My first .32-20 and I celebrate our first birthday together!

[Kansasgunner]

I found this 1905 4th Change .32-20 languishing away on the back of a table in the back of the show late on a Sunday afternoon. It is the first .32-20 I've ever owned. Dr. Jinks tells me it shipped October 1919, so 40 years before I did in 1959. 5" blue with numbers matching stocks. It went back to S&W in 9-46 for a reblue as indicated by the diamond surrounding the B on the barrel flat and rectangle around the B on the grip frame. Anxious to take this one to the range very soon.

 

[JP@AK]

Nice, Tim.

Apparently when it went back to the Service Department in 1946, they changed the barrel and the extractor rod, too. In 1919, it would have had the mushroom shaped rod knob and the corresponding two-step notch milled in the underside of the barrel. Yours has the barrel shaped knob that was used from c. 1927 until late 1946.

 

[Kansasgunner]

Thanks for the information Jack. I certainly had not picked up on that!
Lucky for me my father in law has three .32-20s (Colt SAA, Colt Bisley and Winchester 1892) so no problem finding ammo. I just have to sort thru the ammo for the plain lead bullets. Will leave the jacketed rounds for the rifle.

 

[oddshooter]

If you are like many of us here, you should prepare yourself for a new addiction.

The 32-20 is a spectacular round with awesome History.

Robert Johnson even wrote a song about his 32-20.

I started with 32-20 and now load 32 Auto, 32 S&W, 32 S&W long, 32 H&R mag, and 327 Fed Mag; 6 calibers. You can shoot historical stuff from 1800's at 700fps are the new 32's at 1700fps.


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[petemacmahon]

That is cool. After finding my model 16-4, I have had a hankering for pre-war hand ejectors in both 32 S&W Long & 32-20. Some day............

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Well, then you'll enjoy this thread!

Glad you have ammunition - it's not out there!

.32-20 ammo

 

[Kansasgunner]

Here are some of the boxes I dug out with price stickers from 20 years ago.
Thanks for the link to the reloading thread ISCS Yoda.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

You're welcome. Nice supply of .32-20. Someday it will reappear but right now you have more than almost anyone in America!

 

[Green Frog]

Another round of congratulations as well as a suggestion; in a single word, "Reload"! Unless you are independently wealthy, reloading is the only way to satisfy a serious Jones for shooting the 32-20, and at the same time you can tune those loads to whatever purpose you wish for that sweet revolver. Way to go, Kansasgunner.

Froggie

 

[oddshooter]

I've never seen that much factory 32-20 in one place.

Now I wonder if those are just empty boxes?????


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[Jaymo]

Gorgeous .32-20. The first centerfire hand gun I ever fired was a Colt Police Positive Special in .32-20. I'm a fan.

 

[Kansasgunner]

First photo was the lead bullet loads. Here's the jacketed stuff with an original box of Lubaloy that is full! Probably won't take that box to the range.

 

[raljr1]

Looks like you will have enough ammo to last a lifetime, since you reload.....nice looking revolver....I love 32s, but just haven't convinced myself to add the 32-20 to the bunch......

Robert

 

[Kansasgunner]

Shot this target double action only at seven meters. I forgot how much you have to focus when shooting double action using the service stocks. Winchester 100 grain lead bullets. I'll switch the stocks out for a nice old aged pair of Sambar Stags the next trip to the range.