.32 S&W

The .32 S&W cartridge was introduced in 1878 for the Smith & Wesson model 1-1/2 revolver. It was originally designed as a black powder cartridge.

By today's standards, the .32 S&W is a very low-powered cartridge. A typical .32 S&W load would be a 98 grain lead bullet at 700 ft/s for 115 ft·lbf (156 J) of muzzle energy, while the .25 ACP cartridge can be up to 103 ft·lbf (140 J) with a 35 grain bullet at 1150 ft/s, and the .32 ACP up to 128 ft·lbf (174 J) with a 71 grain bullet at 900 ft/s.

The .32 S&W Long cartridge is its successor.

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