Driftwood Johnson
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Sometimes a little bit of time goes by between when I acquire a revolver and when I actually shoot it.
The Colt 32-20 Police Positive Special at the top of these photos was made in 1926. I picked it up last year. The S&W 32-20 Hand Ejector at the bottom of the photos shipped in 1916. I picked it up a few years ago.
I took them to the range for the first time yesterday. I had chanced across a box of Ultramax 32-20 Cowboy ammunition and I felt confident shooting this light stuff through these old girls. I have a couple of boxes of old 32-20 ammo, but since that stuff was also made for rifles I have been reluctant to shoot it in these old revolvers.
Believe it or not, this was the first time I ever fired a 32-20 revolver. The recoil was very mild, less than a similar gun chambered for 38 Special. Not surprising since the bullets only weighed 115 grains and it was Cowboy ammo. I had my Model 14-3 along with me for comparison, and the recoil from it with standard 158 grain bullets was stouter. The 32-20s did not recoil much more than a 22.
Accuracy was slightly better with the Smith, but I attribute that to the fact that the Smith has a slightly better trigger than the Colt. Now that I have messed with them a little bit I need to get off my butt and load up some more ammo for them. Keeping the pressure down of course.
Sometimes a little bit of time goes by between when I acquire a revolver and when I actually shoot it.
The Colt 32-20 Police Positive Special at the top of these photos was made in 1926. I picked it up last year. The S&W 32-20 Hand Ejector at the bottom of the photos shipped in 1916. I picked it up a few years ago.
I took them to the range for the first time yesterday. I had chanced across a box of Ultramax 32-20 Cowboy ammunition and I felt confident shooting this light stuff through these old girls. I have a couple of boxes of old 32-20 ammo, but since that stuff was also made for rifles I have been reluctant to shoot it in these old revolvers.
Believe it or not, this was the first time I ever fired a 32-20 revolver. The recoil was very mild, less than a similar gun chambered for 38 Special. Not surprising since the bullets only weighed 115 grains and it was Cowboy ammo. I had my Model 14-3 along with me for comparison, and the recoil from it with standard 158 grain bullets was stouter. The 32-20s did not recoil much more than a 22.
Accuracy was slightly better with the Smith, but I attribute that to the fact that the Smith has a slightly better trigger than the Colt. Now that I have messed with them a little bit I need to get off my butt and load up some more ammo for them. Keeping the pressure down of course.