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Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18887856 10/31/23
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,235 C/NEPA WOODS Doc_Holidude Campfire Regular
Doc_Holidude Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,235 C/NEPA WOODS	Jeezum…that’s a beauty! Congrats! 👍😎 Livin ain’t killed me yet, but it’s workin on it!

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Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18887886 10/31/23
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,661 NW Nevada GunGeek Campfire Ranger
GunGeek Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,661 NW Nevada	Originally Posted by gnoahhh Finally arrived. 1940-vintage Colt Officer's Model Target, 6" heavy barrel, .32 Long. Some bluing loss at muzzle both sides, nary a turn mark on cylinder, timing/lockup perfect as is bore. Original box signed by a "Capt. Murphy", anybody know him, haha! Very pleased, been wanting one of these for many years but was always unwilling to pay the high tariff commanded by them. (Fairly rare and not many made because .32's were long out of fashion among bullseye shooters by the time this one was made. The .38 Special was kingshit by then.) I snagged this one for about half of what they commonly go for, but still wasn't exactly cheap! Can't wait to shoot it. Color me green with envy. My 1937 OMT is one of my absolute favorites. That one is a real keeper.

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18888754 10/31/23
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,722 Eastern PA steve99 Campfire Tracker
steve99 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,722 Eastern PA	Beautiful revolver Gary! "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed-unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." James Madison

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18888779 10/31/23
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,634 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna
Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,634 Anchorage, AK USA	NICE!!! Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18894994 11/02/23
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,721 Michigan, In , Boon S saddlering Campfire Ranger
saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,721 Michigan, In , Boon	Nice Pistol Gary! Enjoy it buddy. Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

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Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18895252 11/02/23
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,812 Likes: 2 Clinging to our God and Guns Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger
Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,812 Likes: 2 Clinging to our God and Guns	Only thing wrong with that is it ain't in my safe!🙂 Nice one Gnoahhh!. Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18900861 11/04/23
Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 778 Likes: 5 Dallas, TX AdventureBound Campfire Regular
AdventureBound Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 778 Likes: 5 Dallas, TX	Nice snag. Congrats. Adventure is the only thing you buy that makes you richer

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18901090 11/04/23
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 30,935 Likes: 1 USA J jwp475 Campfire 'Bwana
jwp475 Campfire 'Bwana J Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 30,935 Likes: 1 USA	Originally Posted by gnoahhh It'll compliment my Colt OM Target .38 of the same vintage. Now for a .22 to complete the set. Excellent snag. I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18933030 11/16/23
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,133 Freedom Pugs Campfire Ranger
Pugs Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,133 Freedom	So this is interesting. Gary and I were hunting together last week on our family place in KY and we each brought our .32s. His has the Colt-wood grips, mine have wood but otherwise identical and only 65 serial numbers apart! His came from Georgia, mine from Alaska. I sent a request in for a Colt letter. They're running about 150 days but it will be interesting to see what it says. Clearly my serial # search that showed it was a 1950s gun's in error. If something on the internet makes you angry the odds are you're being manipulated

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18934673 11/17/23
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,101 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh OP Campfire Ranger
OP gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,101 Annapolis, Md.	Pretty remarkable, huh?! "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

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Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18934698 11/17/23
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,101 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh OP Campfire Ranger
OP gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,101 Annapolis, Md.	Pretty remarkable, huh?! "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18935535 11/17/23
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,721 Michigan, In , Boon S saddlering Campfire Ranger
saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,721 Michigan, In , Boon	Great pistols, but we're any deer harmed? Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

Re: .32 Goal Reached saddlering #18936388 11/17/23
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,133 Freedom Pugs Campfire Ranger
Pugs Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,133 Freedom	Originally Posted by saddlering Great pistols, but we're any deer harmed? Some. But it’s always great to get away with buddies. The venison is extra. If something on the internet makes you angry the odds are you're being manipulated

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18938975 11/19/23
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,721 Michigan, In , Boon S saddlering Campfire Ranger
saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,721 Michigan, In , Boon	Congrads, nice Buck and Sweet rifle! Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

