Poll: .32 the caliber time has passed by?

[Nosferatu]

If Ruger made this in .32 H&R Mag, I'd be a buyer.



A 3" S&W J-Frame would be acceptable as well.

 

[Cerberus Group]

As has been mentioned, the 32 ACP round tends to perform better than the 380...and in the old Colt, the 1903 pistol if I recall the model correctly, is a great carry combo.

The 32 H&R Magnum has less blast and recoil than the 38 Special, but gives up very little in ballistic performance, and in the J frame sized pistols, carries 6 rounds instead of the usual 5.

Also, the old 32 S&W Long round passes the FBI ballistic tests.

The problem as usual, too much internet and gun magazine garbage theory instead of reality.

 

[orygun]

The 32 H&R Magnum has less blast and recoil than the 38 Special, but gives up very little in ballistic performance, and in the J frame sized pistols, carries 6 rounds instead of the usual 5.



The problem as usual, too much internet and gun magazine garbage theory instead of reality.

How about a 7 shot K-Frame in 327 Federal?

As far as the second part, "Garbage" sells...

 

[Cerberus Group]

How about a 7 shot K-Frame in 327 Federal?

As far as the second part, "Garbage" sells...

The 327 has way more blast and recoil, but has good ballistic performance.

One great thing about revolvers clambered in 327...they can also fire 32 H&R Magnum, 32 S&W Long and short...a very versatile revolver.

 

[nehalemguy]

This man is judging your answer.

 

[Superglide]

32 S&W long feels like a .22 in a rifle, and very tolerable in pistols. A great, reloadable training round. 32 H&R is everything I need in a handgun (w/handloads). The Henry rifle is where the .327s are dispatched.
So my vote is: Please put more 32 ammo on the shelves. If you have not tried it, you likely missing out.

 

[Cerberus Group]

As for guns chambered in 32, don't forget the S&W 30 and 31, both chambered for the 32 S&W Long and short

 

[Cerberus Group]

So my vote is: Please put more 32 ammo on the shelves. If you have not tried it, you likely missing out.

As of now, we are making 32 H&R Magnum in 98gr Wadcutter and 100gr XTP...with a 100gr TMJ range round coming soon.

Also, will be making 32 Long in 2 variants soon as well.

 

[Superglide]

If Ruger made this in .32 H&R Mag, I'd be a buyer.

They almost do but with fixed sights.

Ruger® SP101® Standard Double-Action Revolver Model 5784

ruger.com

And the 4.2" is my preference. Because of the real sights.

Ruger® SP101® Standard Double-Action Revolver Model 5773

ruger.com

They are definitely scarce now and it's a shame.
My wish is for Marlin (Ruger) to release a .327 lever gun, among others

 

[gmerkt]

From time to time, I've come across the 16—4 in .32 H&R Magnum. Alas, I could never come to peace with what they sold for at auction. But they are neat.

I've owned two of them, both four inch bbls. One I bought new in 1990 for $278. The second one, I had to pay real money for, but when it departed, it sold for way more still. A year or two ago, there was one for sale in NWFA classifieds.

I've owned Ruger SP 101's, one in .32 H&R Mag that I had for many years and it was my carry gun when travelling. The other was in .327 Fed Mag, I didn't like it as much.

Today, I have a cheap New England Firearms R-73, cost me $140. It works well enough without having a fortune tied up in it.

 

[Alexx1401]

I have wished they would offer something like the Ruger LCPII in .32 ACP. The sub compact .380 like that are great but the recoil is just too much for a lot of people. That size and weight pistol in .32? Would be great. Sadly I guess there just is not a market for it. Still often carry one of the original KT .32's. The round is a lot easier to shoot accurately out of those very small light pistols.

 

[P7M13]

I was watching a Joe Kenda episode about a gas station shooting where the victim was DRT.
His observation was that small, slow calibers like 25ACP or 32ACP were extremely lethal as torso shots. The bullet didn't have enough energy to exit, but would bounce around inside the rib cage, liquefying the organs.

