Alk8944
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That's SHEARD.
The .32-20 Hand Ejector Thread
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Alk8944
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This is at least the second time I have posted this picture in this thread! This is a Hi-Speed 80 gr OPE cartridge, anything with any other bullet shape is not a Hi-Speed cartridge.
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You're correct. I shouldn't try and type as I'm going out the door to take the dawg to the vet.
I have 3: a pair of S&Ws and 1 Colt. The Colt is a bit battle worn and I hope to sell it and eventually get a TARGET version of the S&W to round our my .32 collection……
DWalt
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I also have a Colt Army Special .32-20, but from earlier (1912), and with the very desirable 4-1/2" barrel. And also a .32-20 Colt OP (the AS successor) with a 6" barrel from 1933, in virtually mint condition.
dogngun
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On .32-20 ammo for sale...Try Ammoseek and keep looking every week or so...Cabelas has some cowboy loads in stock and usually has Remington ammo, too, and Sportsmans Guide carries at least 4 different loads, all back ordered at this time, but they have a notify me list. I did buy a few boxes easily enough last summer, which struck me as funny because I had a MUCH harder time finding .380 ACP...
It is out there, but you have to be diligent.
Also, I usually read that the .32-20 is terrible for a defense revolver, but it does seem to have decent velocity and is amazingly accurate, so I have to wonder about that...with some sort of JHP, I think it would be potent. Any opinions?
It is out there, but you have to be diligent.
Also, I usually read that the .32-20 is terrible for a defense revolver, but it does seem to have decent velocity and is amazingly accurate, so I have to wonder about that...with some sort of JHP, I think it would be potent. Any opinions?
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Plain Old Dave
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Well, policemen carried .32-20s Around Here for decades, and I would imagine if people didn't stop doing whatever they were doing that required gunfire to stop that the .32-20 wouldn't have enjoyed the long career it had in Appalachia. They are as common here as the .38-44s so many members here are fascinated with are in other parts of the country.
J. R. WEEMS
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Somewhere along lifes way she was refinished, but this is the way she came to me -- She is built like a oldtime watch inside, and still shoots just fine-- I reload for her, saving the high powered stuff for the 32 magnums. 
Shown before, but here she is again- Read one time these can go off if dropped so she only carries 5 when carried--
Shown before, but here she is again- Read one time these can go off if dropped so she only carries 5 when carried--
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I posted this 32-20 King Super Target in its own thread when I received it, but I figured it deserves to be pictured here with all the other classic revolvers
This one shipped May 1926
This one shipped May 1926
Vulcan Bob
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DWalt
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Not necessarily insofar as shipment is concerned. There are several nearby SNs on my list which shipped in the late 1920s and early 1930s. But it would have been toward the tail end of production.
Hunter Keith
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DWalt
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22039 would indicate your M1902 as shipping about 1907, but only a factory letter would be exact. The MOP grips appear original, and are fairly valuable all by themselves. They are delicate, and if you shoot it, you really should replace them with a less-valuable pair to prevent damage.
Coming late to the party
I have been a fan of .32 WCF for a long time. Here is the result of latest resuscitation effort. The reproduction grips were on it when I bought the gun from ctg4570. Bore and chambers were tolerable, but it needed a little help. It soaked in Kroil for months before the sideplate and cylinder stop spring screws finally came out! Shims took care of the end shake and the slop in the yoke. Fitting an oversize cylinder stop and freshening up the notches in the cylinder fixed the timing and lock up. I do like a five inch barrel! So what say ye?
I have been a fan of .32 WCF for a long time. Here is the result of latest resuscitation effort. The reproduction grips were on it when I bought the gun from ctg4570. Bore and chambers were tolerable, but it needed a little help. It soaked in Kroil for months before the sideplate and cylinder stop spring screws finally came out! Shims took care of the end shake and the slop in the yoke. Fitting an oversize cylinder stop and freshening up the notches in the cylinder fixed the timing and lock up. I do like a five inch barrel! So what say ye?
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Newer and shinier
Here is a 4 inch nickel .32-20 HE that was reportedly a Louisville, Kentucky PD gun. Whether or not that's true, can't say, but the lady who sold it said her dad was a cop and this was his gun. Nothing particularly spectacular, but a well cared for eighty-five year old revolver that shoots like a house afire! ...and yes, the grips number to the gun.
Here is a 4 inch nickel .32-20 HE that was reportedly a Louisville, Kentucky PD gun. Whether or not that's true, can't say, but the lady who sold it said her dad was a cop and this was his gun. Nothing particularly spectacular, but a well cared for eighty-five year old revolver that shoots like a house afire! ...and yes, the grips number to the gun.
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DWalt
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Closest M1902 I have listed is SN 421xx which shipped 12/22/1908.
Closest M1902 I have listed is SN 421xx which shipped 12/22/1908.
Good to know!
Figured it was a fairly early one. I can stoke it with black powder loads and not worry about damaging the finish.
Figured it was a fairly early one. I can stoke it with black powder loads and not worry about damaging the finish.
DWalt
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Not sure why you'd use BP loads, but yes, you could.
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