.32 caliber

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.32 caliber is a size of ammunition, fitted to firearms with a bore diameter of 0.32 inches (8.1 mm).

Handgun chamberings[edit]

  • .32 rimfire, chambered in revolvers and rifles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (1860)
  • .32 Webley, a centerfire version of the .32 Rimfire (1868)
  • .32 Long Colt, an American centerfire fire revolver cartridge and an improved version of the .32 Webley (1873)
  • .32-20 Winchester, a rifle cartridge that found popularity in handguns as a powerful .32-caliber offering (1882)
  • .32 S&W, cartridge was introduced in 1878 for the Smith & Wesson model 112 revolver (1892)
  • .32 S&W Long, a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge (1896)
  • .32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), a pistol cartridge (1899)
  • .32 H&R Magnum, a rimmed cartridge designed for use in revolvers (1984)
  • .32 NAA, a cartridge/firearm system from North American Arms and Corbon Ammunition using a .380 ACP case (1996)
  • .327 Federal Magnum, a rimmed "super magnum" cartridge based on the .32 H&R Magnum with elongated case and higher pressure (2007)

Rifle chamberings[edit]

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