How about a .32 caliber club?

[SteadyD]

My wife and I each own a 327 LCR. I won’t bother with pics since it’s nothing exotic. We typically carry them with HSM’s loading of the XTP in 32 H&R Magnum. I’d love to get a Smith and Wesson 332 with titanium cylinder but they’ve become quite pricey anymore.

BTW, I am almost offended at how under appreciated the 32 family of cartridges is!

 

[JTHunter]

The condition of a firearm is the condition OF THE FIREARM ITSELF.!! Your gun is STILL a 98% gun, just without the box. If your gun is worth $XXXX amount of dollars in 98% condition, the absence of a box does not lower either the condition or the value of the gun. The presence of the original box DOES, of course RAISE the value of the overall package, but the value of the box is independent of and from the value of the gun.

Was someone trying to talk you into selling it to them at a cheaper price?

No. I had asked them the value of the gun and they asked about the box. They indicated that the presence of the box would have increased the overall value. It was "inherited" from my dad so it is unlikely to be sold.

 

[floridaboy]

I have a Charter in .32 s&w long and a keltec .32. Great little guns.

 

[floridaboy]

Why don't we just start a .32 club? Seems like there's one for plenty of other clubs, .32 ' s are under represented.

 

[If1HitU]

I have a .32 Jenning auto.

 

[TTv2]

No pictures yet, but H&R topbreak in .32 S&W Long, Heritage Rough Rider in .32 H&R, and because it's a .32 I'll say Henry .327. Will be getting a Ruger .327 by year's end, probably SP101 4.2 inch, but I really would like the LCRx 3 inch instead and Ruger don't want to make that.

For pistols, I'd really like to see a target pistol made, maybe on something like a beefed up Ruger Mark or S&W Victory. Not looking to buy a 2 grand Italian .32 pistol, but a $700 pistol a bit larger than the Ruger Mark would be awesome. I can handload the ammo and get the best performance possible out of it, get a nice long, heavy fluted barrel, good, adjustable sights that have a long sight radius, an RMR red dot mount... all that coupled with the low, low recoil of .32 ACP and you have fine, fine pistol indeed.

Best I can find within that price range that has the long barrel is a Beretta Model 100. Too many .32 ACP's are designed for concealed carry. I want a shooter.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

No pictures yet, but H&R topbreak in .32 S&W Long, Heritage Rough Rider in .32 H&R, and because it's a .32 I'll say Henry .327. Will be getting a Ruger .327 by year's end, probably SP101 4.2 inch, but I really would like the LCRx 3 inch instead and Ruger don't want to make that.

For pistols, I'd really like to see a target pistol made, maybe on something like a beefed up Ruger Mark or S&W Victory. Not looking to buy a 2 grand Italian .32 pistol, but a $700 pistol a bit larger than the Ruger Mark would be awesome. I can handload the ammo and get the best performance possible out of it, get a nice long, heavy fluted barrel, good, adjustable sights that have a long sight radius, an RMR red dot mount... all that coupled with the low, low recoil of .32 ACP and you have fine, fine pistol indeed.

Best I can find within that price range that has the long barrel is a Beretta Model 100. Too many .32 ACP's are designed for concealed carry. I want a shooter.

Well, the ultimate .32 ACP sight picture is one of these:

Yep, Armies Jager in Italy actually made a few .32 AR lookalikes back in the late '70s. I had the .22 version and it was one of the most accurate rifles I've ever shot- though not the most reliable.

 

[TTv2]

Well, the ultimate .32 ACP sight picture is one of these:
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Yep, Armies Jager in Italy actually made a few .32 AR lookalikes back in the late '70s. I had the .22 version and it was one of the most accurate rifles I've ever shot- though not the most reliable.

Cool to know someone made a .32 ACP rifle, but anything past 8 inches of barrel is a waste for .32 ACP as it adds nothing to velocity. Decreases it actually once you hit 16 inches.

 

[Monac]

Dang, I need to check out the rifle section and see what people say about the Henry lever action in 327 Federal. I wish it was a pump - I have never been handy with a lever action.

 

[kBob]

TTv2,

That was not my experience using .32ACP in a .308 Savage 110 with adaptor cartridges. In that 20 inch barrel velocities were higher than listed in pistols. Accuracy from the adaptors was however only between 1 and 1&1/2 inches at only 25 yards so 4 to 6 MOA. That I was unhappy with. I feel that was the "fault" of the adaptor cartridge though. Of course there was no rifling in the adaptor so there was about an inch of free bore and that may have contributed to higher than expected velocities. I would love to shoot one of the Armi Jagers in .32ACP. Only had one chance to buy one but was a poor college student at the time and he thought it was made of gold or something.

