triumphlover
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just got a forehand&wadsworth 5 shot 32 what are the recomended loads cartidge powder bullet primer? the gun is solid i plan to shoot with black powder . thanks:
32s&w
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I would not recommend shooting that old F&W at all; if in good shape it is more valuable as a collectors item than as a shooter. It is probably chambered for the .32 S&W Short and should be OK with the factory ammo. If you want to load black powder, COTW says 9 grains of ffg will give an 85 grain bullet 680 fps MV. You might want to start low and work up.
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triumphlover
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thanks for the tip on the 85 grain it was made 1877 to 1890 i dont want to shoot smokless i will shoot low bp loads. its only worth $35 to $100 its a shooter
Josey
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WHOA! CAS has changed prices on those suicide specials. I recently saw a F&W 32 S&W for $400.00. The last shooter F&W I saw was in poor condition. The price was still $200.00. CAS shooters are snatching up pocket pistols. The prices are going up as supplies dwindle down. I also would retire that functional F&W. 32 S&W blanks are available if you must drop the hammer.
triumphlover
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that iver johnson is real close the f&w is nickle not top break will post pics when my daughter brings camera back.i found the f&w when a coworker asked me if i could look at it and see if i could unload it for his mother it was her inlaws been in drawer for 40 years
it was her inlaws been in drawer for 40 years
Gatofeo
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Check that Forehand & Wadsworth.
Many of them were made for RIMFIRE .32 and .38 cartridges. Obviously, this won't work with a centerfire cartridge such as the .32 S&W.
Some years back I almost bought one for a tinkering gun, it was in good cheap and low-priced, and figured I could reload .32 black powder shells for it.
Then I realized I was looking at a rimfire revolver. I passed on it. You can still buy rimfire .32 Short shells, newly made in South America and imported into the U.S., but they're very expensive.
Also, they're loaded with smokeless powder and I don't know that I'd trust a smokeless cartridge in such an old gun.
Something to think about --- check the placement of that firing pin!
Many of them were made for RIMFIRE .32 and .38 cartridges. Obviously, this won't work with a centerfire cartridge such as the .32 S&W.
Some years back I almost bought one for a tinkering gun, it was in good cheap and low-priced, and figured I could reload .32 black powder shells for it.
Then I realized I was looking at a rimfire revolver. I passed on it. You can still buy rimfire .32 Short shells, newly made in South America and imported into the U.S., but they're very expensive.
Also, they're loaded with smokeless powder and I don't know that I'd trust a smokeless cartridge in such an old gun.
Something to think about --- check the placement of that firing pin!
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