Re: .32 Goal Reached TheKid #18939011 11/19/23
Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 773 Minor Hill TN / Hillsboro AL E EddieSouthgate Campfire Regular
EddieSouthgate Campfire Regular E Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 773 Minor Hill TN / Hillsboro AL	Originally Posted by TheKid That is one awesome shooter. Very nice score. I had multiple opportunities in a past life to buy Officer’s Models in 38 and 22, cheap even. Same for a very awesome and very reasonable priced New Service Target. I passed them all because I “wasn’t a Colt guy”. Now I feel like I wasn’t a Colt guy but I was a dumbass. Good thing is once you have realize your faults you can work to correct them. Last edited by EddieSouthgate; 11/19/23. Grumpy old man with a gun.....Do not touch . Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. Don't bother my monument and I'll leave yours alone.

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #19016797 12/15/23
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,387 Likes: 1 Idaho, USA Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger
Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,387 Likes: 1 Idaho, USA	There's another one of these for sale on gunbroker right now, Colt Officer's Model Heavy Barrel .32 Long, 1939 vintage. Looks to be a bit more worn than yours but would still make a fine shooter. Current bid is $240 with almost 9 days to go; the auction ends at 9:00 PM Eastern time on Christmas Eve, maybe not the most well thought out ending time. Anyway, it'll be interesting to see how much someone wants to pay for a nice Christmas present. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1023774671 Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #19017149 12/16/23
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colodog Campfire Tracker C Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 5,733 North Carolina	Wow, they're all beautiful! My 32H&R revolvers may have to make room for a classic! "Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them. You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend." Isak Dinesen

Re: .32 Goal Reached Jim in Idaho #19017201 12/16/23
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,101 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh OP Campfire Ranger
OP gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,101 Annapolis, Md.	Originally Posted by Jim in Idaho There's another one of these for sale on gunbroker right now, Colt Officer's Model Heavy Barrel .32 Long, 1939 vintage. Looks to be a bit more worn than yours but would still make a fine shooter. Current bid is $240 with almost 9 days to go; the auction ends at 9:00 PM Eastern time on Christmas Eve, maybe not the most well thought out ending time. Anyway, it'll be interesting to see how much someone wants to pay for a nice Christmas present. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1023774671 Indeed. It would be an excellent example for shooting while not worrying about condition loss. It'll be fun watching it to see how high it goes. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: .32 Goal Reached Pugs #19392098 04/17/24
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,133 Freedom Pugs Campfire Ranger
Pugs Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,133 Freedom	As an update to this post. The Colt letter arrived today. Mine (and I bet Gary's) was part of a shipment of 400 .32s to the state of Mass on Jan 18 1941. Gary's research found this. Massachusetts thought they ordered 400 .38's for the State National Guard. Someone in the procurement office screwed up and typed in ".32" instead and nobody caught it. Colt dutifully provided them. Mass tried to renege but Colt "stuck to their guns" and was eventually paid. The guns languished for years in a warehouse until sold as surplus. How mine ended up in North Pole AK remains a mystery. I think in another post Gary noted his had been bored out to accept .32 H&R by an outfit in AZ that apparently bought a bunch at surplus - Why mine wasn't I have no idea. Originally Posted by Pugs So this is interesting. Gary and I were hunting together last week on our family place in KY and we each brought our .32s. His has the Colt-wood grips, mine have wood but otherwise identical and only 65 serial numbers apart! His came from Georgia, mine from Alaska. I sent a request in for a Colt letter. They're running about 150 days but it will be interesting to see what it says. Clearly my serial # search that showed it was a 1950s gun's in error. If something on the internet makes you angry the odds are you're being manipulated

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #19393164 04/17/24
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 21,955 H HawkI Campfire Ranger
HawkI Campfire Ranger H Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 21,955	As rare and unique as the old iron target 32s were and are, they take on a special place for those who appreciate them. "Magnumitus" and manufacturing proclivities have left us with few 32s to latch on to. Good to see some of the good ones get a few of the few.

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