Guest TerryH Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 I got an old Smith and Wesson revolver from a guy today and he says it takes .32 Smith and Wesson Long bullets, but on the side of the barrel it says .32-20 CTG. Is the gun the .32-20 Military and Police Model? It doesn't have any model number or anything on it. Anyone know much about this gun or caliber. The gun has a 6 inch barrel, fixed sights, 6 round cylinder, checkered walnut grips, and its DA, SA. Will the .32-20 shoot the .32 Smith and Wesson Long cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modillo Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Re: .32-20 pistol 32-20, 32s&w and 32 long colt are the same same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Re: .32-20 pistol Terry, Sorry, I must have missed this post. The info stated by modillo is incorrect. The cartridges are different. If the gun is marked .32-20 that's what you should use. The .32S&W is a smaller case both in length and diameter. In the above picture the .32-20 is on the right and the .32 S&W on the left. The difference in case diameter would make the .32S&W a very sloppy fit in the cylinder. While it may fire, I wouldn't advise it. I would think accuracy would be horrible. As far as what model your gun is.......it's hard to tell without seeing a picture. If you have the ability to get a pic posted we may be able to identify it. There are a couple guys here that can help. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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