Buffalo Bore 32 H&R magnum +P

Buffalo Bore has come out with a 100grain JHP 32 H&R magnum +P. They claim 1054 fps out of a 2" barrel. Does anyone have any experience with this round? Does anyone have experience with Buffalo Bores claims and actual fps with their own chronograph?

i got the 100 grain jhp Buffalo Bore 32 H&R Magnum +P today, havent had the chance to test it yet. On the side of the box it also lists 130 grain hardcast 32 H&R Magnum, so apparantly that will be coming out also.

Since my chronograph died, I haven't been able to do any velocity checks, but I loaded up some 100g XTP's with W296 and have never shot them. Sorry, I'm not of much help...

I'm looking forward to trying both of their new .32 H&R Mag loads! Let us know how it goes.

Buffalo Bore (Tim Sundles) is very good about posting correct velocities. Given that EVERY firearm will be different, if he posts that a certain velocity came from a certain gun, that's what he got. IOW, he's trustworthy.

Buffalo bore, Double Tap, and the .32 H&R Magnum

I have a couple .32 H&R magnum J frames (one 11 oz titanium and one 13.5 oz scandium) and they are dandy little potent self-defense weapons with proper ammo. Well two prolithic manufacturers Buffalo Bore and Double Tap have excellent defense loads for .32 H&R mag self-defense wheel guns.

There are now several manufacturers that produce viable, effective, self-defense ammo for the .32 H&R magnum revolver fans out there.

1) Buffalo Bore (100 grain Hornady XTP, 1300 fps, 375 ft-lbs --4 inch barrel)

HEAVY 32 H&R MAG. +P

The nominal velocity (4 inch barrel) is 1300 fps, 375 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. Coincidentally, Federal's low recoil 85 grain .327 Federal Magnum Hydrashock ammo produces 1400 fps and 370 ft-lbs out of a 4 inch barrel!

Federal Premium - Handgun Details

Buffalo Bore's load using the Hornady XTP bullet (excellent bullet) is equivalent in striking power!
This Buffalo Bore load would be an excellent choice for defense. Out of my Smith and Wesson J-Frame it is doing 1115 fps (I chronographed it) equating to 276 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The 2 inch barrel Tim used in his testing is slower than a 2 inch Smith and Wesson barrel. This exceeds most 38 spl +P loads by a 50-75 ft-lbs or more out of a 2 inch barrel and delivers more penetration. This load gives you the self defense potential of a 38 special with one more round and less recoil.

2) Double Tap (1300 fps, 228 ft-lbs---3 inch barrel)

DoubleTap Ammunition

They have a 60 grain barnes TACXP Lead Free round that expands to .55 in in diameter and penetrates about 12 inches in ballistic gelatin. I called and talked to them and was notably impressed.
This is a good very low recoil load delivering about 1250 fps out of a 2 inch barrel delivering 209 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. double tap like Buffalo Bore tests out of real guns and not test barrels.

Other Manufacturers I have bought from include:

3) Georgia Arms (100 grain XTP , 1000 fps out of a 2" barrel)

Georgia Arms - .32 H&R MAG

BVAC ( 85 grain hornady xtp)

Ballistics

4) The Hunting Shack (100 gr Speer JHP 1150 fps, 294 ft/lbs--4 in barrel, 85 grain XTP 1167 fps, 257 ft-lbs---4 in barrel)

http://thehuntingshack.com/catalog/retail/Retail.pdf

And of course the company that did not develop their load for 25 years lol...!

5) Federal Premium (85 grain XTP, 1120 fps, 237 ft/lbs----4 inch barrel)

Federal Premium - Handgun Details

Note: there are more manufacturers now that produce .32 H&R magnum (5) versus .327 Federal mag (2)!

Tim Sundle's .32 H&R +p load is the functional equivalent of the Federal 85 grain low recoil hydrashock .327 federal load. Quite impressive when
you consider Tim did this with a shorter casing to work with than .327 federal mag.


Pictured is a gun that looks exactly like my 11.2 oz .32 H&R magnum. (I don't have a pic of it yet lol) but this is it. Awesome little pocket gun with quite a bite with Buffalo Bore's .32 H&R mag +P ammo.....It is a gun you can put in your pocket and take EVERYWHERE with confidence.

thanks for that hunting shack link, i was unaware of that site.

No problem man.

I have all of these loads I listed and I think that the Buffalo Bore are the most powerful/formidable in terms of energy and mass. This is what I like to keep in my J frame .32 H&R's..

The Double Tap loads have the most advanced bullet with the Barnes Copper bullets.

Another manufacturer

I just added Black Hills ammunition as the 7th manufacturer......That brings the grand total to 7.


That is a total of 7 viable alternatives for self-defense for the .32 H&R mag...

1) Buffalo Bore (100 grain Hornady XTP, 1300 fps, 375 ft-lbs --4 inch barrel)

http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=257

2) Double Tap (1300 fps, 228 ft-lbs---3 inch barrel)

http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_104&products_id=515

3) Georgia Arms (100 grain XTP , 1000 fps out of a 2" barrel)

http://georgia-arms.com/32handrmag.aspx

4) BVAC ( 85 grain hornady xtp 1170 fps, 258 ft-lbs---4 inch barrel)

http://www.bvac-ammo.com/page26.html

5) The Hunting Shack (100 gr Speer JHP 1150 fps, 294 ft/lbs--4 in barrel, 85 grain XTP 1167 fps, 257 ft-lbs---4 in barrel)

http://thehuntingshack.com/catalog/retail/Retail.pdf

6) Federal Premium (85 grain XTP, 1120 fps, 237 ft/lbs----4 inch barrel)

http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/handgun.aspx?id=102

7) Black Hills Ammunition (1100 fps, 228 ft-lbs---4 in barrel)

http://www.black-hills.com/handgun_calibers.php

i ordered a couple of boxes of 85 gr hornady xtp from bvac. Hunting Shak was out besides they want too much information to order, drivers license etc. thanks again for the heads up.

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.32 H&R Magnum 85g Horandy XTP - Reed's Ammunition & Research, LLC

Anyone had experience with them?

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.32 H&R Magnum 85g Horandy XTP - Reed's Ammunition & Research, LLC

Anyone had experience with them?

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(Resurecting and old thread ...) I bought some .32 H&R from Reed's a year or two ago. They initially didn't have the bullets and there was a significant delay. IIRC, the ammo "shortage" was still effecting availability for everybody.

All went very reasonably. They first asked if I wanted to let the order stand, or cancel it; then, once they had the bullets, they contacted me again to make sure I still wanted the order before they processed it; and, they never charged my card until the order was ready to ship. Once they could get the bullets, the rest went quickly.

This is speculation, but I am guessing that due to the delay, the rounds probably cost them a little more to make than when I originally placed the order. If so, they did not mention it and honored the original price. Come to think of it, I believe their price was very good, too.

Only caveat was that I didn't see the "backorder" (or whatever) notice on the web page before I ordered, so I would look closer next time.

Anyway, I'm happy enough with them and would order again (and may) except that I have been well stocked with .32's lately.

Hope this is of some help.