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  2. .32 S&W - Wikipedia

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    The .32 S&W cartridge (also known as the .32 S&W Short) was introduced in 1878 for Smith & Wesson pocket revolvers. It was originally designed as a black powder cartridge. The .32 S&W was offered to the public as a light defense cartridge for "card table" distances. [2] The .32 S&W Short was the basis for several other .32-caliber handgun ...

  3. .32 rimfire - Wikipedia

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    The .32 short was designed in 1860 by Smith & Wesson for their Model 2 revolver. In 1868, they introduced the .32 Long in the Model 1 1 ⁄ 2 Second Issue revolver. [3] The .32 Short fired an 80 gr (0.183 oz; 5.184 g) lead bullet at 945 ft/s (288 m/s) (generating 159 ft⋅lb (216 J) muzzle energy) from a 24 in (61 cm) rifle barrel. The .32 Long ...

  4. .32 S&W Long - Wikipedia

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    The .32 S&W Long / 7.65x23mmR, [2] often called the .32 Long, is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge. It was introduced in 1896 for Smith & Wesson's first-model Hand Ejector revolver. Colt called it the .32 Colt New Police in revolvers it made chambered for the cartridge. [3]

  5. .320 Revolver - Wikipedia

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    In addition to .320 Revolver, it is also called .32 Short Colt, .32 Webley, .320 Short, .320 European and .320 Bulldog. [1] The cartridge was not made by Colt , but because the .32 Long Colt (which was based on the .32 Webley) was introduced soon after, the cartridge became colloquially known as the ".32 Short Colt", or more simply, ".32 Short ...

  6. .32 caliber - Wikipedia

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    .32 Long Colt, an American centerfire fire revolver cartridge and an improved version of the .32 Webley (1873).32-20 Winchester, a rifle cartridge that found popularity in handguns as a powerful .32-caliber offering (1882).32 S&W, cartridge was introduced in 1878 for the Smith & Wesson model 1 1 ⁄ 2 revolver (1892)

  7. .32 short - Wikipedia

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    .32 Short may refer to: .32 rimfire, a rimfire pistol cartridge introduced in 1860.32 S&W, a centerfire pistol cartridge introduced in 1878

  8. 8 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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    Name Bullet Length Rim Base Neck OAL .32 S&W (.32 S&W Short): 7.9 (.312) 15 (.61) 9.5 (.375) 8.5 (.335) 8.5 (.334) 23 (.92) .32 S&W Long: 7.9 (.312) 23.37 (.920) 9.53 ...

  9. List of handgun cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers.