Lucky Gunner Video on 32 Revolvers

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I agree with SteadyD: it's odd to me that 32 revolvers, especially the magnums, aren't more popular. My wife and daughter and MiL like them. My wife and her mom have badly damaged wrists, but they can shoot 32 long or 32 magnum without much trouble. A lot of people act like there's nothing between 22 and 38.

Jeb and I seem to think alike on various things. This is my wife's "when husband is away from home" gun. I got it barely used for cheap. I'm guessing other prospective buyers were put off by the color.

Charter Arms 32 Magnum

Charter Arms 32 Magnum


I got this old thing for $140-something to try out the 32 H&R caliber. It still goes bang every time. It's a New England Firearms, "sister company" to H&R.
New England Firearms Model R73 in 32 H&R magnum

New England Firearms Model R73 in 32 H&R magnum


The Single Six is my favorite. It's a great shooter. It took me a while to find a decent one at a reasonable price. It was worth the wait.
Ruger Single Six 32 H&R magnum

Ruger Single Six 32 H&R magnum


SP101's just fit my hands awkwardly or something. Even with the larger grips I don't shoot this one as well as I'd like to. It's my only 327 magnum so far.
Ruger SP101 327

Ruger SP101 327


This one cost me around $125. It looks pretty rough but it shoots just fine. It's a Hand Ejector I-frame in 32 long, made in 1915 or 1916, IIRC.
Smith and Wesson Hand Ejector in 32 S&W long

Smith and Wesson Hand Ejector in 32 S&W long

 
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Jeb Stuart said:
Interesting thread. It would seem that if someone wanted a 32.cal, then because a small Snub nose gun IMO requires a lot of consistent training, then maybe it would be prudent to get another gun for training like a 22.cal. The cost of 32 H&R is so expensive. Getting a 22.ca; would not be a problem for myself, as I love to shoot the LCR22 which I use for both my Smith 642 and Ruger LCR9mm. Train with a 22, carry the 32?
This gun below does sound interesting. And it is priced very well. I confess to not know much about Charter Arms, but it appears to be a very nice gun.
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If that was six shots instead of five, I'd own one and carry it with .32 Long. Most .32 revolvers are six-shooters, but not the Charter. I don't know what they were thinking. I've been considering having an inch lopped off the barrel of one of my 4", or 4.25", Smith and Wessons .32's so I can carry it more easily. I keep watching for one of the 3" models but never see one for sale.
 
Tallball, no doubt you are completely aware of this, but you could put almost any J-frame grip you want on that S&W I-frame. I am sorry, but I like the old J-frame factory target grips so much that I cannot resist telling you. Thanks for putting up a picture. I like guns that shoot better than they look.
 
Thanks for the tip, Monac. I'll have to dig through my spare grips and see what I have lying around...
 
ok, i will bite... i lean to softer shooting handguns and although im trying to downsize i might try a 32 revolver, don’t necessarily need a magnum. i see h&r/nef priced under $200, rossi more. how are they?
 
jstert said:
ok, i will bite... i lean to softer shooting handguns and although im trying to downsize i might try a 32 revolver, don’t necessarily need a magnum. i see h&r/nef priced under $200, rossi more. how are they?
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Which ones are you looking at?

Are you looking for a shooter or something to carry? If the latter, I'd lean more toward smokeless powder versions of the large frame DAO top break auto ejectors. For example: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/802602187 You can often find them for much less. The large frames hold 6 instead of 5, and can use .32 S&W long. Smokeless models have the caliber marked on the barrel, older black powder guns do not.

I personally don't care for the solid frame H&R centerfires with swing out cylinders, just find them awkward looking and cheap feeling like the RG revolvers. Reloading is also slow, as you have to pull forward on the ejector rod rather than pushing or sliding a feature behind the cylinder like S&W, Colt, Charter, Ruger and others.
 
somethingbenign said:
I look at the 327 and the rest of the 32 family as the nerd round for revolver users. It looks amazing on paper but the only guys that get behind it or even know about it are the guys that are hobbyists that really enjoy comparing the finer details. Most of the shooters I know that will even consider a revolver just default to 357 or maybe 44 if they are trying to act extra manly. This is really a larger trend where many shooters won't look outside of 9, 45, 308, 223, and just now I'm seeing guys get some interest in 6.5cm. What a boring world to be so limited. The versatility of the 32 cal rounds is what really appeals to me. I can load and shoot down to 22lr for small game, plinking, and introducing new shooters and if I'm reading the charts on Buffalo Bore's site right the 130gr 327 qualifies for deer hunting in my state out of a rifle.
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As a person who doesn't hunt (yet) or do competitive shooting events, I don't want or need rifles outside of .223, .308, 7.62x39, or other common calibers, but in handguns, I find all the different calibers interesting and useful. .25 may be obsolete thanks to smaller .380's now, but those .380's will never be as small or easy to shoot as a Beretta 950.

.32 ACP is as small and light recoiling as you can get in a full size pistol. .32 revolvers are excellent shooters and extremely versatile, as you said.

It's really when you get up into the big bore magnum revolvers that the only reason to have them is for a serious hunting or large predator defense. Otherwise, who's going to conceal carry a .480 Ruger when they go grocery shopping?

There's nothing wrong carrying a .32 S&W Long chambered revolver, as long as the bullet goes where it's needed, it gets the job done. The .357 love is mainly due to ammo price/availability, high quality revolver availability, and machismo.
 
I only own one 32 revolver it’s a lil 3 inch 31 that belonged to a friends grandfather and she was selling it to make moving money. It was immaculate and came with the box, holster, original reciept and everything. I gave her full value for it. One day I will learn to reload because of that baby wheel gun. It’s a hoot to shoot. Only problem is cost and rarity of the feed. But an old Elmer Keith articlesold me on it I found when looking for info sank the deal.
 
Blkhrt13 said:
I only own one 32 revolver it’s a lil 3 inch 31 that belonged to a friends grandfather and she was selling it to make moving money. It was immaculate and came with the box, holster, original reciept and everything. I gave her full value for it. One day I will learn to reload because of that baby wheel gun. It’s a hoot to shoot. Only problem is cost and rarity of the feed. But an old Elmer Keith articlesold me on it I found when looking for info sank the deal.
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If you do start reloading, once you have the brass, they're dirt cheap to shoot. Graf's has many coated & uncoated cast bullet options for $35-$40 per 500, primers are cheap enough, and you get over 2,000 rounds of .32 long out of a pound of Unique or similar. You'll be able to shoot for 7¢-9¢/rd. Even with new Starline brass you're <30¢/rd.
 
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