.455_Hunter
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Greetings,
I just picked up a nickel plated S&W Hand Ejector (I-frame) in .32 Long with a 4 3/8" (?) barrel and hard rubber grips. The gun is in good-very good finish condition, no bubba screw heads, perfect mechanics, and a somewhat pitted bore (too many corrosive primers?)
The serial number in 181XXX. Anybody have an idea when it was made?
The handling and balance characteristics of this gun is amazing. It screams to be shot! I slipped it into the pocket of my cargo shorts last night for a walk and I could hardly notice it was there.
The craftsmanship and engineering in this gun is very impressive. There are no stampings, castings, MIM, plastic or key locks, just finely fitted polished steel.
Who makes good .32 Long? I know the big three, plus others, make 98 gr. LRN loads. Federal makes a 98 gr. HBWC load too.
Given the relatively low velocity of the cartridge, what would be the best for shooting in my pitted bore- soft lead, hard cast lead, or jacketed?
Are there any commercial sources for loaded .32 Long featuring 100 gr. SWCs or JHPs.
Since this gun is solid frame, could this gun handle a ".32 Long +P" load? I am thinking a hard cast 100 gr. SWC or JSP at about 850 fps.
Thanks,
Hunter
I just picked up a nickel plated S&W Hand Ejector (I-frame) in .32 Long with a 4 3/8" (?) barrel and hard rubber grips. The gun is in good-very good finish condition, no bubba screw heads, perfect mechanics, and a somewhat pitted bore (too many corrosive primers?)
The serial number in 181XXX. Anybody have an idea when it was made?
The handling and balance characteristics of this gun is amazing. It screams to be shot! I slipped it into the pocket of my cargo shorts last night for a walk and I could hardly notice it was there.
The craftsmanship and engineering in this gun is very impressive. There are no stampings, castings, MIM, plastic or key locks, just finely fitted polished steel.
Who makes good .32 Long? I know the big three, plus others, make 98 gr. LRN loads. Federal makes a 98 gr. HBWC load too.
Given the relatively low velocity of the cartridge, what would be the best for shooting in my pitted bore- soft lead, hard cast lead, or jacketed?
Are there any commercial sources for loaded .32 Long featuring 100 gr. SWCs or JHPs.
Since this gun is solid frame, could this gun handle a ".32 Long +P" load? I am thinking a hard cast 100 gr. SWC or JSP at about 850 fps.
Thanks,
Hunter