Seems like the 32 is hanging in there ... I always had a soft spot for 32 Caliber revolvers.. I owned a few over the years .. but seemed like they were stuffed in the safe eventually.. and traded off ... I guess I never really understood the 32 ...
(and when I say 32 .. its the 32 Long , 32 H&R and now 327 ... )
Seemed like I would migrate back to the 357/38
Or heaven forbid bottom feeders ...
I dabbled in the 32 Long & 32 H&R back in the late late 80’s & early 90’s .. I owned several H&R revolvers in the 32 S&W long and 32 H&R ..
Ammo for the 32 Long was plentiful and inexpensive.. I remember going to the LGS and buying LRN 32 Long ammo for $7.00 -$9.00 a box of 50 ... at a local community store I bought a box of loose 300 rds 32 long for $15.00 .. . the
32 H&R ammo was a bit harder to find .. no Google then ,
Being I hand loaded 38 spl .. my buddy would cast me bullets with the unlimited wheel weight lead I supplied for him .. I remember one Saturday I collected a 5 gallon bucket with lead wheel weights ... had to roll it in his garage on a dolly ....
Just before the Covid.. I was in search of a
32 H&R .. actually had a titanium cylindered S&W 6 shot J frame lined up for 6 bills .. as new in box
But the world went crazy . Seller backed out and
I turned my sights on Charter and their revamped 6 shot Undercoverette ... but production was slow .. and no UL in sight unless they were pink framed...
And I then turned my search for a LCR327
Im a LCR fanboy... Im pre-sold on the LCR concept
I lucked up .. found one NIB at a LGS at a normal price ... and purchased it ...
Due to serious spinal cord injury I have been unable to seriously work with the LCR327
I had surgery in late December and still recovering,, arms, hands and fingers still experiencing numbness and lack of coordination..but improving.. I have had limited range time .. enough to compare recoil.. between 32 Long , 32 H&R & 327 ... vs 38 and 357 in LCRs ... have not been able to do any real target shooting due to neck braces and balance problems and such ..
but in the LCR327 , 32 Long recoil is extremely low .. fun to shoot, 32 H&R recoil similar to 38spl Wadcutters.... and 327 similar to 38spl +P in the LCR357 ... but it has a crack !!!
I do hope the 32 family sticks around,...
when the Gun madness ends .. I hoping to pick up a Charter Undercoverette UL in 32 H&R
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