-kBob

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

TTv2,

That was not my experience using .32ACP in a .308 Savage 110 with adaptor cartridges. In that 20 inch barrel velocities were higher than listed in pistols. Accuracy from the adaptors was however only between 1 and 1&1/2 inches at only 25 yards so 4 to 6 MOA. That I was unhappy with. I feel that was the "fault" of the adaptor cartridge though. Of course there was no rifling in the adaptor so there was about an inch of free bore and that may have contributed to higher than expected velocities. I would love to shoot one of the Armi Jagers in .32ACP. Only had one chance to buy one but was a poor college student at the time and he thought it was made of gold or something.

-kBob

What TTV2 was referring to is the fact that pistol cartridges achieve their maximum velocity in barrels between 8 and 16". After inch 16 they start to slow down again. So while a 20" .32 would be faster than one from a 3" barrel, it is slower than one from a 15-16" barrel.

This is why military submachine guns have 7-9" barrels. At that point they have achieved their maximum velocity.

 

[TTv2]

What TTV2 was referring to is the fact that pistol cartridges achieve their maximum velocity in barrels between 8 and 16". After inch 16 they start to slow down again. So while a 20" .32 would be faster than one from a 3" barrel, it is slower than one from a 15-16" barrel.

This is why military submachine guns have 7-9" barrels. At that point they have achieved their maximum velocity.

That and the barrels are stiffer, so they're more accurate, especially after they've had a few hundred rounds put through them in minutes. I'm finding out that all these 16 inch pistol carbines have 6 inches worth of barrel that doesn't need to be there, it just is because of SBR laws and regulations.

 

[Mark 40]

Here is my LCR 327. Carry BlackHills 32 H&R Magnum JHP in it.

 

[Oldman11]

I surely thought I would see a Smith Wesson K.32 masterpiece somewhere in all of these .32’s. I have one my uncle left me,great shooter. I also have two more .32 long,and a .32 hr mag. I had a .327 but got rid of it because it was too loud. Also got rid of my .32 auto for some reason.

 

[GEM]

I shot my SW 632 in a match yesterday. Just to touch up revolver skills. BTW, you need to practice revolver trigger pull - you get rusty.
Anyway, I shot a mix of SW Long and Fed. 32 HR mag 85 gr. The SW Long would not knock down a steel popper. The 32 Mag knocked over a steel plate but not a popper. Didn't shoot 327 mag though. Maybe next time.

 

[franco45]

I currently only own two. I have a 431pd and a Colt 1903.

 

[JayZee]

^Two pocket guns seperated by time

I have a .32S&W topbreak that was made by H&R. 2 inch barrel, snub nose, hammerless model. Blued gun and in good shape for almost 130 years old. It was my FIRST CCW. I live in a restrictive state, and was very broke at the time. I was able do get the H&R for 120 shipped to my door being antique. Bought one box of 85grain LRN. Should have been blackpowder..but five smokeless in a pinch wouldn't hurt it...get off me type of situation.

We have a handgun roster to abide by, sometimes guns slip through...legally and my Keltec was blessed to have made it.

Just got my first Keltec P32 and it will certainly NOT be my last! Gen1 gun, came with box, three mags, paperwork, belt clip(not a fan of) and Blue bag. Put Aqua Europium on the notches for glow sights.

Plans; SS Guide rod & dedicated holster.(using generic Uncle Mike's)

So far I have put maybe 125 through it first hand. All in all, in love. ONLY malfunction occurred from my first shots due to limpwristing. I shot; 71 gr RNFMJ Aguilla, 71 WWB FMJ(truncated nose), and SOME of my 73 grain Fiocchi( I have only one box).

I wish the WWB was loaded like the Fiocchi. The FN would be helpful for wound channel. I have some older Winchester Silvertip. 60 grain, entire box unused. I have mixed feelings about carrying them. Currently keeping a Silvertip in the pipe and the first on top in the magazine rest being Fiocchi. Backup magazines are only Fiocchi.

Buffalo Bore looks like a neat carry load.
All the data I find suggests; Fiocchi, Geco, S&B being top ranked in power. Sadly none are flatnose.

Included a picture of my Europium painted sights. I charge them for 15 minutes each with a UV light. Lasts all night and well into the morning. I usually get 4-5 hours with only a few minutes of charge. Plenty good for a night out on the town.

KEEP collecting .32's!!!!

 

[khari]

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...Buffalo Bore looks like a neat carry load.

Never tried the .32 ACP offering but I have shot several other calibers from them, including .327 FM, .45 LC, .44 Mag, .380 ACP and .458 SOCOM. If it's anything like their .380 ACP +P then absolutely buy the .32 ACP +P safe in the knowledge that it will hit harder than almost any other .32 ACP cartridge out there.

 

[Water-Man]

SP101 3" .327 Fed Mag added recently.

