I think that what we have to agree on, with this, is: let's disagree. There are a lot of testimonials to different experiences. Conflicting numbers... and I guess the one thing we forgot: variations in the weapons themselves. And it could be that some guns will fire .32 H&R without a single hiccup, while others: the gas may cut it and the cartridges may expand and split terribly.
No hard feelings from me, I'll concede I may not be the best source on this one, but I've never seen any hard numbers or facts that it's absolutely terrible and should be forbidden. I'm also a bit of a rogue, too. If you want to play it safe: don't fire H&R in it.
And, yeah, I'm ******. I've come across them in stores multiple times for around $100 and under, up to about $250. And could have ordered one for $60. Now, my attitude is: if I see one in a store, in decent shape, for less than $150, I'll buy it, flat out. I waited too long. Did the same thing with my P6 and ended up paying around $400, instead of the $250 they were when they flooded the market. And now, it seems I'm also doing the same with the FEG PA-63. Damn surplus market drying it!
edit: I've also been reading up on them. Chamber pressure issues and such, and I've come to the personal conclusion that the cases splitting in the chamber is what causes it to spit so violently, while the .32ACP doesn't. Is that an apt conclusion? It's more to do with the direction of the gas' expansion, than the actual pressure of the gas?
The bullets out of the original war-time ball ammo produce the same speed with almost equivalent weight as the H&R, but the wartime Nagant rounds were slightly smaller, correct? So, the increased size of the H&R is the cause of the "increased pressure" or is it the failure of the cases?
I'm not trying to argue, I'm just trying to get a better understanding of what exactly happens with two almost identical bullets. (once that seals the gap and one that doesn't... IS THAT what causes the difference?)