Datsun40146

Thanks for the CAS forum I'll give them a shot. BTW the old western scrounger link does show 9 boxes of .32s&w in stock, however its loading with smokeless powder.

I believe its a 2nd Model 4th Variation H&R top break. My research places the gun right around 1898-1899. I have heard quite a few horror stories about modern rounds blowing up these older guns and I just got it back together. I don't want to take any chances, with my fingers or the gun. Also, the loaded ammo that you linked is to .32 S&W Long which will chamber in the gun, is not safe to fire. The revolver was designed to fire either .32 S&W Short or the now obsolete .32 H&R which is in between .32 S&W Long and Short as far as power goes. I suppose .32 M&H would work as well but those rounds haven't been made since before the depression.

I just inherited a .32 S&W break-top revolver. When I brought it home, nothing functioned on the gun. I stripped it down, ran it through my electrolysis machine to clean the rust and then reassembled it. I ordered new grips and all new springs from Numrich. However, I still need the rounds for it now that its back together. I do not reload and I know that the new commercial rounds even if lightly loaded still carry smokeless powder which this weapon was not designed to handle. Does anyone know where one can find black powder .32 s&w? I called an outfit named stars and stripes buy they were asking a very high price with a very long lead time. Note: After looking over several notes on case dimensions. Could one use primed .32 ACP brass. Pull the bullets, reload the primed case with cast lead and black powder? I could buy a bullet puller, and reloading the brass with black powder consists of filling of the case and compressing the powder slightly. I don't think re-seating would be too much of a problem either. .32ACP dimensions Case type Semi-rimmed, straight Bullet diameter .309 in (7.8 mm) Neck diameter .336 in (8.5 mm) Base diameter .337 in (8.6 mm) Rim diameter .358 in (9.1 mm) Rim thickness .045 in (1.1 mm) Case length .680 in (17.3 mm) Overall length .984 in (25.0 mm) .32S&W dimensions Bullet diameter .312 in (7.9 mm) Neck diameter .334 in (8.5 mm) Base diameter .335 in (8.5 mm) Rim diameter .375 in (9.5 mm) Rim thickness .045 in (1.1 mm) Case length .61 in (15 mm) Overall length .92 in (23 mm) The only problem would be the rim diameter. The rounds might not eject every time. But I'm doing this more for the fun than for the speed.