Thanks to everyone for their thoughts on this 32 chambering.
It just did not make sense that a target barrel from Smith and Wesson would be so far off from the standard 32 S&W and 32 S&W Long dimensions.
Recently was doing some research on a Merwin Hulbert 4th model Frontier Army I was bidding on. Remembered Merwin had their own 32 long cartridge so looked to see what Art Phelps wrote about the cartridge in his book "The Story of Merwin, Hulbert & Co. Firearms." The cartridge dimensions he lists for the 32 MH&Co. Long will defiantly chamber in my 32 barrel correctly. Art even said that gallery loads were available for the 32 MH&Co. Long cartridge. Further research showed the 32 MH&Co Long was introduced in the mid 1880's, well before the 32 S&W Long was introduced. That also makes it available to be chambered in my barrel marked Model of 91 from S&W.
So for now I'm going to say my barrel is chambered for the 32 MH&Co. Long cartridge. None of the gun makers at that time liked to list another gun makers name on their guns so maybe that's why its stamped 32 S&W CTG? At least that makes sense to me.
Last edited by Boulder350; 07-06-2018 at 09:23 AM.
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