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PhilOhio · 07-31-2009, 11:06 AM

Postino,

When I belatedly looked again at the clip (above) which you posted from the Midway ad, I see what happened. It says "32 caliber", not .32 ACP. Whoever drafted it picked up the correct numbers for lead bullets in .32-20, aka .32 WCF, and assumed all .32s are the same, which they are not. Their numbers would also be about correct for .32 S&W or .32 S&W Long. Then the obsolete .32-40 would be much larger, a true .32. There have been a bunch of .32s over the years, and the defunct Short and Long rimfires were true .32s, with heeled bullets, like .22 Long Rifle. But .32 ACP is most assuredly a .30 caliber, as is .30 Luger/7.65mm Parabellum.

I load and make bullets for all of these except .32-40.

07-31-2009, 11:06 AM	#20
PhilOhio User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 145 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Postino, When I belatedly looked again at the clip (above) which you posted from the Midway ad, I see what happened. It says "32 caliber", not .32 ACP. Whoever drafted it picked up the correct numbers for lead bullets in .32-20, aka .32 WCF, and assumed all .32s are the same, which they are not. Their numbers would also be about correct for .32 S&W or .32 S&W Long. Then the obsolete .32-40 would be much larger, a true .32. There have been a bunch of .32s over the years, and the defunct Short and Long rimfires were true .32s, with heeled bullets, like .22 Long Rifle. But .32 ACP is most assuredly a .30 caliber, as is .30 Luger/7.65mm Parabellum. I load and make bullets for all of these except .32-40.