found this old colt in a basement up on a support beam.
Its a police positive.. police 32ctg.
It was loaded with RP 32 auto ammo.
The cartrage measures .975" long.
Is this consideered a long colt in 32.
thanks Dave

well i have a colt police positive in 32 it is chambered in 32s&w the difference between 32 long colt and 32 s&w long was the colt was loaded with a flat nose bullit according to cartridges of the world

ok, on second thought did colt make these chambered in 32 auto?/

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Originally posted by hivelosity:
ok, on second thought did colt make these chambered in 32 auto?/

Not as a catalogued item. It IS possible to fire .32 auto in some of them, but it isn't the right cartridge for them. It is kind of like firing a 9 m/m Luger cartridge in a .357 Magnum...sometimes it will work, but is not recommended.

The least thing wrong with doing it is that most revolvers will not extract the fired cases.....the cases will usually have to be pushed out of the cylinder with some kind of rod. That is from my personal experiences with them. Someone may have found a gimmick to make them work, but I don't have such a trick.

I think they must have the wrong ammo.
every thing that I have turned up so far is pretty much what AC stated.
Thanks Dave

i would believe it to be 32 s&w i don't believe they ever were made in 32 auto but they are nice little guns mine is a house gun i leave for my mother as she is 75 any bigger is gonna hurt her and the 32 can get the job done besides i also use to put cows down when ready for butchering