As noted earlier, a 23-ounce M649 is no more difficult to carry than a 16-ounce M642, which explains why I sold my 642.
.32 H&R coming back to the J frame - Ultimate Carry by Lipsey
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As noted earlier, a 23-ounce M649 is no more difficult to carry than a 16-ounce M642, which explains why I sold my 642.
I'll be buying a .32 H&R simply to show the bean counters that the H&R will sell. I want a K frame in .32 H&r pretty badly so whatever I can do to help the cause is worth it. I'd instantly buy two or three K32's if they were produced.
Sistema1927
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My "drug dealer" (yes, guns are as addictive as crack cocaine) is going to try to get a 432 for me.
Mountain Man
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Looking tonight, and a few 432UC up for sale , and being bid up, on up that popular site. Hope I get a phone call from my dealer.
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Woo Hoo fellows! I just paid my local dealer for my new 632UC and it ships today and I can pick it up this Saturday or Monday.
And to make this deal even sweeter a got it for $739.00! ($790 with taxes)
My dealer says that with the MSRP of $759 and the profit margin is only 22% for the dealer, if this is true, don’t expect any deep discounts.
In addition, I have four other gun shops that I checked for availability for the new 632UC and only one had a distributor that had ONE! Just one! And the only reason I got it was because my dealer put it on the wish list a month ago and got a call and had first option for just one! Lucky me!
My other local shops were saying they might be getting some in later this year.
Seems like your gonna have to be lucky or pay big bucks to get one?
And to make this deal even sweeter a got it for $739.00! ($790 with taxes)
My dealer says that with the MSRP of $759 and the profit margin is only 22% for the dealer, if this is true, don’t expect any deep discounts.
In addition, I have four other gun shops that I checked for availability for the new 632UC and only one had a distributor that had ONE! Just one! And the only reason I got it was because my dealer put it on the wish list a month ago and got a call and had first option for just one! Lucky me!
My other local shops were saying they might be getting some in later this year.
Seems like your gonna have to be lucky or pay big bucks to get one?
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Jcon72
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I think <hope> you're wrong about that last comment. S&W did say that they would be producing these as long as there was demand for them, so it's my thought that it's just taking a bit to get production ramped up.
It's now been a month since getting on my LGS's waiting list for a 432 (I'm first in line) and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it takes a few more before the order is filled. Guess we'll see.
Mountain Man
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Just talked to my FFL on my 432. He stated that they will be shipping, but due to several having bad front sights, they are having to check them all before they go out.
Very interesting as a member here reported a bad sight.
Very interesting as a member here reported a bad sight.
Landric
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So, I stopped by a local gun shop on the way to the range today. I hadn't been in there in a while and they often have some interesting used guns. I was also hoping there might be one of the new 442/642/432/632UL guns for me to check out. They didn't have any of those.
What they did have was a well loved 332-1 Airlite in .32 H&R Mag. The finish is pretty worn, it was obviously someone's carry gun. However, the barrel and chambers looked perfect and lockup was tight. It was also priced at less than half of what these guns have been going for used recently ($429 plus tax). So, I walked out the door with it.
I had some .32 H&R Mag ammo at home, but of course I didn't have it with me. It was the only .32 H&R gun at the shop and they didn't have any .32 H&R or .32 Long ammo. I called Mace Sports (also on the way to my range) and the guy I talked to didn't seem to have any idea what I was talking about. After I told him several times what ammo I was looking for he put me on hold. Then came back and said "we don't have anything like that." That led me to believe he didn't know what he was looking for, but I decided not to waste time stopping there. So, I had to drive back home and get the ammo (luckily I found it quickly, I haven't had a gun to shoot it in for a couple years).
I shot 75 or 80 rounds mixed between some Georgia Arms 85 grain SJHP I have had hanging around since around 2010 and my own .32 handloads with 100 grain RNFP bullets. Granted, the gun weighs almost nothing, but it has a lot more recoil than I remember from .32 H&R. It was still more pleasant than .38 Special in an Airweight.
