Cooco for uh……..32 caliber not Coco Puffs

[Hatchdog]

For unknown reasons I seem to have developed an affinity for 32 caliber firearms. I started with a 327 Fed Mag Ruger SP101 several years ago but foolishly traded it off. A few years ago I bought this Ruger LCRX in .327 from a local guy. Then I went shopping at my LGS for a Henry 30-30 and brought home this Henry .327 instead. Then I inherited this French 32 ACP. So finally I decided I needed a .327 in a bigger handgun than the LCRX so put the bat signal out on the local trader site for a Single Seven. Lo and behold an accommodating member offered this Lipsey’s Exclusive to me for a fair price. So here’s the line up, I’m thinking I need a 32-20 to round out the family.

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[Oldbrass]

Nice set, the 327 mag is a great round..

[cooperhawk]

One of my fun rifles is a 1892 Model Marlin lever action in .32 Long Colt. It was produced over a hundred years
ago and ammo is very hard to find. I have to load my own in fact. I still have some factory loads but they've
become collectors items so I don't shoot them.

It fires a big old lead bullet and if you stand behind it you can sometimes see the bullet in flight, but when it
hits there is a big splat. It's a fun gun to shoot with little recoil. Kinda like a big .22.

Cases are formed from .32 S&W long ammo.

[North Country Gal]

Another fan of 32s, here. Oh, can't say there's some big ballistic advantage to 32s and I'm certainly not going to tell anyone the 327 is just as good as a 357. I just like 32s and enjoy shooting them. It's that simple.

The old 32-20 was actually very popular in the TC Contender pistol. When hand loaded, the 32-20 in the Contender was no slouch and was very accurate.

[daytime dave]

That's a nice bunch of .32s you have there. I think I have shot a couple of .32s on occasion. I like your collection.

[fortyshooter]

Looks to be an almost complete collection of the .32 I say that to leave that door open for another!

[Hatchdog]

Figures, brought the Single Seven home and yesterday a local guy posted a 3” SP101 in 327 for sale. I like double action revolvers more than single’s but if I get an SP101 I would prefer the 4.2”. He also posted a 10mm revolver (GP100) for sale which is another gun I have always wanted. Gotta exercise some self control here………