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Cooco for uh……..32 caliber not Coco Puffs
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:16 am
by 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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Re: Cooco for uh……..32 caliber not Coco Puffs
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:34 am
by Oldbrass
Nice set, the 327 mag is a great round..
Re: Cooco for uh……..32 caliber not Coco Puffs
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:40 am
by 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.
Re: Cooco for uh……..32 caliber not Coco Puffs
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:51 am
by 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.
Re: Cooco for uh……..32 caliber not Coco Puffs
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:31 am
by 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.
Re: Cooco for uh……..32 caliber not Coco Puffs
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:55 am
by fortyshooter
Looks to be an almost complete collection of the .32 I say that to leave that door open for another!
Re: Cooco for uh……..32 caliber not Coco Puffs
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:46 am
by 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………