Another strange urge

[03RN]

Why do I all of a sudden want a colt army special in .32-20?

[gringop]

Why do I all of a sudden want a colt army special in .32-20?

I think I posted this a little while ago.

"She got a .38 special but I believe it's most too light
She got a .38 special but I believe it's most too light
I got a .32-20, got to make the caps alright"

So why DO you want a colt army special in .32-20?

G-men sniffing around your Speak? East-side Peeps crowding in on your territory? Waxy Gordan put out a hit on you?

Or has Lipsey's new offering just sent you down a new rat hole?

Gringop

PS: Lipsey's would make a great name for a speakeasy, a butcher shop or gang of ne'er-do-wells.

[Borderland]

He got a custom Continental
He got an El Dorado too
He got a 32 gun in his pocket full a fun
He got a razor in his shoe

And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Just makes sense.

[awp_101]

Why do I all of a sudden want a colt army special in .32-20?

Because underneath that Marine exterior you have a modicum of discernment and taste?

[TDA]

I once had a Winchester 1892 in .32-20, with a terrible dark bore like a gutter pipe. Bit of a mixed bag. I bet it’d be fun in a revolver. The ammunition situation was garbage 20 years ago, what’s it like now?

[42Willys]

I would also like a vintage 32-20 revolver, but the cartridge appears to have been another casualty of the pandemic ammo crunch. From what I have read, reloading the bottleneck case is difficult. Therefore, I have held my fire.

[Hambo]

Why do I all of a sudden want a colt army special in .32-20?

That is strange. You should want a .41.

[revchuck38]

I would also like a vintage 32-20 revolver, but the cartridge appears to have been another casualty of the pandemic ammo crunch. From what I have read, reloading the bottleneck case is difficult. Therefore, I have held my fire.

I had a S&W Model 1905 4th Change in .32-20 for a while. It wasn't that hard to load for, you just had to treat it like a bottlenecked rifle cartridge. The chambers on mine were slightly different than factory ammo; the fired cartridges came out with the shoulder blown forward from the factory location...so I partial-sized them to fit the chambers. It was decently accurate. I killed a snake with it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPklPjRNkR4

[42Willys]

32-20 Blues is a great song.

A K frame S&W 1905 or a Colt Police Positive Special would probably be my preferred revolver for a 32-20.

Good to know it’s not impossible to load. Maybe one day I’ll be a sophisticated enough in my reloading skills and setup to handle it and dip my toe in the 32-20 world.

[Malamute]

I dont think its strange.

Have a look on the castboolit and cowboy action forums regarding reloading 32-20, but I believe like 44-40 and 38-40, using Starline brass helps ease the reloading issues of thin necks.

The brass is hit or miss, if you want some either put it on backorder, or be ready to jump immediately when it becomes available.

A 32-20 model 92 would be a lot of fun.

[MolonLabe416]

Pair it with a drop block Rook Rifle and some period British type leather. You’d be very Pukka sahib. Don’t forget the bush jacket, pith helmet, and sundowners…

[SCCY Marshal]

Why do I all of a sudden want a colt army special in .32-20?

Because you possibly read The 32-20 Never Said Die! in the 1981 Gun Digest?

https://files.catbox.moe/92c1r1.pdf