I've got one, it's great, BUT

I and many others have light strikes with foreign ammo- mainly SB and Magtech 32 long. Sent it to Smith, no improvement. Put in an extended firing pin and full power j frame spring, works fine now. Buddy of mine only had to do the pin. YMMV. No problems with American manufacturers or Fiocchi stock configuration. But when you're shooting .32, you can't be picky about what ammo you buy, since there's not many options.

Grips are great. A lot of people are taken with the Hamre Forge grips, but I like the VZs just as well honestly.

Sights are usually off, but since their dovetailed, you can move them. They are COARSE though, its hard to do precision shooting with them. Miles better than stock sights, but honestly, I wish they had a smaller notch/front.

Carry in a Phlster city special. Carry ammo is Critical Defense 32 HR. Ammo is in tuff strips, IAC Dark Star Gear carriers, and occasionally an HKS loader. I have a bunch of the speed beez for training and competition, but I don't trust em enough for the street honestly.

It's a great gun, but I wouldn't just tell everyone to buy one. I'd recommend the 32 LCR for that. But if you're like me and so used to Smith holsters and actions, and you're willing to put up with new production Smith problems, it's great.

 

I have 632 UC Ti and it's great so far. Shoot 32Long and 32H&R Magnum. Would i recomend-yes, have no expirience with Ruger but S&W will not desapoint. Before i bought read some reviews with statement that 32 magnum have no recoil. That's not the case-defenetly less then 38 sp but you'll fill it.

 

Have the 432 UC, I love it. Six shots and easy to shoot. Federal just came out with a new Hydrashock Deep for it. VZ grips feel good and not too abrasive for appendix carry. I use a JM custom Kydex appendix carry holster or a belly band. Love it so Much I’m gonna get the new titanium cylinder model to go with it.

 

I got one when they first came out, and a second when they came out with the titanium cylinder.
Both have been flawless (no eurotrash ammo for me), accurate, and pleasant to carry,
I pocket carry in pocket holster(s).

The recoil when shooting .32 H&R Mag is light.
Shooting .32 S&W Long is like shooting a .22.

 

I did not know they had a titanium cylinder released. Right up my alley. Where did you get it?

 

I have one and love it, the first jframe I’ve ever actually enjoyed. I must be lucky as I haven’t had any light strikes in 200 rounds of almost exclusively ppu. It’s extremely light and surprisingly easy to shoot out to 25 yards, the sights/trigger and grips make it a truly usable snubby. I carry it daily as a BUG in either an ankle rig or pocket carry, however I do have a Ronin Leather IWB rig for it for when I need to deep conceal but still be quickly accessible.

 

All right, pistoleros, honest question: How do we really feel about .32 H&R magnum as a self-defense round?

 

Ballistically? There's not a ton of good JHP loads, but they're out there. The Hornady Critical load, the Federal JHP load, and some of the newer loads seem to be good. You could also use wadcutters, for the same reasons you would in a .38. Lost River, High Desert, and Buffalo Bore all load them.

In self-defense, as a BUG for LEO or a CCW citizen, its good enough to me. Won't deal with glass or barriers very well, but if you shoot a normally clothed adult male in the upper thoracic 3-4 times with a decent .32 load, I'd imagine it would get you out of whatever trouble you're in. And it's easier to do that with a .32 than a .38.

Plus, even though there's tons of good performing .38 out there, it all kinda sucks to shoot, once you put enough ass into the bullet to get a .38 to expand out of a 2-inch gun, which is why a lot of us use wadcutters in a .38.

To me, the big advantage of a .32 is that you can practice with an AIRWEIGHT gun like you would a full size. I've shot revolver classes with my 632 UC, using .32 longs. Even if we used waaay downloaded .38, like the old Winchester Winclean JSP 125 gr load that barely clocked 700 FPS, 2-300 rounds of .38 in an airweight gun in a day would wear me out. .32s do 85-100 grain bullets doing the same velocity, which I can shoot all day.

Course, you could use an all steel 38 snub and get a similar effect, but then you're compromising your lightweight easy to carry snub.

In summary, even though I'm a huge ballistics nerd, I also don't really care about ballistics. A .32 is something I can practice with a lot comfortably out of my actual carry revolver, and that counts for more than some perceived ballistic advantage for a larger caliber.

 

I carry my .38 LCR in a Desantis Nemesis for the pocket, and my AIWB option is a Dark Star Gear Kydex.

 

I really wish S&W had brought this out in 327fm. You still could've shot 32 H&R mag in it, but had the option for a more powerful round.

 

They couldn't and at the same time keep costs down by using aluminum-only for the frame; besides, you ever put .327 Mag through a lightweight pocket snubby?

 

I have one and it's great when I want to pocket carry. I do think the Federal 32 H&R JHPs hurt my hand though. I'm fairly recoil sensitive I guess. The Lost River wadcutters are just about perfect though!

 

.327 in a snub is just fire out the barrel and any gain over a proper H&R load would be negligible at best in a 2" barrel. The same applies to .357/.38. You can get gains, but they don't matter at all and when compared to the blast they are a net negative.

 

The lite model J-frames are great for what they are.
I prefer the scandium and titanium cylinder models, to make the weight as lite as possible.

I can't comment on the .32 caliber, cause I went with the .38 & .357 calibers.

Had my 342pd in my pocket on the walking trails last evening. That one is only 10.8oz. Supper lite.