.32 S&W long

[raljr1]

Watch out for that regular .32 Short ammo. I chronographed some old Remington ammo in an S&W revolver some years ago. Velocity was in the 550 fps range. It would likely ricochet off a hard backstop. Far from a self-defense load unless it was only used to antagonize!

Would you volunteer to stand in front of one wearing only your winter jacket?

 

[jeffrefrig]

Watch out for that regular .32 Short ammo. I chronographed some old Remington ammo in an S&W revolver some years ago. Velocity was in the 550 fps range. It would likely ricochet off a hard backstop. Far from a self-defense load unless it was only used to antagonize!

"Oh, don't shoot him. (Mongo) That'll just make him mad!"

 

[Green Frog]

The 32 H&R is long enough that it should get the neck up at or close to the neck area of the 32-20 chamber so it would be supported at least a little. If I HAD to have a couple of rounds to shoot out of my 32-20 and had nothing but 32 H&Rs available... i'd probably put a couple of wraps of tape or even paper around the lower portion of the case body and call it good. I wouldn't use this routinely, but it would be fairly likely to work, and if nothing else were available...

Then again, I have dies to reload my own 32-20s so I shouldn't have to resort to this. I was just trying to answer the OP's question about possibilities. In fact, back to his speculation, a wrap or two around the shell body of a 32 S&W might well work too.

Froggie

 

[rockquarry]

Would you volunteer to stand in front of one wearing only your winter jacket?

You may not have caught the message in that rhetorical comment. I'm not always good at explaining.

 

[tom2]

Whatever works in a jam, might not be enough.