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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]
It offers more velocity and energy than the .32 S&W, which was a popular round for pocket defensive revolvers at the time of the .32 ACP's development. Although with lighter bullet weights, the .32 ACP also compares favorably to the .32 S&W Long in performance.
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 ...
.32 H&R Magnum, a rimmed cartridge designed for use in revolvers (1984) .32 NAA , a cartridge/firearm system from North American Arms and Corbon Ammunition using a .380 ACP case (1996) .327 Federal Magnum , a rimmed " super magnum " cartridge based on the .32 H&R Magnum with elongated case and higher pressure (2007)
The .32 H&R Magnum, also known as the .32 Magnum, is a rimmed cartridge designed for use in revolvers. It was developed and introduced in 1984 as a joint venture between Harrington & Richardson and Federal Premium Ammunition .
Introduced by Colt's with the New Line revolver in 1873, the .32 Colt was inspired by the .320 Revolver, also called the ".32 Webley". [1] It originally used a .313 in (7.95 mm)-diameter 90 gr (5.8 g) outside-lubricated heeled bullet, which was later changed to inside lubrication.
The .25-20 Winchester cartridge is simply a necked-down version of the .32-20. [4] In addition, the .218 Bee was created using the .32-20 as its parent cartridge. The .32-20 cartridge case has been used to create usable ammunition for the Nagant M1895. This is accomplished by removing .01" from the rim thickness and sizing the case in a ...
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. These include: