.32 Long Colt

.32 Long Colt

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .32 Long Colt


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origin= USA
type= Revolver
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design_date=1875
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parent=
case type=rimmed straight
bullet=.313
neck=.313
shoulder=
base=.318
rim_dia=.374
rim_thick=
case_length=0.92
length=1.26
rifling= 1:16
primer=small rifle
is_SI_ballistics=
bw1=82
btype1=(factory load)
vel1=790
en1=114
bw2=80
btype=lead
vel2=840
en2=126
bw3=95
btype3=
vel3=700
en3=104
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balsrc=Barnes & Amber 1972

The .32 Long Colt (commonly called the .32 LC or simply .32 Colt) is a American centerfire fire revolver cartridge.

Introduced by Colt's with the New Line revolver in 1875, the .32 Colt was inspired by the .320 Revolver. [Barnes, p.155, ".320 Revolver".] It originally used a .313 in (7.95 mm)-diameter 90 gr (5.8 g) outside-lubricated bullet, which was later changed to inside lubrication, leading to a diameter change to .299 in (7.59 mm), a slight reduction in bullet weight, and a shortening of overall length. [Barnes, p.155, ".32 Long Colt—.32 Short Colt".]

With a case lenthened by .31 in (7.87 mm) over the .32 Short Colt [Barnes, p.155, ".32 Long Colt—.32 Short Colt".] (which means the .32 SC will chamber and fire in any weapon designed for the LC), the .32LC is in the same class in power as the .32 Smith and Wesson Long, [Barnes, p.155, ".32 Long Colt;—.32 Short Colt".] without comparable accuracy. [Barnes, p.155, ".32 Long Colt—.32 Short Colt".]

More popular in Europe than North America, only Colt chambered any weapons in .32 Long Colt, [Barnes, p.155, ".32 Long Colt—.32 Short Colt".] most notably the Police Positive.

ee also

*List of cartridges by caliber
*List of revolver cartridges
*List of centerfire cartridges
*8mm caliber

References

ources

*Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".32 Long Colt—.32 Short Colt" & ".320 Revolver", in "Cartridges of the World", pp.155 & 177. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.


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