Hi all, I've got my Grandfather's Colt Bisley he bought in 1913 at Tufts-Lyon Arms Company in Los Angeles, according to my Colt letter. The problem is I can't find any 32-20 to shoot. I've looked everywhere.
Does anybody have any suggestions? They would be greatly appreciated.
NEED A BIGGER PICTURE! The gun looks very nice. Just a few years ago 32-20 was a standard round but now it has become unobtainium. It will either start you reloading or stop your shooting if it keeps up this way.
That looks like a really nice gun with lots of original finish remaining. Even though the picture is still small it looks like the fit of the frame and straps is excellent as well as the grips. This gun was taken very good care of. The front sight is not the standard Colt sight. Bisleys were target guns and the 32-20 a favorite target caliber. Different sights while not common do show up on them from time to time.
There are literately hundreds of thousands if not millions of guns out there for this caliber. It was originally chambered by companies both foreign and domestic. Many Winchesters are chambered for it. S&W built a fair number of revolvers for it. The trouble is that it is not being used for anything other then occasional plinking there the demand is not great. Manufacturers both big and small are looking at the numbers and profit margins and the 32-20 may not rank very well in this arena. While the guns may remain viable for hundreds of years the brass does not. It takes expensive machinery to form the cases. With money being the reason for manufacturers to make it they want those machines returning a good profit on their investment. If it is manufactured again it may be in a limited run so it should be bought in large quantities which is unfair to other but allows you to keep shooting. There will not be enough to meet long term demands.
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