This 2” Colt Cobra (1965), .32 Colt New Police (.32 S&W long) I bought in September 2015.

In the evening I shot with him at a distance of 25 meters (approx. 27,34 yards) on a Swiss Ordonnanz-rapid-fire pistol target (76 x 45 cm). My best result was 2 x 10 and 3 x 9… …and this with a Snubbie!

I was not the only one on the shooting range, which looked at this result in disbelief :-)

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I have a Smith 31-1 which shoots the same cartridge as your snub.

My 32 caliber snub is the easiest of my short barrel revolvers to shoot, by far.

32 S&W long has a well deserved reputation for accuracy and the low recoil helps.

BTW, we have a cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean planned for next March, and the flight back to San Francisco is from Istanbul on Turkish Airlines.

My wife now wants to cancel the whole vacation and go somewhere in the US instead.

Switzerland is one of my favorite places to visit, and I hope the terrorists don't strike in your country.

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This is a great snubbie too. Thanks for showing.

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I had a Cobra chambered in .32 NP that was reamed to accept .32 H&R MAG.. Since reaming only extends the chamber not diam. the .32 short and long can still be used. The Colt Cobra .32 NP uses same physical dimensions as the .38 special so the .32 H&R is safe. Only issue is .32 NP chambered Colts and S&W's are bringing outrageous prices in standard configuration.

I don't understand your accuracy results as described. Do you mean that only 2-3 shots of those fired hit the target at 25 meters?

I find the better .38 Special snubs to be pretty accurate in good hands, and those with three inch barrels are better.

I'm a fan of the Modesty Blaise novels and she carried a ".32 Colt" revolver in the early ones, before changing to a Star PD .45. A Cobra like this one would probably be what she had, although the author never specified a model. The gun he had in an endflap photo was a .32 New Police, too old and with too stiff an action to have been used by Modesty.

She may have had a Courier, but it's uncommon. The Cobra had a weight advantage over the Detective Special in a ladies' gun that might have had to be carried in ways that a heavier gun might not have allowed. She didn't always use the modified Gaylord holster that was her choice when it could be worn in the circumstances.

I won't own a .32 revolver. A .38 snub is as small and it hits harder.

Strange, I thought accurate hits are all that counted. I can take my .32 revolvers (and autos) and shoot rings around a .38 "snubbie".

Personal experience has taught me that a well-placed .32 Magnum (or .32 Long) beats a miss with a short-barreled .38 S&W Special.

YMMV

I mean that I made 47 Points with 5 shots at the same time.

Such results I shoot normaly only with my SIG P210

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I'm sorry, but I still can't understand your score. The way it's expressed seems very different from the way Americans score targets.

But if you shoot that well with a SIG P-210, I can guess that this means that the little Colt must shoot very well for you.

The P-210 is legendary for its accuracy.

Well, if you shoot that much better with a .32, I guess it makes sense for you, especially if a .32 ACP or a .32 Magnum.

I also shoot well with my 10mm Auto pistols (which are some of my favorites).

It is sad when American shooters equate "good shooting" with "power". Hitting the target is far more important than simply passing completely through it.

If I can score six telling shots in the "vital zone" with a cartridge/load that passes through (and destroys) a vital organ, it is probably better than a peripheral hit with a larger projectile.

I'm not stating that "bigger isn't better". I am expressing that marksmanship counts!

I'll repeat the words of a shooting sage:

"Shot placement is king, penetration is queen. everything else is angels dancing on the heads of pins". (Ain't it the truth)!

Really nice guns!!!