.32 Long Colt

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

.32 Long Colt
TypeRevolver
Place of originUSA
Production history
Designed1873
Specifications
Bullet diameter.312 in (7.9 mm)
Neck diameter.313 in (8.0 mm)
Base diameter.318 in (8.1 mm)
Rim diameter.374 in (9.5 mm)
Case length0.92 in (23 mm)
Overall length1.26 in (32 mm)
Rifling twist1:16
Primer typesmall pistol
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
82 gr (5 g) (factory load) 790 ft/s (240 m/s) 114 ft⋅lbf (155 J)
80 gr (5 g) 840 ft/s (260 m/s) 126 ft⋅lbf (171 J)
95 gr (6 g) 700 ft/s (210 m/s) 104 ft⋅lbf (141 J)
Source(s): Barnes & Amber 1972

Description

Introduced by Colt's with the New Line revolver in 1873, the .32 Colt was inspired by the .320 Revolver.[1] It originally used a .313 in (7.95 mm)-diameter 90 gr (5.8 g) outside-lubricated heeled 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.[2]

With a case lengthened by .31 in (7.87 mm) over the .32 Short Colt[2] (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 & Wesson Long,[3] without comparable accuracy.[2] The .32 Long Colt and .32 S&W Long are not interchangeable due to differences in case and bullet diameter.

More popular in Europe than North America, Colt was the most prominent American manufacturer which chambered any weapons in .32 Long Colt,[2] most notably the Police Positive. The FAMAE revolver produced in Chile is currently offered in .32 Long Colt.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Barnes, p.155, ".320 Revolver".
  2. Barnes, p.155, ".32 Long Colt—.32 Short Colt".
  3. Barnes, p.155, ".32 Long Colt;—.32 Short Colt".
  4. "Famae 0.38 Special revolver (Chile), Pistols". Jane's Infantry Weapons. Jane's Information Group. Jan 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  5. Jones, Richard (2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.

Notes
  • 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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