model 632 SS .327 -availability?
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The 632 has been available for over a year. I bought one when they were first released.
It is stainless steel with a black finish, but I have seen several others for sale without the coating over the stainless.
If S&W put out a non-ported version with a longer barrel, I'd purchase another.
It is stainless steel with a black finish, but I have seen several others for sale without the coating over the stainless.
If S&W put out a non-ported version with a longer barrel, I'd purchase another.
Green Frog
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This month's NRA American Rifleman has a big write up about them, so if you weren't having enough trouble already trying to find one...
Personally, I would rather they would put out a Model 16 in this caliber evolution, preferably in the old style without that unnecessary full length underlug. If they made it stainless, it wouldn't hurt my feelings, either!
Of course in the J-frame, a stainless 3 or 4" adjustable sighted .32 H&R Mag would be a nice thing to find... it's a shame the "powers that be" at Smith back when they were making them were too timid to push that model/caliber combination!
Just my wish list, but after all, it IS the week before Christmas!
Froggie
Personally, I would rather they would put out a Model 16 in this caliber evolution, preferably in the old style without that unnecessary full length underlug. If they made it stainless, it wouldn't hurt my feelings, either!
Of course in the J-frame, a stainless 3 or 4" adjustable sighted .32 H&R Mag would be a nice thing to find... it's a shame the "powers that be" at Smith back when they were making them were too timid to push that model/caliber combination!
Just my wish list, but after all, it IS the week before Christmas!
Froggie
Carl,
In answer to your question, I like the 632 now that the problems with my individual specimen have been worked out.
As I first received it, it was the most inaccurate revolver I'd ever fired. It was difficult to get 5 inch groups (rested) at 15 yards with several types of factory ammunition and a variety of my reloads; I was trying to find any combination that would group adequately. My other S&W revolvers shoot rested groups of 1" to 2" at 25 yards; I have a 629 Classic that shoots even better. I had others shoot the 632 to eliminate myself as the problem, before I returned it to S&W.
The barrel face was not square, there was a burr in the forcing cone, and the chamber throats were undersized (0.3113) IMO and you could feel a lip rather than a smooth taper in some of the cylinder throats. I was concerned with the throat size because I plan to shoot mostly cast bullets in my reloads as I had jacketed bullets on backorder for almost 6 months.
S&W replaced the barrel, but didn't address my chamber throat concerns.
I sent the cylinder to Hamilton Bowen to be honed out. The throats now measure about 0.3135.
The combination of the barrel replacement by S&W and the throat hone has the 632 shooting like my other revolvers. It took a little extra time and money to get the 632 shooting like I believed it should have originally from the factory.
My 632 was one of the very first I saw for sale on Gunbroker; hopefully S&W has the quality control quirks worked out more than a year later.
Sorry for the length of the answer on someone else's thread.
In answer to your question, I like the 632 now that the problems with my individual specimen have been worked out.
As I first received it, it was the most inaccurate revolver I'd ever fired. It was difficult to get 5 inch groups (rested) at 15 yards with several types of factory ammunition and a variety of my reloads; I was trying to find any combination that would group adequately. My other S&W revolvers shoot rested groups of 1" to 2" at 25 yards; I have a 629 Classic that shoots even better. I had others shoot the 632 to eliminate myself as the problem, before I returned it to S&W.
The barrel face was not square, there was a burr in the forcing cone, and the chamber throats were undersized (0.3113) IMO and you could feel a lip rather than a smooth taper in some of the cylinder throats. I was concerned with the throat size because I plan to shoot mostly cast bullets in my reloads as I had jacketed bullets on backorder for almost 6 months.
S&W replaced the barrel, but didn't address my chamber throat concerns.
I sent the cylinder to Hamilton Bowen to be honed out. The throats now measure about 0.3135.
The combination of the barrel replacement by S&W and the throat hone has the 632 shooting like my other revolvers. It took a little extra time and money to get the 632 shooting like I believed it should have originally from the factory.
My 632 was one of the very first I saw for sale on Gunbroker; hopefully S&W has the quality control quirks worked out more than a year later.
Sorry for the length of the answer on someone else's thread.
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My distributor, Sports South, LLC, has plenty of #178045, a 3" ported SS model. It's an exclusive with them. They were out of stock on the other two models. Bob!
Carl,
I have a 432 and really like it; it is an airweight. I likely won't purchase the centennial 632 in 327 federal because it weighs almost as much as my 632 with adjustable sights; figure I would just as soon belt carry my 632 Pro as the centennial since I don't want to carry that much weight in a pocket.
I have a 432 and really like it; it is an airweight. I likely won't purchase the centennial 632 in 327 federal because it weighs almost as much as my 632 with adjustable sights; figure I would just as soon belt carry my 632 Pro as the centennial since I don't want to carry that much weight in a pocket.
ogilvyspecial
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Good question! I've had one ordered since April of this year.
I have had the ported version of the 632 for over a year now and that one was easy to get, the SS with night sights and the 2.5" bbl isn't working out quite the same way...
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