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Post by pacecars on Feb 5, 2019 14:02:56 GMT -5
Well it appears that I won the auction and will shortly have the Cimarron in my possession!
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Post by pacecars on Feb 5, 2019 14:05:52 GMT -5
Do I need a holster for the Single Six or the SAA or are they the same size?
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Post by Encore64 on Feb 5, 2019 14:05:58 GMT -5
Well it appears that I won the auction and will shortly have the Cimarron in my possession! Don't think you'll regret that purchase a bit.
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Post by warhawk on Feb 5, 2019 17:50:18 GMT -5
Local shop here in Hot Springs has a couple 32-20 double action revolvers. They are both Colts, one is a large frame Colt Army with about a 6 inch barrel. The other is a smaller frame, police something or other with a 4 inch barrel. Both are in great shape. I know very little about older Colts, so I may have the model names wrong.
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Post by warhawk on Feb 15, 2019 22:10:54 GMT -5
I stopped by the local shop again today, Mountain Valley Armory. Paid a little better attention this time.
They have
Colt Police Positive 4 inch in 32-20 Colt Army Special 6 inch in 32-20 Colt New Service in 38/44 Several S&W Outdoorsman in 38/44
And a pretty decent selection of used quality revolvers, at least for this area. Many of these are estate guns, and in very good to excellent condition.
Unfortunately they’ve sold the Winchester 1892 rifle in 32-20.
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Post by pacecars on Feb 15, 2019 22:18:09 GMT -5
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Post by hardscrabble on Feb 18, 2019 2:59:22 GMT -5
> "Colt Police Positive 4 inch in 32-20
Colt Army Special 6 inch in 32-20"
The Police Positive Special is probably the lightest frame production gun made for the 32-20. DO NOT use handloads heavier than factory in it. You can easily bend the center pin doing that. I have. BTW, the factory loads since about the 1970's to 1980's are about 100fps to 150fps lower than the factory loads in the 1950's. The Colt Army Special DA is much heavier (a 41 frame) and can take heavier loads. So can the K-frame Smith& Wesson. The heaviest loads can be taken by full sized Colt style Single Action Army's. I fired a box of "rifle-only" factory loads in an original "smokless" Colt with no apparent problems. The P-frame Jr. by Uberti is about 3/4 the size of the full sized frame and, thus, cannot take as heavy a load. I would rate it about the same strength as the heavier frame Colt and S&W DA revolvers. I once owned a dual cylinder P-frame Jr, but eventually let it go down the road. The accuracy was only so-so. Of course, I also have a Marlin 1894 in 32-20 that will take much heavier loads than any handgun I have ever owned. Mark them carefully if you have different pressure loads. In addition to marking them, I use different bullets so that I know what is in them just by glancing at them.
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Post by hardscrabble on Feb 18, 2019 3:09:10 GMT -5
PS: I also have a S&W New-Model 16 in 32 Mag that was rechambered to 32-20. I use the standard Ken Water's load in it (6.0gr SR4756 and a 100gr Hornady XTP or a 115gr Lyman 311008). Works great, is very accurate, and is more powerful than current factory loads. Certainly heavy enough for small game (although I have not hunted any for the last 30-35 years). Unfortunately, SR4756 is no longer made, but I have enough of it to last the rest of my life.
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