HTV wrote” I owned a Winchester 1873 in 32 20 in the fifties. It was I believe the worst caliber in the 1873!
I believe you can still get revolvers in 32 20.”
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Yep! US Firearms will make you a SAA (or probably a bunch of their other models) in that caliber. BTW the other name for the 32/30 is is 32WCF (Winchester Center Fire), which is what USFA lists them under.
It may be a lame caliber, but it did inspire a Robert Johnson song!
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“32/20 Blues” by Robert Johnson (King of the Delta Blues)
‘F I send for my baby, and she don’t come
‘F I send for my baby, man, and she don’t come
All the doctors in Hot Springs1 sure can’t help her none
And if she gets unruly, thinks she don’t wan’ do
And if she gets unruly and thinks she don’t wan’ do
Take my 32-20, now, and cut her half in two
She got a .38 special but I believe it’s most too light
She got a .38 special but I believe it’s most too light
I got a 32-20, got to make the caps2 alright
If I send for my baby, man, and she don’t come
If I send for my baby, man, and she don’t come
All the doctors in Hot Springs sure can’t help her none
I’m gonna shoot my pistol, gonna shoot my gatling gun3
I’m gonna shoot my pistol, gotta shoot my gatling gun
You made me love you, now your man have come
Ahoh, baby, where you stayed last night
Ahah, baby, where you stayed last night
You got your hair all tangled and you ain’t talking right
Her .38 special, boys, it do very well
Her .38 special, boys, it do very well
I got a 32-20 now, and it’s a burning
If I send for my baby, man, and she don’t come
If I send for my baby, man, and she don’t come
All the doctors in Wisconsin4 sure can’t help her none
Hey, hey, baby, where you stayed last night
Hey, hey, baby, where you stayed last night
You didn’t come home until the sun was shining bright
Ahoh boy, I just can’t take my rest
Ahoh boy, I just can’t take my rest
With this 32-20 laying up and down my breast
John Taffin wrote two great books on revolvers Big Bore Revolvers and Big Bore Handguns. I think he wrote a whole book on the .44 too. Anyway, he'd call this 'the perfect packin' pistol' for rural states, at least. Hard to disagree.
Of course I've always been fond of double actions too, and especially Smiths. My 6.5" inch model 29 mostly shoots .44 specials, though it's a mag.