The gun was printing a couple of inches high at 12 yards, but closer in seemed to be right on. Definitely good enough for what it is intended for. The finish doesn't bother me, I'll be carrying the thing anyway. After my range visit (which was cut short due to my trip back to the house for ammo) I loaded it with some of the remaining Georgia Arms ammo, put it in my 1995 vintage Kramer pocket holster (which I have been using to carry J-frames on and off since 1995), and dropped it in my pocket. It doesn't weigh much more than my wallet.
Excuse the soot, I hadn't cleaned it yet when I took the pictures after the range trip. This is not a gun I would have bought on Gunbroker based on its appearance. However, being able to inspect it in person convinced me all the wear was cosmetic only.
Now I am definitely going to need a 432UL to match it.
What they did have was a well loved 332-1 Airlite in .32 H&R Mag. The finish is pretty worn, it was obviously someone's carry gun. However, the barrel and chambers looked perfect and lockup was tight. It was also priced at less than half of what these guns have been going for used recently ($429 plus tax). So, I walked out the door with it.
I had some .32 H&R Mag ammo at home, but of course I didn't have it with me. It was the only .32 H&R gun at the shop and they didn't have any .32 H&R or .32 Long ammo. I called Mace Sports (also on the way to my range) and the guy I talked to didn't seem to have any idea what I was talking about. After I told him several times what ammo I was looking for he put me on hold. Then came back and said "we don't have anything like that." That led me to believe he didn't know what he was looking for, but I decided not to waste time stopping there. So, I had to drive back home and get the ammo (luckily I found it quickly, I haven't had a gun to shoot it in for a couple years).
I shot 75 or 80 rounds mixed between some Georgia Arms 85 grain SJHP I have had hanging around since around 2010 and my own .32 handloads with 100 grain RNFP bullets. Granted, the gun weighs almost nothing, but it has a lot more recoil than I remember from .32 H&R. It was still more pleasant than .38 Special in an Airweight.
The gun was printing a couple of inches high at 12 yards, but closer in seemed to be right on. Definitely good enough for what it is intended for. The finish doesn't bother me, I'll be carrying the thing anyway. After my range visit (which was cut short due to my trip back to the house for ammo) I loaded it with some of the remaining Georgia Arms ammo, put it in my 1995 vintage Kramer pocket holster (which I have been using to carry J-frames on and off since 1995), and dropped it in my pocket. It doesn't weigh much more than my wallet.
Excuse the soot, I hadn't cleaned it yet when I took the pictures after the range trip. This is not a gun I would have bought on Gunbroker based on its appearance. However, being able to inspect it in person convinced me all the wear was cosmetic only.
Now I am definitely going to need a 432UL to match it.
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I assume the correct use of the XS sight is to index the circular front sight with the rounded lower portion of the rear sight slot, and then the POI will be at the top of the front sight (for the appropriate round)? Or do you just align the top of the round sight and the tops of the rear sight and the POI will be at the top of the front sight? Or do both methods end up being the essentially the same?
I just picked up my 642UC, and the tritium in the front sight is dead.
Triggernosis
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Can't they see this before they are ever shipped? It takes forever for a tritium sight to go dead, so they should be more on top of things than they are.
Mountain Man
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They can go dead fast if cracked or have a bad seal. SOUNDS like a manufacturing flaw and a bad batch of sights.
The explanation I'd heard from guys more in the know was improper installation cracking the seal on the tritium vials.
It still sounds strange since it's not like these could be pounded in to a dovetail from the side like semi-auto pistol sights. Perhaps vibration from drilling the cross pin hole did it.
It still sounds strange since it's not like these could be pounded in to a dovetail from the side like semi-auto pistol sights. Perhaps vibration from drilling the cross pin hole did it.
It was improper installation from one person. Call S&W and get it warrantied. This was a single issue and not an X/S problem and was only present in the first .38’s shipped.
Nice snag!
I'd take two at that price.
Enclosed hammer, aluminum alloy frame, and titanium cylinder = the about the perfect 38 special pocket gun.
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Mountain Man
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Received phone call from my FFL confirming one of the 432's is on its way !
Jcon72
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You dawg! Last week I stopped in at our LGS and there's no news on mine yet.
Mountain Man
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I was in line back in February. Almost a month now.
Marshal Tom
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I ordered a 432UC last week through one of my local shops. She called me yesterday to say that it is on the way and that it should be in on Tuesday.
$669 plus tax and background.
$669 plus tax and background.
