$4000 hand made Broomhandle

PhilOhio · 07-29-2009, 10:50 PM

Postino,

Bullet diameter for .32 ACP is actually .308, so it is a true .30 caliber. It is one of about 30 cartridges I reload for...casting or swaging all the bullets. I forget where the "32" name came from, but it is indeed misleading, as are some other cartridge names evolving from black powder and heeled bullet days.

Bore diameter of the original gun is the same. So the main thing this different cartridge offers is perhaps the chance to eliminate all the complex inner lock work. Maybe. .32 ACP pressure and recoil impulse is much lower, along with velocity. It's still a strange project to select.

Ron,

Same thought hit me right away. The quality on this piece is not quite at the "10" level. Also, I was wondering if it is straight blowback, but then on the exposed underside of the bolt I see what appears to be a locking block cut. Of course, it could be cosmetic.

But my hat is off to anybody who puts this much time into such an obvious labor of love, whether or not it comes up to the standards of David Kucer of Canada. I used to see him every year at the North American Model Engineering Society shows near Detroit or in Toledo. Didn't see him this year. Anybody know if he is still with us, as he was getting along in years last time I spoke with him? The NAMES show is moving back to (Ypsilanti?) next year. Catch it if you can, guys. They usually have some incredibly beautiful .22LR Gatlings and a few small cannons, also...along with examples of Kucer's work.

07-29-2009, 10:50 PM	#12
PhilOhio User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 145 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Postino, Bullet diameter for .32 ACP is actually .308, so it is a true .30 caliber. It is one of about 30 cartridges I reload for...casting or swaging all the bullets. I forget where the "32" name came from, but it is indeed misleading, as are some other cartridge names evolving from black powder and heeled bullet days. Bore diameter of the original gun is the same. So the main thing this different cartridge offers is perhaps the chance to eliminate all the complex inner lock work. Maybe. .32 ACP pressure and recoil impulse is much lower, along with velocity. It's still a strange project to select. Ron, Same thought hit me right away. The quality on this piece is not quite at the "10" level. Also, I was wondering if it is straight blowback, but then on the exposed underside of the bolt I see what appears to be a locking block cut. Of course, it could be cosmetic. But my hat is off to anybody who puts this much time into such an obvious labor of love, whether or not it comes up to the standards of David Kucer of Canada. I used to see him every year at the North American Model Engineering Society shows near Detroit or in Toledo. Didn't see him this year. Anybody know if he is still with us, as he was getting along in years last time I spoke with him? The NAMES show is moving back to (Ypsilanti?) next year. Catch it if you can, guys. They usually have some incredibly beautiful .22LR Gatlings and a few small cannons, also...along with examples of Kucer's work.