Dale53
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Hammerdown;
Those are really nice handguns, for sure! Great pictures, also.
I, too, am a bit of a fan of .32's. I have a Smith .32 S&W Long snubbie and looked long and hard, for years, for a Model 16. I found a few over the years but I was always behind the price curve. No joy!
Then Ruger came out with the single six in .32 H&R Magnum. I bought one and promised myself if anyone came out with a double action I would jump on it. Smith did just that a short time later and here is the result:
This VERY NICE piece has taken quite a few different species of edible small game (grouse, rabbits, etc) and is a joy to carry (offside) while bird hunting.
Not long after the 631, Smith brought out the 16-4. I picked the 6" and mounted a scope, first, then later a Red Dot. I had it out a couple of days ago using a home cast Lee 90 gr W/C TL with excellent results. Lee discontinued this mould in six cavity, dern the luck as it works well in both the .32 S&W Long and the .32 H&R Magnum. Green Frog was visiting when we made up a batch of Recluse's 45-45-10 tumble lube formula (it works VERY well without the downside of Lee's tumble lube formula).
When Ruger released the SP 101 with a 4" barrel in .32 H&R magnum I picked up one of these. It shoots well but the "adjustable" sight was a disappointment. I could NOT zero any load I tried with that abomination of a rear sight adjustable only for windage. I took it to my pistolsmith and even tho' he thought that I had lost my mind, he installed a mount base for a Red Dot sight. Now, the revolver is accurate, hits where it is supposed to and all in all a VERY satisfactory little piece:
All in all, I am pretty happy with my little group of .32's. However, I admit to a certain wistfulness when I think of Green Frog's custom revolver that is under construction. Well, a feller just cannot have EVERYTHING, now can we?
Dale53
Those are really nice handguns, for sure! Great pictures, also.
I, too, am a bit of a fan of .32's. I have a Smith .32 S&W Long snubbie and looked long and hard, for years, for a Model 16. I found a few over the years but I was always behind the price curve. No joy!
Then Ruger came out with the single six in .32 H&R Magnum. I bought one and promised myself if anyone came out with a double action I would jump on it. Smith did just that a short time later and here is the result:

This VERY NICE piece has taken quite a few different species of edible small game (grouse, rabbits, etc) and is a joy to carry (offside) while bird hunting.
Not long after the 631, Smith brought out the 16-4. I picked the 6" and mounted a scope, first, then later a Red Dot. I had it out a couple of days ago using a home cast Lee 90 gr W/C TL with excellent results. Lee discontinued this mould in six cavity, dern the luck as it works well in both the .32 S&W Long and the .32 H&R Magnum. Green Frog was visiting when we made up a batch of Recluse's 45-45-10 tumble lube formula (it works VERY well without the downside of Lee's tumble lube formula).

When Ruger released the SP 101 with a 4" barrel in .32 H&R magnum I picked up one of these. It shoots well but the "adjustable" sight was a disappointment. I could NOT zero any load I tried with that abomination of a rear sight adjustable only for windage. I took it to my pistolsmith and even tho' he thought that I had lost my mind, he installed a mount base for a Red Dot sight. Now, the revolver is accurate, hits where it is supposed to and all in all a VERY satisfactory little piece:

All in all, I am pretty happy with my little group of .32's. However, I admit to a certain wistfulness when I think of Green Frog's custom revolver that is under construction. Well, a feller just cannot have EVERYTHING, now can we?
Dale53