Hi, here is my pre-war P 35," Browning Hi-Power", regards, Mike

Hi, here is my 1910 Colt Bisley, in 32-20. I got it at an auction. It went low because the previous owner had it restored. Grampa said, "even a blind hog finds an acorn, sometimes". The pictures were taken by the Auctioneer, regards, Mike

Mike, those sure look good.
Walker

Turnbull restoration?
Awesome gun, it's beautiful...

Beautiful!!
though I already typed this, BUT maybe I didn't post it up.
anyway....there was an article in the recent GUNS magazine about the colt(3rd gen) in 32-20....
I was interested in the recoil...any comments...have you shot it??

Thanks
:-)Rocky

Hi, my guess is that it was done by Nutmeg Sports because of the grips. That is just a guess. The Auction house said the widow said it was "sent back to the factory". Auctioneer also said he was shocked by, for him, a low price. It wasn't that low but reasonable in comparison to Colts at that time, regards, Mike

Hi Rocky, shoots good and recoil is lower than a 38 Special.(to me) It's 100 grain bullet at about 900 fps. I'm not recoil sensitive but I think this is a nice mild shooting round. Accuracy is good, regards, Mike

Mike,
I may be wrong on this,but I understand that there were two factory loadings for the 32-20. One for rifle and the other for revolvers.

They warned that using the rifle loads will damage a handgun and once the round is out of the box,no way to tell which load is which.
Am I wrong on that???

Super nice looking Colt/Bisley.

Wayne

Hi Wayne, my understanding is that commercial ammo companies load the older shells to a minimum pressure, unless specified. The 32-20 or the 32 WCF was originally a rifle cartridge that was also later used in handguns. I use cowboy loads in old "timey" cowboy guns. If I was concerned about the 32-20 I would use "Black Hills" Cowboy loads. I have shot those in the above revolver w/o signs of pressure. I also reload so that is a different option. I can only say I never had a problem, regards, Mike

the site is too slow today....older national match....ivory grips!!
who knows...I may have posted this before...I love cocktail hour!!

:-)Rocky