Target/Match .32 revolver/auto

[Powderman]

I shoot NRA Conventional Pistol, and I think that it's a darned shame that the .32's I see on the market are all foreign made.

The single most accurate handgun I own is a S&W Model 52-1. With a load of 3.2 grains of HP38 under a 148 grain HBWC with a gentle crimp over the front radius, it feeds flawlessly and will clean an X-ring at 50 yards.

Why can't they do that with a .32 cartridge?

Even if they did not make that pistol, a good revolver in .32, built on the K-Frame platform would be spectacular!

 

[MajorD]

do a classic series in 327 federal- make it look exactly like the old model 16's- I bet they'd sell alot since many collectors/shooters can't find or afford an original 16

 

[Jebus35745]

K frame in .32, would buy in a heart beat. Larry

 

[Tony M.]

I'd love it of they made a modern version of the original model 16, but in stainless steel. I love my blued guns, but for a gun to take small game hunting, stainless makes sense.

I don't care whether the caliber is .32 long, .32 magnum or .327, as long as it's one of those.

 

[bobbyd]

Model 41 .32 S&W Long

Austin Behlert did a conversion of the Model 41 to .32 S&W Long that Allen Fulford used to win a bunch of national bullseye honors. Behlert did offer this commercially but never got it to work consistently before he died. He claimed to have issues with getting the magazines right but I don't recall if that was the real and final story or not. I would guess that this may be mechanically do-able but don't know if there would be sufficient demand to attract the necessary resources.

 

[NE450No2]

I too used to shoot NRA Bullseye.

A buddy had a Ruger 22LR semiauto that had been converted to 32.

It shot very good, did not kick at all andws accurate. I cannot remember who did the conversion.

Here is a little bit of trivia:

Col Charles Askins wildcatted a 22 calibre "centerfire", and used it at Camp Perry one year. It was a Colt Woodsman semiauto and it was very accurate and he shot some very good scores. If I remember correctly it was in 1937 and he won the Nationals.

There were several protests, but under the rules he was legal.

The rules were changed to not only Centerefire, but Centerefire, 32 cal or larger...

 

[Rawhyde]

I'm all for it! Make mine with an 8-3/8" barrel. They could even call it the Model 16-5. Why not even make a 616-5 as a companion piece? We could collect the whole set!

 

[wbdrey]

32 Kit

I would love to see a 32 h&r kit gun in about a 4 inch barrel. I think it would just be the stuff.

 

[PMRet]

I'm a great fan of the .32, and have several revolvers chambered in that caliber. However, I don't think I would buy a new offering with the lock and MIM parts, especially when it would likely cost as much as the 16-4's do, and they still show up for sale on a fairly regular basis.