Lemon Squeezer

[Battis]

I'm looking at a Smith and Wesson .32 Double Action Safety 2nd Model. They were made from 1902 - 1909. Checking around for loads, some posters say only BP should be used. That manufacture date range is well into the smokeless period. Any suggestions?

[Winger Ed.]

If it checks out to be safe & suitable to fire,
I'd put together mild smokeless loads and fire it a few times.

[Petrol & Powder]

My grandfather had one of those and while it was made during the smokeless powder era, I wouldn't want to stress one of those revolvers a lot.

The top break 32's came in a lot of different levels of quality but none of them were very strong.

Even the factory smokeless powder loads for 32 S&W (not 32 S&W Long) are held pretty low.

[rintinglen]

RCBS 32-84 RN over 1.2 grains of Bullseye is what I loaded for the Iver Johnson that I had.