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.32 Goal Reached #18885200 10/30/23
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.	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. "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 #18885287 10/30/23
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gregintenn Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,076	Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing.

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18885293 10/30/23
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	Very nice. Have been playing with an Officer's Model Match .38 for a while now and can appreciate just what fine revolvers these are. Where did you manage to find that one? Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18885297 10/30/23
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.	It'll compliment my Colt OM Target .38 of the same vintage. Now for a .22 to complete the set. "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 Jim in Idaho #18885311 10/30/23
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 Very nice. Have been playing with an Officer's Model Match .38 for a while now and can appreciate just what fine revolvers these are. Where did you manage to find that one? Guns (Gin?) International. I had been engaged in a long-winded phone conversation with my long distance GF, and drinking because, well, she drives me to drink sometimes, and was multi-tasking the whole time by perusing the gun sites. When I stumbled onto this one I said "I gotta go, talk to you later. Click." "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 #18885386 10/30/23
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,133 Freedom Pugs Campfire Ranger
Pugs Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,133 Freedom	Twins As you know, I really like shooting the .32. Pleasant recoil and accuracy. Mines a 1952 model. I think it's time to start searching for a K32 to match it. If something on the internet makes you angry the odds are you're being manipulated

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18885410 10/30/23
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WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,784 Likes: 1 Wyoming	Beautiful pistol. Congratulations. Molon Labe

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18885433 10/30/23
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 Likes: 13 South Florida deflave Campfire Sage
deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 Likes: 13 South Florida	Awesome. Congrats. Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

Re: .32 Goal Reached Pugs #18885663 10/30/23
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 Pugs Twins As you know, I really like shooting the .32. Pleasant recoil and accuracy. Mines a 1952 model. I think it's time to start searching for a K32 to match it. Allen, bring it along next week and we'll have a duel! Yeah, a K-32 is right up there too, to go with my K-22 and K-38. Jesus, so many guns that a fella needs..... Last edited by gnoahhh; 10/30/23. "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 #18885669 10/30/23
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Pugs Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,133 Freedom	Will do! If something on the internet makes you angry the odds are you're being manipulated

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Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18885880 10/30/23
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,809 Likes: 3 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger
Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,809 Likes: 3 West of the Blue Ridge	Nice snag! Bunnies, beware…… What fresh Hell is this?

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18885895 10/30/23
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OP gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,101 Annapolis, Md.	And empty beer cans, and steel plates, and fresh dropped walnuts! "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 #18886075 10/30/23
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Woodpecker Campfire Regular W Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 500 Michigan	I gotta tell you that is a fine piece. I have two Officer Model Heavy barrels one is 22 the other 38 special with factory option Roper grips. Both are pre-war second issue. These are extremely nice hand fitted revolvers and most Bullseye shooters say the ‘ improved action ‘ was the best. I can’t argue with this at all. I’ve had later 5th issue guns and though nice there is a big difference in my hands. The Pythons are actually a far cry from those pre-war revolvers in fit and finish. Oh yea the box is a big plus too. Always wanted a 32 but they as hard to find as a cherry in SF Rick

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18886138 10/30/23
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PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,563 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA	That's a good looking revolver.

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18886236 10/30/23
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HawkI Campfire Ranger H Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 21,957	I'm pretty damn happy for you! Enjoy.

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18886353 10/30/23
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PennDog Campfire Regular P Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,934 Pennsylvania	That’s a beauty gnoahhh…..I didn’t even know these were made in .32 - would love to see some targets with that one!! PennDog

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18886429 10/30/23
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TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,184 Likes: 1	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.

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18886482 10/30/23
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StGeorger Campfire Regular S Joined: May 2018 Posts: 1,509 St. George, Utah	Nice! Old guy, old guns.

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18886598 10/30/23
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,372 Likes: 7 south of south local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana
local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,372 Likes: 7 south of south	Originally Posted by gnoahhh Originally Posted by Pugs Twins As you know, I really like shooting the .32. Pleasant recoil and accuracy. Mines a 1952 model. I think it's time to start searching for a K32 to match it. Allen, bring it along next week and we'll have a duel! Yeah, a K-32 is right up there too, to go with my K-22 and K-38. Jesus, so many guns that a fella needs..... Beautiful piece, gnoahhh!!! The other one, too! Congrats on 2 great finds! Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18886629 10/30/23
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skeen Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas	Very cool, congrats!

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18887856 10/31/23
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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!

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18887886 10/31/23
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GunGeek Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,663 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
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saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,723 Michigan, In , Boon	Nice Pistol Gary! Enjoy it buddy. Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

Re: .32 Goal Reached gnoahhh #18895252 11/02/23
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Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,816 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
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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
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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
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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

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: 17,723 Michigan, In , Boon S saddlering Campfire Ranger
saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,723 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
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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
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saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,723 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
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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
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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
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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
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HawkI Campfire Ranger H Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 21,957	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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