What should I expect to pay for a 32-20 Hand Ejector?

[Model19man]

I finally made it to the range today. The revolver shoots very well and is as accurate as it can be, more so than I am. I shot my reloads first. Then I shot a box of 50 Remington factory JSP's. Surprisingly the rounds I handloaded were much more zippy than the factory ammo. Very pleased with this one. It's a little more powerful than a typical 38 Special but quite a bit less than a 357 Magnum.

The empties all extracted easily, often I just opened the cylinder and tilted the revolver to dump them.

 

[larryofcc]

Not mentioned here, but High Speed rifle ammo from the 30's was responsible for the demise of many nice Colt and S&W's The boxes state not to be used in revolvers, but some people cannot read. I have some old HV 44-40's and the boxes are marked with a warning, twice, and the cases are marked HV also. May not have bulged the bbl., but blew the cylinder out along with parts of your hand and eyes. Big Larry

 

[adowns]

I have heard stories about .32-20 revolvers with bulged barrels for a long time, but as yet, I do not remember seeing one. Has anyone? I can’t think of a plausible reason why a revolver in .32-20 would be more prone to barrel bulging than a revolver in any other caliber.

I have a Colt Army Special 32-20 that has an Official Police 32-20 barrel. I suspect it was sent back to the factory for replacement of the original barrel.

Smaller calibers have greater surface area for a given bullet weight and I would suspect greater bore friction. So a light load may be more prone to not making it out of the bore and staying behind for the next shot to push it out, creating the bulge. At least that's my theory.

 

[Retired W4]

Full Disclosure on Recent Price

The 5" nickel, second from top, $486 OTD
6" blue, top, $546, OTD

OTD= hammer+premium+tax (8%)

 

[Green Frog]

Looks like Model19man and wcat94 have both found good shooters.

Currently, I have two S&W .32-20s; both are 5" round butts. One is a Model of 1899 and the second is Model of 1902. Also have a 4" Colt Police Positive Special and a 5" Colt Official Police.

Other .32-20s are a Uberti Model P Jr single action & a converted Martini. A project gun is a Model 15 that will become a .327 Federal with an extra cylinder in .32-20.

You’re singing my song with that Project Gun, Gil! What barrel length are you planning to use? Who will be doing the smithing on it? When I got back my Project 616 from Andy I had already thought of adding a second cylinder in 32-20. I got as far as buying a cylinder and extractor from a Model 648 ND or -1. Now all I need to get is an e-rod assembly and a round tuit and it can go back to Andy for more work.

To the OP, rather than looking for a price, I would say you should look for the gun you want and have a price you are willing to pay. You have to be willing to walk away if the price is too high for you, but have a realistic amount ready to offer the seller when one shows up. Watching completed auctions and hearing prices here will give suggestions, but as you can see, they’re all over the place and really don’t make sense sometimes.

Froggie

 

[dwh]

Be careful they’re addictive. You’ll start to add rifles to go with your handguns. I’ve payed as little as $300 for a 1902 and $1000 for a really clean 1905 4th change target. Then there’s the projects. I’m working on a 6in 32 long smolt and a 3in 32-20 super police. Good luck.

 

[paplinker]

Seems 32-20s are popping up more often.

This is the third target I have seen this year.

Just a moment...

 

[Muley Gil]

You’re singing my song with that Project Gun, Gil! What barrel length are you planning to use? Who will be doing the smithing on it? When I got back my Project 616 from Andy I had already thought of adding a second cylinder in 32-20. I got as far as buying a cylinder and extractor from a Model 648 ND or -1. Now all I need to get is an e-rod assembly and a round tuit and it can go back to Andy for more work.

To the OP, rather than looking for a price, I would say you should look for the gun you want and have a price you are willing to pay. You have to be willing to walk away if the price is too high for you, but have a realistic amount ready to offer the seller when one shows up. Watching completed auctions and hearing prices here will give suggestions, but as you can see, they’re all over the place and really don’t make sense sometimes.

Froggie

The barrel is 6" long and has a ramp front sight. I need to fit the barrel to the frame by setting the shoulder back. At the moment, it clocks at about 10 o'clock. I have an original .32-20 cylinder and yoke that fit the M15 frame fairly well. I'll do this work myself.