ammo for a colt 32

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• 62fuelie Member Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭

  March 2016 edited November -1

  The Colt .32 Det Spcl was designed for the .32 Long Colt (S&W long) which is considerably lower in operating pressure than the recent attempts to make the .32 a more effective defensive caliber. I wouldn't recommend the combination.

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• nmyers Member Posts: 16,879 ✭✭✭✭

  March 2016 edited November -1

  The .32 H&R mag produces up to 400 ft lbs of energy; the .32 long cartridge, for which this revolver was designed, produces up to 130 ft lbs.
  
  We report, you decide.
  
  Neal

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• rufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭

  March 2016 edited November -1

  Unless the chambers have been machined/reamed? To accept the longer in overall length 32 H & R mag ammo? Won't fit, as they are .070+ longer than the S & W Longs.

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• Mooseknuckle7 Member Posts: 6 ✭✭

  March 2016 edited November -1

  Thank you for the information... much appreciated!

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• Mooseknuckle7 Member Posts: 6 ✭✭

  March 2016 edited November -1

  Thank you for the information... much appreciated!

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• v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭

  March 2016 edited November -1

  This frame was designed to shoot the more powerful 38 special as well as 22LR and 32 S&W long, known as 32 New Police by Colt.

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• Hawk Carse Member Posts: 4,367 ✭✭✭

  March 2016 edited November -1

  There was one gunsmith who did a lively business rechambering Colt Police Positive Specials from .32 Colt PP (.32 S&W Long) to .32 H&R Magnum when that round was new. Numrich even had some .32 barrels and cylinders that were rechambered and fitted to convert .38s.
  
  But as rufe says, you can't "use" .32 H&R in a .32 long gun. Same deal as .357 vs .38, they lengthened the cartridge to keep it out of old guns. I would not rechamber an old .32 Hand Ejector.

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• Tflogger Member Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭

  March 2016 edited November -1

  Police Positives and Police Positive Specials have different cylinder lengths.
  The Numrich cylinders were for the specials.

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• pip5255 Member Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭

  March 2016 edited November -1

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.32_S&W_Long
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.32_Long_Colt
  
  good reading.

  just because you could doesn't mean you should

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