Poll: .32 the caliber time has passed by?

[Mr Thomas]

Hi again , yes we own semi auto's as well , but my hips can't take the weight of a full size 1911 anymore. Hence the small j- frame revolvers

Mr Thomas

 

[Mikej]

7.65mm Semi-Autos (aka : .32 ACP) are the way to go......

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Rrrrright.....it was good enough for him. LOL.

Aloha, Mark

PS....more info.

.32 ACP - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Ahhh. I learned something here today, that I did not know. If I, were "00MikeJ", I, would have a licensee to kill, not BE killed!!
Good to know!

 

[Hotdog 7]

I think with the new 'ultimate carry' SW 432/632 revolvers, we're going to see a resurgence in the .32 caliber. One can't deny the advantages of .32 over .38 for a revolver. Admittedly, if .32 were more common I'd probably start carrying it but I shoot often enough that consistently finding .32 ammo would be a burden, its already hard enough to find .38 ammo that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

 

[Spitpatch]

ACP case topped with a 125gr Sierra MatchKing.
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Proprietary developers of the .251 Washington are considering a patent infringement suit at this very moment.

 

[CountryGent]

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.

Excellent point. Less recoil and an extra round in the J frame class isn't bad at all.

And interesting on the .32 S&W Long with respect to FBI guidelines. Time has passed that one by, but I always thought it got short shrift. I used to shoot a bit of it in a M1895 Nagant many moons ago and see classic Smiths in said from time to time.

 

[Member 45541]

Not a revolver but, it goes in my pocket quite often for short trips to the juice and boost!

 

[Wombat of Doom]

Excellent point. Less recoil and an extra round in the J frame class isn't bad at all.

And interesting on the .32 S&W Long with respect to FBI guidelines. Time has passed that one by, but I always thought it got short shrift. I used to shoot a bit of it in a M1895 Nagant many moons ago and see classic Smiths in said from time to time.

I didn't think of shooting it in a nagant… I have a .32 acp conversion cylinder, but 32long in a regular cylinder makes sense. ( I have a Czarist 1901 and a Soviet 1944)

 

[CountryGent]

Saw this for sale on a flatulent foray on the auction sites. A 1990 vintage S&W 631 Target in .32 H&R Magnum.



Alas, I have to be good. Consarn it.

 

[TTSX]

Saw this for sale on a flatulent foray on the auction sites. A 1990 vintage S&W 631 Target in .32 H&R Magnum.

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Alas, I have to be good. Consarn it.

I'm the high bidder on that one, now . We'll see if I still am in 12 days, I suppose

 

[TTSX]

I'm the high bidder on that one, now . We'll see if I still am in 12 days, I suppose

Forget 12 days, wasn't even two hours on the podium. Lame.

 

[Ben B.]

I have a 1903 Hand Eject S&W in .32 Long that is a peach at the range. I do need to do something about the excessive cylinder gap.

Followed that with an SP101 4.2" for which I load .32 H&R Mags, and later an LCR in .327 that has H&R ammo in it as well. I think the 6-shot .32 LCR is a perfect pocket gun. The .32s are cheap and easy ammo to reload.

 

[CountryGent]

Forget 12 days, wasn't even two hours on the podium. Lame.

Yah, I've noticed those 1990s vintage, full-sized, .32 H&R Magnum Smiths go for a pretty penny. They are very nice offerings, but I'm not entirely sure why they go so high. I've seen some well north of $3,000.

Parenthetically, I kind of kick myself for not picking up an Alfa Proj 761 in .32 S&W Long when they were plentiful and reasonably priced at Czechpoint USA.

 

[Greg S]

Started with an I frame 32 S&W Long, then a Ruger 32 H&R/32-20 and then two Model 16s 4 and 6" in the past 6 weeks.

32s are good for us old blue collar gents who hands are to arthritic from using them.

 

[CountryGent]

I confess I've been looking for something .32 in a wheelgun for a while now. I haven't quite found the right one. Last night I briefly bid on a rare Webley Ⅳ in .32 S&W Long*, before it went into a bidding war between some others. Neat, but not enough to get into that fray, and I just recently acquired a carbine from the Interwar period that will be picked up tomorrow.

Far more contemporary, the Ruger GP100, seven-shot, .327 Federal Magnum would fill the rôle magnificently. Alas, I can find no one who sells this. Perhaps I should ask the FFL I pickup aforementioned carbine from tomorrow.



* This:

 

[titsonritz]

If anything .32 has been making a resurgence, at least in revolvers, as exampled by Lipsey's Ultimate Carry in .32 H&R mag, which our very @Cerberus Group helped D.B. with load development.

 

[titsonritz]

Not a revolver but, it goes in my pocket quite often for short trips to the juice and boost!

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I much prefer a European style heal mag release like found on the Seacamp for a small pocket carry auto. I find it odd Beretta when would a button style on their Tomcat.

 

[Greg S]

A 4 5/8" Ruger Single 6 in 32 H&R just left SD today en route to my FFL. Boy those 32s sure multiply fast. I'm gonna have to keep them in separate pistol cases cause it don't take long for them to multiply.

 

[Cerberus Group]

If anything .32 has been making a resurgence, at least in revolvers, as exampled by Lipsey's Ultimate Carry in .32 H&R mag, which our very @Cerberus Group helped D.B. with load development.

I got a call from Darryl Bolke right after I got home from Arizona, from being at the Revolver Roundup at Gunsite last year...November 2023...he asked if I could make 32 Magnum rounds. I told him I could. He said they need to be calibrated to a certain revolver at 10 yards. I told him, can do...ship the revolver to me and I'll get it done.

He said, can't do as he can't discuss the certain revolver until it gets presented at SHOT...which was 2024.

He gave me the desired specs, and within a week I found a Ruger LCR in 327 Federal Magnum to use as the test specimen.

I sent samples, and nailed it on the 3rd shipment, and fortunately the rounds calibrated close on the LCR as well.

Since coming out with 32 S&W Long wadcutter last month, this and the 32 Magnum in both wadcutter and JHP have been hands down the hottest seller...averaging 500+ rounds sold per week being shipped all over the country.

Another 32 Magnum revolver is due to be presented at SHOT next January...so the resurgence of the 32 Magnum continues.

The 32 Magnum wadcutter round has had interesting gel performance results. In most cases, it'll tumble and end up base first, which cuts a nice permanent wound channel of 16+".

Chuck Haggard and myself will be presenting some ballistic testing on Monday of the Revolver Roundup this year...will be a good time of showing and explaining ballistic performance in person.

 

[Jay Walk]

114-year-old Savage 1907, it's just fun to shoot.

 

[aasbra]

I confess I've been looking for something .32 in a wheelgun for a while now. I haven't quite found the right one. Last night I briefly bid on a rare Webley Ⅳ in .32 S&W Long*, before it went into a bidding war between some others. Neat, but not enough to get into that fray, and I just recently acquired a carbine from the Interwar period that will be picked up tomorrow.

Far more contemporary, the Ruger GP100, seven-shot, .327 Federal Magnum would fill the rôle magnificently. Alas, I can find no one who sells this. Perhaps I should ask the FFL I pickup aforementioned carbine from tomorrow.

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I picked one of the blued Lipsey's GP100 in 327 up a couple months ago when a few showed up for sale over a couple week period on GunBroker. Had been watching for a bit but not able to find them very easily. Only had a chance to take it out to the range once so far, but I really like it and my SP101.