Model 30

[Hondo44]

I bought this model 30 no dash (I frame) because I couldn't find a 30-1. my only gripe is nothing, my daughter's gripe is the [flat] cylinder latch release, which is why I wanted the 30-1 in the first place; because of the easier use of the later model release...

these are great guns for beginners when the .22lr is no longer a consideration for self defense.

I don't ever want to negate any reason for buying another .32, but the cyl latch is very simple to change.

You need the thumb piece, the round nut (in place of the screw), and the internal bolt with a stud on it instead of the threaded hole.

Or a simpler method:
Get an I or J frame size thumb piece (K, L, & N are too large). Get a lock washer at the hardware store that will fit inside the hole in the new thumb piece and screw it on using the flat latch screw.

 

[tacotime]

Get the Mod. 30 if it is a 30-1 and a true J-frame.

Super sweet guns and the worn finish means you have no worries using it. In that condition with box $350 is a decent buy. $400 is not out of range. Unless something changed, look on GB and you will almost never see one for $350 anymore.

 

[Green Frog]

My EDC is that gun's older sibling, an immediate post-war 32 HE Snub. I also got a 3" Model 30-1 for my diminutive youngest niece when she came of age. Neither of us is undergunned with these pieces stoked with 100 gr JHPs loaded by Georgia Arms.

Froggie

 

[681ismyfavorite]

My EDC is that gun's older sibling, an immediate post-war 32 HE Snub. I also got a 3" Model 30-1 for my diminutive youngest niece when she came of age. Neither of us is undergunned with these pieces stoked with 100 gr JHPs loaded by Georgia Arms.

Froggie

they musta stopped making that round because all they show now is an 85gr. load.

 

[Grayfox]

My wife's gun was a 2" Model 30. She loved it!
I shot it some and took a shine to the .32 S&W Long. I now have four guns in that caliber.

 

[Cal44]

they musta stopped making that round because all they show now is an 85gr. load.

One, or both, of those loads periodically sell out and may be unavailable for a year or more.

Just keep checking back, and when the load you want comes back stock up enough for a year or two.

 

[Green Frog]

One, or both, of those loads periodically sell out and may be unavailable for a year or more.

Just keep checking back, and when the load you want comes back stock up enough for a year or two.

Yep, I'm waiting for bullets to come back in stock so I can order some factory loads from them and perhaps a big box of bullets to reserve for reloads. We're down to less than 100 rounds between us. Fortunately I use my own LSWCs for practice.

Froggie