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Any Info on a .32 S&W Long Pinned 3 Screw Model 30 ser#67794* The Flat Latch is interesting. Crane #'s 82548 7 2 Round Butt 2"
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Flat Latch Model 30
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Looks like between 1957 (Model # started) and 1960. The -1 started in 1961.
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Would it be safe to say any commercial ammo that you could find would be safe ammo....The Magtech has a Hollow Point version, or is there something better available........Didn't see any Buffalo Bore available
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geogia arms sells 85 gr.JHP at 850 fps that look good
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You have a winner! What is known as a .32 Hand Ejector if not marked Model 30, built on the new Model of 1953 I frame. Became the 30-1 when introduced on the J frame in 1961. With that s/n, the flat latch is the 3rd and last style:
1st style flat latch on this Baby J frame.
2nd style flat latch began on the I frames and Baby Js just prior to the Models of 1953
3rd style on this Pre-36.
Subtle difference between 2nd Flat Latch (on left) and 3rd Flat latch (on right), top view.
They are sweet shooters, very accurate and will safely shoot anything made in .32 Long on the market today!
This is my 4" 30-1 J frame homemade target version:
I don't like the .32s all that much. Yours would be like the 2nd from top on the right but with round butt like the "Improved I frame" above it:
1st style flat latch on this Baby J frame.
2nd style flat latch began on the I frames and Baby Js just prior to the Models of 1953
3rd style on this Pre-36.
Subtle difference between 2nd Flat Latch (on left) and 3rd Flat latch (on right), top view.
They are sweet shooters, very accurate and will safely shoot anything made in .32 Long on the market today!
This is my 4" 30-1 J frame homemade target version:
I don't like the .32s all that much. Yours would be like the 2nd from top on the right but with round butt like the "Improved I frame" above it:
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Now you've done it forsyth793. You've gotten Hondo44 talking about I- and J-frame 32s. That's like getting the Pope talking about True Religion! 
Some people like those flat latches... I've got one on my Baby Chief that seems fine to me, but my niece with small fingers had difficulties with her pre-30, so we got her a later gun instead.
As for ammo, any commercially loaded 32 S&W (Long or "Short") will be fine in your Model 30. Several people here have also used 32 ACP in them with good results since it is only semi-rimless, but the pressures are a bit higher, so I would do this sparingly.
BTW, do you reload? Lyman makes a mould, the 311008 (formerly 3118) that drops a 115 grain semi-wadcutter. This is the heaviest bullet I like to use in a 32 S&W Long case. Start with the minimum load of a fast pistol powder like Bullseye or perhaps Unique and work up toward the maximum recommended load until you find the sweet spot for you and your gun. I generally like 95 grain SWCs in my I-frame 32 snub, but YMMV.
With the current buying frenzy, I doubt you'll be able to find much in the way of "special" ammo for sale. I know GA Arms has been absent from the last couple of gun shows I've gone to, ostensibly because their stocks are so low.
Enjoy your little Model 30, but be warned... they can be very addictive!
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Some people like those flat latches... I've got one on my Baby Chief that seems fine to me, but my niece with small fingers had difficulties with her pre-30, so we got her a later gun instead.
As for ammo, any commercially loaded 32 S&W (Long or "Short") will be fine in your Model 30. Several people here have also used 32 ACP in them with good results since it is only semi-rimless, but the pressures are a bit higher, so I would do this sparingly.
BTW, do you reload? Lyman makes a mould, the 311008 (formerly 3118) that drops a 115 grain semi-wadcutter. This is the heaviest bullet I like to use in a 32 S&W Long case. Start with the minimum load of a fast pistol powder like Bullseye or perhaps Unique and work up toward the maximum recommended load until you find the sweet spot for you and your gun. I generally like 95 grain SWCs in my I-frame 32 snub, but YMMV.
With the current buying frenzy, I doubt you'll be able to find much in the way of "special" ammo for sale. I know GA Arms has been absent from the last couple of gun shows I've gone to, ostensibly because their stocks are so low.
Enjoy your little Model 30, but be warned... they can be very addictive!
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Froggie & Hondo..........
Thanks for the info, with this tutoring I have determined it is a 3rd style 2" round butt. I get by Villa Rica, Ga where Ga Arms is located and hopefully I can find some ammo. I think the 100 or so rounds I have now won't last long at the range.
Thanks for the info, with this tutoring I have determined it is a 3rd style 2" round butt. I get by Villa Rica, Ga where Ga Arms is located and hopefully I can find some ammo. I think the 100 or so rounds I have now won't last long at the range.
