made today are meant for carry, not target shooting. That's not to say you can't get a new .32 target revolver, Freedom Arms makes them, but they are premium guns at premium prices. Used, the most affordable target style .32 revolver you're going to find is going to be a Taurus .32 H&R for about $600, probably more because I haven't seen a K frame Taurus .32 Mag since last year on auction, thus given the rarity I can see people bidding one up. After that, K-32 Masterpiece is probably the next best choice.
IMO, if you're strictly looking for a target gun in .32 then your best bet is to go with a Walther or Pardini in .32 S&W wadcutter. IDK how far out a wadcutter can reach, but these are built for 50m in competitions and I figure that's as far as you'd be wanting to shoot anyway.
I don't like the lack of affordable, larger size .32 revolvers that aren't built for the carry market, but the reality is few people are looking to buy such revolvers and the industry doesn't exist to mass produce reasonably priced, reasonably accurate .32 revolvers for hobbyist shooters.
I would have jumped on that as well.
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CraigC
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Bullseye, target revolver, target quality, etc., etc., all semantics. It's not like there was ever any functional difference, other than sights and optional features like hammers and triggers. Any modern DA revolver with adjustable sights is essentially no different than a "target revolver" of the 1950's. Except it'll probably shoot better. No such thing as "old school accuracy". Modern guns by and large shoot better than older guns.
