How about a .32 caliber club?

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kBob said:
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
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If you had a spare Pedersen Device and a donor Springfield laying about you could have it rechambered from .30 French Long to .32ACP.......hmmmmmmm.:D
 
It should be noted here that Adolf Hitler was a fan of the Walther PPK in 7.65/.32 caliber , so much so that it was his instrument of choice when he provided a service to all of humanity in April of 1945.
 
I have a PP and a PPK/s in 32 ACP. I enjoy shooting them more than my PPK in 380ACP. One of these days I'll run across a PPK in 32 ACP.
 
One might say that .32 acp is the proper caliber for the PPK. The .380 version certainly has a snappy recoil.

Incidentally, the Hungarian Femaru was originally chambered in 9mm kurz (.380) , and was converted to .32 acp at the behest of the German military , unlike most .32 /.380 pistols of that era which evolved the other way around.
 
I thought I read about .32ACP adapters for an M1 but not run semi-auto.

We need something for a .32ACP Rifle.
10/32 would be neat honestly. A charger with a brace :D
Why can't anyone make a .32Super?
Take the case from 17mm,and lengthen it.
I'd be pleased with a 73 grain JHP going 1200-1300 fps in a double stack/slim-frame.
A .32S&W Long can fit in a 9MM Shield magazine. So stretch it that long/close, thicken the brass, and load it hot/fast burning.

.32-20's are a classic blackpowder friend.
Get a rifle, buy a few inexpensive revolvers in need of TLC, and repair/blue and be good to go. I've seen S&W's, Colt's, and clones go for sub 300 easy if you hunt around. Not mint guns, worn or repairable guns. If you can't fix it, don't own it.
 
the Pedersen device used a streatched .32ACP and the French used the cartridge under their own name for an SMG and a pair of pistols....some US surplus dealers in the 1950's even labeled the 7,65 French "the .32 Magnum" in ads.

Some might argue that the .30 carbine is a uber long .32 ACP.

A single shot .32 ACP cartridge adaptor can be made to work in .30-06, .308, and .30-30 rifles for sure. I occasionally play with a .308/.32 in a Savage 110 .308. One company offers a .32 adaptor they claim works with .32 H&R, .32 S&W Long, .32 S&W, and .32ACP. Others make the chamber adaptors in .327 Magnum and .30 carbine.

At one point Unique of France built a .22 pistol that had a separate stocked barrel system for turning a mid sized .22 into a .22 rifle. I frequently wondered why they had never done the same for their .32 ACP pistols. This would be like the current kits that convert 1911 series and Some GLocks into carbines.

I would like to see KelTec offer a longer barrel with front sight, a new slide with a visable rear sight and their 10 round magazine to turn their P32 into something like a Walther PP Sport. This might allow folks that carry a P32 everyday to have a better but still familar pistol for better home defense and casual plinking.

-kBob
 
To indulge in one of my traditional rants...

I cannot understand why people unable to tolerate recoil will own a 22 caliber handgun for SD without ever considering 32 S&W long (or short, for that matter). To me the recoil feels the same, but it shoots a bullet twice as heavy and 1.5 times as wide. It used to be a common police caliber.

To me, the perfect SD handgun for a "non-gun" person with wrist or hand problems is a 32 revolver. But when I've suggested that to people in the past, they've looked at me like I was completely insane. I just don't get it.

End rant.
 
Tallball said:
To indulge in one of my traditional rants...

I cannot understand why people unable to tolerate recoil will own a 22 caliber handgun for SD without ever considering 32 S&W long (or short, for that matter). To me the recoil feels the same, but it shoots a bullet twice as heavy and 1.5 times as wide. It used to be a common police caliber.

To me, the perfect SD handgun for a "non-gun" person with wrist or hand problems is a 32 revolver. But when I've suggested that to people in the past, they've looked at me like I was completely insane. I just don't get it.

End rant.
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I agree. Gun counter guys never think to recommend it to folks who want the simplicity of a revolver but can’t tolerate 38 special in a lightweight revolver. Even 32 H&R Magnum is a big step down in recoil. My wife loves hers. She can actually enjoy a range session and can shoot far more. It should be a much more popular caliber than it is.
 
SteadyD said:
I agree. Gun counter guys never think to recommend it to folks who want the simplicity of a revolver but can’t tolerate 38 special in a lightweight revolver. Even 32 H&R Magnum is a big step down in recoil. My wife loves hers. She can actually enjoy a range session and can shoot far more. It should be a much more popular caliber than it is.
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My wife is the same. She broke her wrists and arms when she was younger. A 38 special is very painful for her. She can shoot 32 S&W long no problem, and 32 H&R magnum doesn't bother her much. She has a 32 H&R magnum revolver for SD. She can shoot it fine and is confident/comfortable with it. A 22 would be an extremely poor substitute.
 
