Any love for 32 calibre?

[The Kurgan]

.311 to .314 inch bullets...

32 Short Colt
32 Long Colt
32 S&W
32 S&W Long
32 H&R Magnum
327 Federal Magnum
32 ACP
32-20
7.5mm Swiss Ordnance
7.5mm Swedish Nagant
...other antique 32 calibre

 

[gravel]

All those Colt 1903 pocket owners couldn't be wrong. Also was a Euro police standard caliber for years.
Won't fall in to the stopping power debate, but it sure is worse than a bee sting. Even General Patton had one.

 

[skip1600]

... What about 7.62x25

 

[plinker 777]

I have a Savage 1905 in .32 acp...lovely cartridge, lovely gun.

 

[ruffbird]

Yep, some of the most fun guns to shoot, & I reload for them because ammo can be tough to find.
.32 S&W Long & .32 H&R magnum flavors are the ones I use!



Rugers, S&W, Taurus & a Marlin are the launch vehicles for them...



My Taurus in .32 Long (right side)


I love my .32's indeed!

 

[mudgunner49]

I've had a crazy mad love jones for a Ruger SSM Bisley with a 6.5" barrel since the first time I fired one. Every time I've seen one for sale I've been financially indisposed or he wife has been with me...

 

[gewehr76]

7.5 mm is not a 32 caliber. Its in . 308 range. One can use bullets in diameter of 312, but its like playing with fire.

 

[graydog]

The 32 H&R Magnum is a really mice cartridge to target shoot.

Graydog

 

[The Kurgan]

7.5 mm is not a 32 caliber. Its in . 308 range. One can use bullets in diameter of 312, but its like playing with fire.

Actually, not in the case of the 7.5mm Swiss Ordnance and 7.5mm Swede... which take .314 to .319ish calibre bullets respectively. Trust me, I live and breath my Swiss 1882. A .312 bullet is ok, but actually abit undersized. My premium loads use .314 lead wadcutters.

 

[The Kurgan]

Yep, some of the most fun guns to shoot, & I reload for them...
My Taurus in .32 Long (right side)...I love my .32's indeed!

Let me know if you ever want to part with that Taurus! That is one sweet piece.

 

[The Kurgan]

 

[gewehr76]

Actually, not in the case of the 7.5mm Swiss Ordnance and 7.5mm Swede... which take .314 to .319ish calibre bullets respectively. Trust me, I live and breath my Swiss 1882. A .312 bullet is ok, but actually abit undersized. My premium loads use .314 lead wadcutters.

7.5mm is 0.29527559 in inches. The name of the caliber is one thing but the size of bullet to use in the firearm is other. The 7.5 mm is roughly 300 on lands and may be 310 in the grooves. If you take your vernier caliper and measure the crown of your beautiful swiss revolver, you'd have the real dimension of the projectile when it leaves the barrel. As the measurement will vary, I'd bet it won't be anywhere near of 314 or even 312. Projectiles will swage and contour to the rifling and lands of the revolver when fired and 312 bullets will be in diameter of 308 when they leave the barrel. I'm not saying you can't use 312 or 314 for this caliber, its just I saw on the net a swiss revolver that was blown to shreds by using oversized projectiles. that's why I say its like playing with fire.
Just FYI
Regards.

 

[The Kurgan]

I have two boxes of original Swiss Ordnance military FMJ ammo. Headstamp dated 1958, 1961, and 1970. All bullets measure .319.
The revolver you speak of likely grenaded for the usual reasons... double charge, bore obstruction, fatiqued metal.

 

[zippp0]

.32 S&W Long is the favoured round for European target pistols for ISSF centre fire and NRA Centre fire competitions. Check out:

Pardini HP (now available with .32acp

Benelli 90S WC .32

Walther GSP Expert with .32 conversion

Hammerli SP20 with .32 conversion (now owned by Walther)

 

[wbaad]

7.5mm is 0.29527559 in inches. The name of the caliber is one thing but the size of bullet to use in the firearm is other. The 7.5 mm is roughly 300 on lands and may be 310 in the grooves. If you take your vernier caliper and measure the crown of your beautiful swiss revolver, you'd have the real dimension of the projectile when it leaves the barrel. As the measurement will vary, I'd bet it won't be anywhere near of 314 or even 312. Projectiles will swage and contour to the rifling and lands of the revolver when fired and 312 bullets will be in diameter of 308 when they leave the barrel. I'm not saying you can't use 312 or 314 for this caliber, its just I saw on the net a swiss revolver that was blown to shreds by using oversized projectiles. that's why I say its like playing with fire.
Just FYI
Regards.

Most people that have used oversize bullets in the 1882 resulted in stuck bullets.
The swede guns used .326 heeled bullets that were swaged down by a very large forcing cone

 

[wbaad]

Not too bad for first test at 15 yards...

 

[bushwhacker]

Know of a lady that shoots a 32 revolver in cowboy action in the states. Has a smaller frame to fit her small hand. In Kanukistan she has to shoot a .38. Not so happy about it. Now if she could only get cowboy action listed under the International Shooting Union, she would be good to go here too. Stupid politicians make stupid laws.

 

[The Kurgan]

Not too bad for first test at 15 yards...

hey wbaad... followed your posts on the Swiss rifle forum. Did you get two Swiss 1882's? The one in the photo looks great.
With a bit of practice, you can tighten those groups. With certain handloads, I am achieving 1- 11/2 inch groups at 12-15 metres.

 

[HammerliSP20]

Some of the American bullseye shooters are loading .32 ACP with a 60 grain bullet and getting sub 1 1/2" groups at 50 yards from a rest.

Better accuracy than the more popular (for now) .32 S&W Long.

 

[wbaad]

hey wbaad... followed your posts on the Swiss rifle forum. Did you get two Swiss 1882's? The one in the photo looks great.
With a bit of practice, you can tighten those groups. With certain handloads, I am achieving 1- 11/2 inch groups at 12-15 metres.

Yes I picked up 2. The photo was my first test cylinder out of the gun to experiment with some loads. It has the potential to be a tack driver with the right recipe. Any you would like to share? I was using the lee .311rn with 2.5g bullseye, but will bump it up to 2.6 due to a bit of un burned powder.
I have my other 1882 on the EE now. Can't justify 2 swiss beauties, they get jealous.
I would love to see the machinery and people that made these fine pieces of art back in 1896. It would take the finest craftsmen and about a million bucks to duplicate that gun today!