.32 Rimfire

.32 Rimfire
general information
caliber	.32 Rimfire
Sleeve shape	Rim cartridge
Dimensions
Sleeve shoulder ⌀	8.1 mm
Sleeve neck ⌀	8.1 mm
Floor ⌀	8.0 mm
Cartridge bottom ⌀	8.6 mm
Sleeve length	14.6 mm
Cartridge length	24.1 mm
Weights
Technical specifications
Speed v 0	288 m / s
Bullet energy E 0	171 y
Lists on the subject

Smith & Wesson Model No. 1½ with .32 rimfire (above)

The cartridge .32 rimfire ( .32 rim fire or .32 RF ) was built in 1860 for the Smith & Wesson - Revolver Model No. 1½ developed. This black powder cartridge is based on the .22 short that was used for the Smith & Wesson Model No. 1 and can be simply described as its enlarged edition.

The .32 rimfire was used in many weapons, revolvers and rifles, including manufacturers other than S&W. It was produced in the USA until the 1950s. The cartridge was still being produced in Brazil in the 1990s.

Smith & Wesson later developed from the .32 rimfire .32 rimfire (long English .32 rim fire long ) mm with a sleeve length of 23, otherwise identical dimensions. From 1878, the Smith & Wesson Model No. 1½ center fire ( Smith & Wesson Top Break Single Action ) uses the .32 S&W center fire cartridge .

literature

Wolfgang Dicke: National Arms Register (NWR) becomes a "shot in the oven" (= police union newspaper . No. 9 ). September 2013, p. 12–14 ( dsb.de [PDF; 319 kB ; accessed on October 30, 2017]).

Individual evidence

^ Frank C. Barnes: Cartridges of the World . 8th edition. 1997, ISBN 0-87349-178-5 , pp. 386 .
↑ .32 Long Rimfire rim fire ammo ammunition for sale Navy Arms. In: ammo-one.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017 .
↑ David Chicoine: Smith & Wesson Top Break Single Action Model 1-1 / 2. In: Antique Firearms Assembly / Disassembly: The Comprehensive Guide to Pistols, Rifles & Shotguns. 2005, p. 177 , accessed October 30, 2017 (English).

Web links

Commons : .32 Rimfire - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

on target shooter nz: .31 "and .32" Revolver and Auto Cartridges - Is That 7 or 8mm Caliber?:. In: flicense.blogspot.de. Retrieved October 30, 2017 .
Shoot those old rimfires again! In: nrvoutdoors.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017 .

[1] Frank C. Barnes: Cartridges of the World . 8th edition. 1997, ISBN 0-87349-178-5 , pp. 386 .

[2] .32 Long Rimfire rim fire ammo ammunition for sale Navy Arms. In: ammo-one.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017 .

[3] David Chicoine: Smith & Wesson Top Break Single Action Model 1-1 / 2. In: Antique Firearms Assembly / Disassembly: The Comprehensive Guide to Pistols, Rifles & Shotguns. 2005, p. 177 , accessed October 30, 2017 (English).