The P32 is my favorite pistol. I see no point carrying big guns chambered for .32 caliber. If one likes revolvers .327 SP, LCR, or J frame would be sweet guns.
I figured we could start a thread and repository in the same manner we did for the .44 Magnum and .44 Special. Only here we concentrate on the .32s. The 327 Magnum, .32 H&R, .32 ACP, or whichever you like.
In the last year or so I have been hit up with a good number of requests for .327 Magnum and .32 H&R ammo. The only problem was I didn't make any. Plus didn't own any guns chambered in such cartridges. The same thing happened previously in reference to the .41 Magnum. One of the guys here, RJM1952 ended up sending out a gun and after a lot of waiting for components and other delays I was able to start making ammo.
Kind of the same thing happened here. I didn't own anything in .32. Along comes Bob and someone in the gun industry. Bob shipped out a 4" Ruger GP100 in .327 Magnum. Another person shipped out a Ruger LCR. So I bought a bunch of stuff to load with and the appropriate components.
After some testing, the final load was low recoil .32 H&R, 100 grain poly-cote full wadcutter.
At 25 yards with irons it shoots quite well, though I am going to have to out a red dot on to really get the most out of it, as my eyes just don't see iron sights like they used to.
Recoil is pretty much non existent in the GP100.
Switching to the LCR I was not as accurate with the tiny sights, but for 25 yards I won't complain.
I have been looking at some Single Sevens on Gunbroker and elsewhere.
I recall reading about Idaho 1945 plugging Rockchucks, and maybe a badger (not 100% sure on my memory on the badger part) with a .327 here.
Lot of cool stuff out there on both ends of the spectrum. You have very low recoil, 6 shot pocket guns with .32 H&R wadcutters, and some smoking fast .327 mag loads that are getting some pretty impressive numbers on the other end.
Are you selling those 32 loads?
Not quite yet, but will be eventually here.
I knew there were a good number of .32 shooters, but for whatever reason it seems to be one of those fun little guns that doesn't get mentioned as much as others.
Obviously it makes a pretty smoking good small game gun.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL.
The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world.
Here are a few of my 32's, 327's & 32/20's. These are great guns, low recoil, very accurate & a pound of powder goes a long way. I shoot nothing but powder coated cast & it works well for me.
Tell us about the Pronghorn Dick!
And the others too..
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL.
The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world.
Another one of my regrets. I failed to acquire one of those bisley single sevens when they were available cheap. I bought a SS bisley single six to use the parts to convert the single seven shown above. My gunsmith advised me after the attempt, the parts were not quite compatible.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
The first gun in the photo is my 8 shot Blackhawk 327 & a very dead rock chuck taken with the 116 gr GC HP & a hefty charge of H110. Second photo is the same gun with some ground squirrels, I made the stocks out of Amboyna Burl. The third photo is my 32 magnum single six shooting the RCBS 100 gr swc over 3.0 grs of WST, runs about 950 fps, very accurate & minimal recoil. Then the same gun along with my Buckeye 32/20 that also has a 32 magnum cylinder. Built on the Blackhawk frame, when using the 32 magnum cylinder you almost....almost have to look down the barrel to make sure the bullet is gone. Do NOT do this! Ermine with the 32/20 Buckeye & the 116 gr HP, this is a very fast load, could be used for deer with the heavy 135 gr bullet. These Ermine are called Weasels in the summer. Big rock chuck, taken with the 8 shot 327 Blackhawk & the 116 gr GC HP. Utah depredation antelope taken at 74 yds with the 8 shot Blackhawk & the 135 gr Ferminator GC HP. Even though this is a HP it is a long shank bullet & holds up very well on game. The antelope was down in 10-15 yds & complete penetration. Grouse with the single six 32 magnum & 3.0 grs of WST, very little meat damage with this load, you can eat the bullet hole. Blackhawk 32/20 target at 25 yds, extremely accurate with a cheap 1X4 scope. Shootist, limited edition edition Single Seven 327 with stag horn stocks, gun is reworked by Bobby Tyler of Friona, Texas, shoots better than I can. S&W 4" 16-4 in 32 magnum & combat stocks, scary accurate with either the 100 gr RCBS or a 100 gr plain base HP. 5.5 grs of WST makes it whistle Dixie!! S&W 32 Long 5 shot pocket gun. The double action master, Bob with my 8 shot 38 Super & 128 gr HP's, had to wrestle it away from him, he's a snake shooting it double action. Here's Bob with a Rock Chuck with the 16-4.
I had one of these 38 Supers the first year they came out, can't remember when that was but it's been probably 20 years ago & it would not shoot anything I put in it. And I stayed with it for a long time, Bob told me he had one & had the same problem, they just would not shoot. Both of us got rid of them. I also had one in an 8 shot 357 on the N frame. Then I found this one about 5 years ago & took a chance on it, knowing the history of them, at least some of them. This one is a real hummer with just about any load I feed it. A good cast bullet, sized a bit larger than my 1911's is the trick & it sings like Sinatra! I think it took 3-4 rounds of boxing to get it back from Bob.
A change of pace, a brace of auto's in 32ACP. Savage and Colt
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My one and only 32 . Local auction pickup basically because I had a couple boxes of ammo for one. Old school Smith hand ejector from around 1900
I've got one like that, too. Bought it like ten years ago, maybe more. I was amazed at how affordable it was, considering it was in pretty nice shape for a pre-war S&W revolver. I suspect it was its chambering that kept the price so reasonable. Not sure if that situation is still the norm, though. I haven't priced them, recently.