 

[Waveski]

FEMARU P Mod 37

The designer - Frommer - seems to have had an affinity for the 1911. This was a compact pistol intended as a sidearm for the Luftwaffe. Note Waffenamt on upper trigger guard.

 

[kBob]

Wazski,

Thanks for that picture.

Unfortunately you have jarred loose yet another -kBob story.....

One a range day for the NRA Basic pistol safety course nd older gentleman asked if he could shoot his bring back from WWII, We were pleased to let him do so. Another instructor helped him and he pulled out one of those M37s. I noticed he was having some difficulty but was with another student. After a bit the other instructor called me over and told me the old guy was having difficulty inthat they were getting "stove pipes" amd mever fired more than two rounds in a row. I stood on the guys left and watched the gun for the next shot. There was a bit of flame and smoke at the breech and there was a spent case standing in the breech area. I asked to see the gun as it was and dropped the spent shell at my feet. I asked what sort of ammo he was using and was he using 7.65. He explained that some one had told hime 7.65 was .32 caliber and that was what he was shooting. Thinking that given the blast at the breech that there might be evidence on the brass of a problem I picked up the piece I had just ejected at my feet.

There was a problem.....

He was in fact using .32 caliber ammunition, but rather than .32 ACP he was using .32 S&W. Yep, the rimmed short .32 S&W revolver cartridge.

I was amazed they even went into the magazine. The rim prevented the breech from going fully forward so even with the lesser charge of the S&W cartridge the action was opening a bit fast. The extractor was not engaging the rim so when the ejector was hit the cartridge case just spun freely and did not lever out of the gun.

I had a medicine pill bottle in my range kit that had 25 or so rounds of .32ACP FMJ on it and let him use that (after shooting five myself). He shot 13 rounds and kept the rest in the gun for HD that day. I gave him a business card from the club with ".32 ACP, .32 AUTO" and " FMJ, FMC, MC" written on the back and he was a happy fellow.

Neat little guns.....if you feed them right.

-kBob

 

[JayZee]

There was a problem.....
He was in fact using .32 caliber ammunition, but rather than .32 ACP he was using .32 S&W. Yep, the rimmed short .32 S&W revolver cartridge.
I gave him a business card from the club with ".32 ACP, .32 AUTO" and " FMJ, FMC, MC" written on the back and he was a happy fellow.
-kBob

Hahaha nice of you to help him out...I saw a guy at Wallyworld the other day..he was buying .380ACP and he askes the clerk "this will work in a .38 Super right?" Guy replies with "I think so" having no CLUE..." He was closing the glass doors and I told him "NO...don't use it. Wouldn't hurt you...but..380 ACP is NOT .38 Super..." Walmart guy looked mad like he worked on commission? The man was grateful though, it was his Uncles 1911 and he just lost his uncle. He remarked he almost bought .38 Special till the clerk was "kind" enough to say "those go in revolvers"...

Not a .32 discussion but whats .06 anyways?

Sidenote, there are a FEW .32/.38 S&W semi guns. Very early made, but funky weapons. Seen them on Forgotten Weapons.

 

[kBob]

Walther made their GSP/OSP types in .32 S&W Long in the early '70s for use in the centerfire portion of the old three gun match. I can not recall if they used only wadcutter like the AMU .38 Specials and the S&W 52. The convertible model Walther had a .22LR and .32 S&W Long "upper" in the kit.

I used the .22LR variant on turning targets for Rapid fire pistol for a bit. I just could not slow myself down to shoot the first two sets of targets at the allowed speed and ended up firing all three sets at the last set speed. We tried a metronome, folks clapping, and folks singing, no matter.

I shot a Hamerellii (SP?) that a member loaned me for 50 meter slow fire. It was the older back up gun of the German that was helping me learn ISU type sports. With his single shot 50 meter pistol he could out shoot me standing with my scoped Anshutz hunting rifle, at 50 meters, a humbling experience.

I will say that in my German Club in Neu Ulm across the river from Ulm an Danau and with several Walther Employees as members that the most common .32 pistol was the Walther PP, surprising, eh?

-kBob

 

[JayZee]

Well, the ultimate .32 ACP sight picture is one of these:
View attachment 796486
Yep, Armies Jager in Italy actually made a few .32 AR lookalikes back in the late '70s. I had the .22 version and it was one of the most accurate rifles I've ever shot- though not the most reliable.

I wish they made more rifles in .32 ACP if you ask me. .300Blackout-.32ACP conversion anyone?

 

[kBob]

Ha! How about a Ruger 10/32?

how about something like a Ceiner conversion for the Mini-30?

Now I have to wonder if one could use .32ACP in a modified M-1 carbine, like maybe if you had one of the older commercials gathering dust in a closet somewhere.

Talk about low unit numbers, these would have to be a labor of love by someone like our MarkIVshooter.

-kBob