 

[Mikej]

Yesterday at the Flee Market at "Antique Power Land" a guy had a box of 100 .32 acp empties. Don't really know anything about the cartridge, but thought about buying them and getting dies, a gun and bullets for them.

 

[Bobbygun]

Guess I was wrong.

Total breach of decorum. Nobody is ever wrong on this forum, and if they were, they wouldn't admit it.

I've got a Colt Official Police in .32-20. I can outshoot Anybody with it. (Anybody is my cat.) Fun gun to shoot, but I don't carry it much. The only pistol my dad left me, so it's a keeper.

 

[washagonian]

Yesterday at the Flee Market at "Antique Power Land" a guy had a box of 100 .32 acp empties. Don't really know anything about the cartridge, but thought about buying them and getting dies, a gun and bullets for them.

I shoot and hand load 32 ACP.

Great shooting cartridge out of a small pistol.

Easy to hand load, nothing special about it. Only thing is if you don't use a bullet feeder the small projectiles are a little difficult to place on the case in the press if you have medium to large hands. You really need to get the projectile centered on the case mouth or it will seat at an angle because the seating depth is so shallow.

Projectiles, primers and powder are easy to source. Brass is tougher to find. Often you can source it from Graff and Son's or Starline, but it's expensive. Rarely I've found 32 ACP brass for sale by NWFA members - usually as part of a larger lot of misc. brass. Sometimes people will separate the 32 brass and sell separately, sometimes not.

When I shoot it, I do spend a little extra effort in collecting the spent brass to make sure I get it all (cause I'm a cheap old dude ).

Lee die sets are inexpensive and do the job. They're a little hard to find, as Lee does NOT have them available on their website. But today I found Lee 3-die carbide sets for around $35 at both Titan Reloading and MidSouth Shooter's Supply.

TWYLALTR

Cheers.

 

[Spitpatch]

.32-20 WCF. Then, now, and always. (Unless you want to want to run 3rd and 4th place for velocity and performance with the HR and Federal magnums).

Oh, and lots of rifles available too.

 

[aasbra]

Time has not passed for me. I picked up a Ruger SP101 in 327 Federal with the 4.2" barrel a couple months ago. I'm enjoying it so far with my handloads. It accompanied me yesterday evening for its 2nd trip to the range. Shot 50 rounds of 32 S&W long, and 50 327 Federal Mag before I ran out of light. I was also shooting a 3" S&W model 63 for the first time. It was interesting that the noise and recoil of the 22 definitely seemed stronger than the 32 S&W long.

I was attracted to the idea on the 327 for the positive reasons others have noted in this thread. Looking forward to refining loads in a couple different 32 variants for the gun.

 

[Mikej]

I shoot and hand load 32 ACP.

Great shooting cartridge out of a small pistol.

Easy to hand load, nothing special about it. Only thing is if you don't use a bullet feeder the small projectiles are a little difficult to place on the case in the press if you have medium to large hands. You really need to get the projectile centered on the case mouth or it will seat at an angle because the seating depth is so shallow.

Projectiles, primers and powder are easy to source. Brass is tougher to find. Often you can source it from Graff and Son's or Starline, but it's expensive. Rarely I've found 32 ACP brass for sale by NWFA members - usually as part of a larger lot of misc. brass. Sometimes people will separate the 32 brass and sell separately, sometimes not.

When I shoot it, I do spend a little extra effort in collecting the spent brass to make sure I get it all (cause I'm a cheap old dude ).

Lee die sets are inexpensive and do the job. They're a little hard to find, as Lee does NOT have them available on their website. But today I found Lee 3-die sets for around $35 at both Titan Reloading and MidSouth Shooter's Supply.

TWYLALTR

Cheers.

I have a hard enough time with 9mm and 115gr slugs doing single stage. That would be good enough reason to not go though with searching out everything.

 

[homeuser6]

my 1907 savage is particularly fun at card table distance mag dumps. doesn't get shot much.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Only compelling argument I can think of is if you have a historical gun that shoots it. Also can be substituted for some guns such as Swiss revolver. Outside of that I think there are better and cheaper options. 2 cents.