Hey everyone, I have an old S&W .32 long colt and I was wondering if there were other cartridges that would fit it. I've been searching everywhere for .32 long colt ammo but I can't find anything. Could use some help please.
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S&W .32
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Could it be chambered for the .32-20 cartridge?
That was pretty popular in revolvers of the 1900-1930's era,
although it was also available for lever action rifles.
That was pretty popular in revolvers of the 1900-1930's era,
although it was also available for lever action rifles.
An Official Journal Of The NRA | The .32-20 Winchester Center Fire: History & Performance
Born from a desire for a faster and flatter shooting cartridge, the .32-20 Winchester Center Fire cartridge came to the world stage at the end of the 19th century as a popular option for revolvers and lever-action rifles alike, but its popularity eventually dwindled as the 20th century progressed.
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"Not to be outdone, Smith & Wesson chambered its .32-20 WCF Hand Ejector First Model in the Winchester cartridge."
Thank you for the link that actually helped more than anything I've found so farAn Official Journal Of The NRA | The .32-20 Winchester Center Fire: History & Performance
Born from a desire for a faster and flatter shooting cartridge, the .32-20 Winchester Center Fire cartridge came to the world stage at the end of the 19th century as a popular option for revolvers and lever-action rifles alike, but its popularity eventually dwindled as the 20th century progressed.www.americanrifleman.org
QUOTE:
"Not to be outdone, Smith & Wesson chambered its .32-20 WCF Hand Ejector First Model in the Winchester cartridge."
32/20 or .32 WCF interchangeably. This cartridge was a popular varmint/rifle round and was adapted to revolvers. It does much better out of a longer barrel.
I knew a police officer/undercover who carried an really old ugly 32 with broken grips wrapped with tape. Being undercover he KNEW that no criminals would suspect him of being a cop, because no cop would ever carry such a f*cked up gun in a oddball 32 caliber. He also knew he could reliably double tap the 10 ring at 15 feet.
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I knew a police officer/undercover who carried an really old ugly 32 with broken grips wrapped with tape. Being undercover he KNEW that no criminals would suspect him of being a cop, because no cop would ever carry such a f*cked up gun in a oddball 32 caliber. He also knew he could reliably double tap the 10 ring at 15 feet.
.32 WCF Revolver
My granddad gave me a Smith revolver that is stamped .32 WCF on the side. It's in good condition and ready to go, I just don't have any ammo. I've done a bit of research and it seems that the round that it used was the .32-20 named because of the .32" dia and 20 grains of black powder charge...
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You got a S&W Military & Police revolver (k-frame/medium frame) chambered for 32 WCF(aka 32-20 Winchester/32 Winchester center-fire). Your gun was probably made between 1910s to probably 1920ish.
I had a feeling it was an old service firearm because everything I've been able to find points to it being an old service weapon but I wasn't too positive thank you.
It could have been a service gun, but there would be no way to tell right off the bat. "Military & Police" is the model designation for your revolver which by 1957-58 would become known as the model 10. 1957-58 is when S&W started giving their revolvers model number designations. Before that, they were just given names like "Military and Police" or "Combat Magnum" which would be marked on the box which the gun would come in, but not on the gun itself.
