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Posted: 4/18/2014 9:41:44 AM EDT
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Most of the French ammo you find in that caliber will be dead or at the very least unreliable. At one time someone (Numrich?) made 32 acp barrels for these pistols.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 11:28:36 AM EDT
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Old French ammo is generally a miss rather than a hit. Also, they made some .30-'60 that was absolutely dangerous. You will need to reload.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 1:20:21 PM EDT
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Damn cool little pistols. Too bad ammo is hard to come by these days. Would have been one of the best pistols of the era had it been in 9mm.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 2:47:50 PM EDT
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Great pick up. Cool ammo as well. I love the original era stuff.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 3:10:54 PM EDT
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Are you getting good primer strikes? Might be the pistol, not the ammo.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 3:50:34 PM EDT
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I've had one for years and they take a little work to keep fed, but they are superbly accurate once you do get cartridges that work.
Bertram makes some nice but very costly brass, if you can find it. I convert .32 S&W Long into 7.65 French Long by using a small lathe to turn off the rim and cut the extractor grove, then trimming it down to the proper .776" case length. It is a bit of work, but from my view it's easier and cheaper than getting Bertram made brass. I use .32acp data and bullets for loading, which runs my 1935a fine and has given me no pressure signs as well as keeping the brass in nice shape. |
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Posted: 4/18/2014 6:24:18 PM EDT
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Are you getting good primer strikes? Might be the pistol, not the ammo. Likely not the pistol, the old french ammo is notorious for this. |
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Posted: 4/18/2014 6:33:41 PM EDT
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I've always thought that those pistols were dead sexy. I've always wanted to buy one but the ammo thing always kept be at bay.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 7:27:45 PM EDT
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Damn cool little pistols. Too bad ammo is hard to come by these days. Would have been one of the best pistols of the era had it been in 9mm. Like the SIG 210 ? |
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Posted: 4/19/2014 5:07:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Like the SIG 210 ? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Damn cool little pistols. Too bad ammo is hard to come by these days. Would have been one of the best pistols of the era had it been in 9mm. Like the SIG 210 ? |
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Posted: 4/19/2014 7:48:09 AM EDT
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99.99% of surplus 7.65 Longue has dead primers at this point.
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Posted: 4/19/2014 9:01:30 AM EDT
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Most of the French ammo you find in that caliber will be dead or at the very least unreliable. At one time someone (Numrich?) made 32 acp barrels for these pistols. I have looked for those in the past and have not found one. It would be nice if they were available. |
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Posted: 4/19/2014 4:37:01 PM EDT
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Well when I bought the ammo I pretty much knew that the chance of it working was very slim.
Original French 32 Long ammo goes for right at $1 a round and is worth more as a collectable then for shooting. I picked up 160 rounds for $50 shipped so, I would have to say that I did pretty good on the ammo. Their are to Co. that make French 32 Long from 32 S&W brass and runs right at $50 for a box of 50. I gust need to get around to ordering some. |
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Posted: 4/19/2014 4:52:54 PM EDT
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99.99% of surplus 7.65 Longue has dead primers at this point. Considering the last time ammo was made for that caliber (8mm Lebel, too) was 1958, that's not much of a surprise. Very cool haul, OP. I would love to pick up a -35A, but most of them that come up for sale are ratty as shit. |
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Posted: 4/21/2014 6:12:05 AM EDT
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As far as making brass, is there any chance that 30 Carbine could be modified?
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Posted: 4/21/2014 7:02:01 AM EDT
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As far as making brass, is there any chance that 30 Carbine could be modified? The ammunition I have uses Starline .32 S&W Long cases with the rim ground off and an extractor groove cut. Bertram actually makes brass in this caliber, but it's very spotty availability-wise and quite expensive. |
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