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Originally Posted by Andy Griffith
IIRC, .32 Colt and .32 Long colt use a slightly larger diameter heeled/outside lubricated bullet (like a .22LR) and will not interchange with the .32 S&W/.32 S&W Long rounds, since they will not fit in the chamber.
However, the ".32 Colt New Police" will, which is the same round as the .32 S&W Long, but has a flat nosed bullet.
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FYI, in the days that S&W still listed acceptable interchangeable cartridges for their .32 S&W Long revolvers, the .32 Long and Short Colt cartidges were listed! They are smaller in diameter, not larger, like shooting a .22 LR in a .22 WRF or .22 WCF. They will bulge, but the factory wasn't concerned about handloaders and how reloadable the brass was.
Once expanded the .32 LC can be reloaded in .32 S&WL dies, with standard .311-.314 bullets, simply by changing shellholders.