32s have killed, perhaps the most famous (or infamous) was Adolf Hitler, who offed himself with a 7.65mm Walther in 1945.Īll this led me to one of the most successful. It’s generally loaded with a 65-grain bullet at about 950 fps, with a maximum average pressure of 20,500 psi. 312-inch-diameter bullet and became moderately popular for self-defense. There’s some confusion regarding the original bullet diameter, which is thought to have been closer to 0.309 inch. It was originally called the 7.65x17mmSR, or 7.65 Browning Short. 32 Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP) cartridge was designed by John Browning but was first manufactured by FN in Belgium in 1899. 32 ACP ammo was easier to find than ammunition for any other. 32 ACP handgun, I shot a lot of that ammo too-because the. 327 Federal Magnum The Best All-Purpose Magnum?Īlthough I never owned a true. Surprisingly, Buffalo Bore offers a 115-grain S&W Long hardcast load at 800 fps. 32 Smith & Wesson Long established a revered reputation for gallery and target shooting, and it’s loaded to a maximum average pressure of 15,000 psi. It’s sometimes confused with the very similar-but slightly longer and rare-.32-44 S&W Target cartridge. 32 Smith & Wesson (never underestimate what the words, “long” or “magnum,” can do to the perception of a cartridge’s capabilities). Police detectives and plainclothes officers took to this cartridge, even though it was ballistically equivalent to the.
Developed in 1896, the same cartridge, loaded with a flat-nose bullet, is called the. Interestingly, the cartridge was apparently popular with assassins: It was used to kill King Umberto I of Italy in 1900, President William McKinley in 1901 and the mayor of Chicago in 1933. 32 Smith & Wesson were popular because of their diminutive sizes. 32 Smith & Wesson was introduced in 1878 and was originally loaded with black powder, pushing an 85- to 98-grain bullet to about 700 fps.Īlthough considered less than suitable for self-defense, revolvers and derringers in. 32 Smith & Wesson (Short) ammunition, and because you could pick up that stuff relatively cheap, this made plinking and practice more affordable. 32 H&R was expensive, but because it would also fire. 38 Special, with similar terminal performance.Īs with all new cartridges, at the time of its introduction, ammunition for the. 32 H&R kind of floundered up until the last several years, when the new wave of folks carrying concealed realized that in a compact revolver, it offers an additional shot and lighter recoil than a snub-nose. 32 Smith & Wesson Long that’s loaded to 21,000 psi. This cartridge is nothing more than a lengthened. It failed in that regard, but it did become popular in the Ruger Single Six. Developed through a joint effort between Harrington & Richardson (H&R) and Federal in 1984, it was hoped that it would renew interest in H&R revolvers. Modern shooters might not be familiar with the early. However, they still remained in widespread use. 380 ACP sort of ended their attractiveness. 32-caliber cartridges were popular up until the 20th Century, when the.
32-caliber cartridges a now considered too anemic for self-defense, except for a few shining examples. Though popular handgun options in the early 20th Century. 327 Federal Magnum can fire five of the seven.
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