.32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
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.32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
Has anyone tried and were successful at shooting a .32 S&W short round in a semi automatic pistol chambered for .32 S&W long wadcutter? I have this hair brained idea to try loading the .32 Hornady 60gr XTP bullet in a short case and trying it. The OAL of a .32 S&W short with RN bullet is .920. The OAL of a .32 S&W long wadcutter is .920. Think it will work?
Mike38- Posts : 514
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Re: .32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
2 possibilities: Boom or BOOM
dronning- Posts : 2581
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Re: .32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
What dronning said. Don't do it unless you have real good disability insurance and want to retire early.
Bill
Bill
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Re: .32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
Well, you’re on your own for data. So, before I’d go off on that tangent I’d seriously consider getting a S&W K 32 or a Thompson-center Barrel in 32 SW and trying it out in that. If that goes BOOM you haven’t destroyed a $2000 Target Pistol. It looks like maybe 1.5 -2.0 gr. You’d also need to load up 10 or so dummies to see if they’ll feed.
Good luck
Good luck
Wobbley- Admin
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Re: .32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
Well, I kind of like my fingers, so maybe I'll pass. I figured that being the S&W long's parent case is the S&W short, it may just work. What exactly would be the cause of a Boom? Too much leade?
Mike38- Posts : 514
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Re: .32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
Greetings,
I tried it once.
The resultant groups were not acceptable.
They held perhaps the nine ring at 50 yards.
Cheers,
Dave
I tried it once.
The resultant groups were not acceptable.
They held perhaps the nine ring at 50 yards.
Cheers,
Dave
fc60- Posts : 1458
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Re: .32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
Hello,
My experience with .32 accuracy in revolvers....
.32 shorts fired in a long's chamber = poor accuracy
.32 longs fired in a magnum's chamber = poor accuracy
Jim
My experience with .32 accuracy in revolvers....
.32 shorts fired in a long's chamber = poor accuracy
.32 longs fired in a magnum's chamber = poor accuracy
Jim
spursnguns- Posts : 611
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Re: .32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
fc60 wrote:
I tried it once.
The resultant groups were not acceptable.
My guess would be the too long of a leade caused the suffering of accuracy. Thank you for the reply.
Mike38- Posts : 514
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Re: .32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
messenger wrote:unless you have real good disability insurance and want to retire early.
I can tick both of those boxes. Do you have a newsletter I could subscribe to?
john bickar- Posts : 2280
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Re: .32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
38 special wadcutters and 9mm can have the same OAL too. But the rimless rounds keep falling too deep in the cylinder...
desben- Posts : 385
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Re: .32 S&W short in a .32 S&W long?
LOL, Good one!john bickar wrote:messenger wrote:unless you have real good disability insurance and want to retire early.
I can tick both of those boxes. Do you have a newsletter I could subscribe to?
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