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Old 03-26-2014, 08:16 PM
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New to this forum. NRA member and support NRA legislation. But not sure what year this revolver is.
1) And can I shoot 900 FPS loads?
2) Where can i buy ammo? - used to be Georgia Arms
Sorry if this question has been asked a dozen times, but I could not find the answer.
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Old 03-26-2014, 08:27 PM
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I just bought a 31-1 also.

Look on ammoseek.com. You will find 20+ places with ammo in stock. Looks like it's readily available through mail order -- and fairly inexpensive.

I checked my largest LGS and all they had was 32 ACP which I think will also work -- but they wanted too much money for it.

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Old 03-26-2014, 08:58 PM
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Thank you!
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SCSW edition 3 lists serial number H00001-H30001 for 1969-70. These are modern, strong firearms and can handle current production ammo.
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As J-frame shooters go (in 32 S&W L) you have what is about the cream of the crop. Georgia Arms still has 32 S&W L ammo from time to time and they are my preferred source of loaded ammo, but I prefer to handload for mine. I use either cast or swaged bullets in the 95-100 gr range and a cat sneeze load of Bullseye™. I don't know how long the brass lasts because I've never worn any out!

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