Back when Science Fiction writer Linda Evans was still a young'un and living away from the folks for the first time since college she chose to live in a town then known for violent attacks. Her family had been so much antis up north that as a girl she had been punished for making "gun fingers" and going bang bang with other kids. Her then roommate was a .38 Special kind of gal and eventually talked her into trying the two inch Charter Undercover .38. The thing frightened her and scared her so she quickly lost interest. (In defense of the Charter it also frightened a man with a screw driver attacking the .38 Special gal in a Gainesville parking lot so badly he changed his mind about messing with her about this time) When they got another room mate he had a Colt Police Positive Special in .32 Colt New Police (OK .32 S&W Long, but no way was Colt going to write that on THIER barrel) laying around as an extra. The room mates took Linda shooting again and she LIKED the .32 revolver. She even asked if she could keep it in her night stand. They developed a house hold defensive plan with fire lanes and "what to say and do" elements and practiced them, even to the extent of doing some actual in house shoot drills with wax loads and portable back stops.

She shot the bejeebers out of that thing. When an N framed Highway patrolman got handed to her (loaded with powder puff .38 wadcutters) she decided maybe a .38 was not so bad. Soon Fairly hot 158 grain LSWC in that heavy seemed like fun. She still did not like the buck and roar of say a .357 load.....but when another N frame in .44 Special showed up she decided maybe that was not so bad. ( She had it loaded with the first two rounds of Glaser safety slugs after moving to an apartment with insubstantial walls)

Anyhow she got into shooting via a .32 that served her well a couple of years, saw the value of firearms ownership, got heavily involved in 2AD issues as a result and became President of the Local NRA regional affiliate including for half the year that club won the NRA Club Of The Year Award.

Her gun learning also proved invaluable in making her Military Science Fiction and time travel novels she later wrote more fun and believable, all thanks to being introduced to shooting via the lowly .32 revolver.

-kBob
 
To me, the perfect SD handgun for a "non-gun" person with wrist or hand problems is a 32 revolver. But when I've suggested that to people in the past, they've looked at me like I was completely insane. I just don't get it.
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Have you ever considered you might be completely insane? Lol. Just kidding.

I recommend the 32 revolvers myself. My uncle was a Ft Worth Homicide cop and saw lots of shooting victims. He gave his wife a S&W model 31 in 32 long as her HD weapon. He felt it was plenty of power and easy for her to shoot. She loved it.
 
Clearly this thread has been a bad influence on me. It caused me to realize that I had never handled a center fire .32 revolver , and I got to wondering what I was missing.

Now I know.

For well under 2 bills I acquired a neat little I frame S&W , a .32 HE. The finish is well worn , and the grips are later replacements. The upside on the grips is that the magnas fill the hand a bit better than the originals - this is a very small frame after all. If you take a close look it appears that sometime in the past a previous owner became impatient with a loosening ejector rod - note the pliers marks on the otherwise nice mushroom cap. 4 1/4" barrel. 20180819_071853.jpg Shooting the I frame is truly pleasant , easy to put on target and no real recoil. The serial puts it around 1912 or so. It sure is nice the way the old ones keep turning up. All that time , and the side plate screws look untouched.

There you have it.
 
Not a revolver but it is a .32 cal.. She spent 7 years in pieces being tossed around. Finally took her out last night and put it back together.
 

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alickrick said:
Not a revolver but it is a .32 cal.. She spent 7 years in pieces being tossed around. Finally took her out last night and put it back together.
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Interesting gun, alickrick. You don't see a lot of them, and they are pricey you do. The grip is better shaped than an FN 1910, but the sights are still tiny, IIRC.
 
Yes, they are pretty tiny lol..Almost useless with my old tired eyes..But with a belly gun such as this, you really dont need sights anyway.
 
DWM model 22...7.65 cal. (.32 acp) made from 1921-1928 and sold thru 1931...manufactured in berlin germany...And found completely broken down soaking in a can of gas lol. Its a very close copy of the browning 1910.... Pretty much the only difference i could find would be the mag release and the grip safety....Shoots and cycles flawlessly... Stats say its a 7 round mag but you need a jack hammer and crowbar to stuff the 7th round in lol...Being what it is, ill stick to feeding it 6 at a time on the rare occasions it will be shot.
 
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alickrick said:
DWM model 22...7.65 cal. (.32 acp) made from 1921-1928 and sold thru 1931...manufactured in berlin germany...And found completely broken down soaking in a can of gas lol. Its a very close copy of the browning 1910.... Pretty much the only difference i could find would be the mag release and the grip safety....Shoots and cycles flawlessly... Stats say its a 7 round mag but you need a jack hammer and crowbar to stuff the 7th round in lol...Being what it is, ill stick to feeding it 6 at a time on the rare occasions it will be shot.
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I have a DWM like yours, but it does not have the original magazine; it has a genuine FN 1910 magazine instead. I have not fired the gun because of the tiny sights, but the FN mag fits and locks into place fine. Maybe an FN or FN repro magazine might be easier to load?
 
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