Baby Bulldog ....interesting chamfering.

darkgael · August 14, 2016, 07:48 AM

Some years ago I acquired the Baby Bulldog pictured below. I have not shot it. Timing is off, needs a new hand, spring, and other parts.
I picked it up recently to review its needs and remind myself of the chambering. I pulled the cylinder and took some .32 S&W cartridges in hand. They dropped neatly into three of the six chambers.
They would not enter the other three which, upon examination, were visibly smaller. By chance, I had a box of .32 Short Colt cartridges on the shelf. They dropped into the smaller chambers and rattled in the other three.
The larger and smaller chambers alternate. The Colt cartridge uses a heeled bullet.
Anyone heard of this type of thing?

mapsjanhere · August 14, 2016, 09:35 AM

Looks to me like someone started to drill out the 32. colt chambers to take the 32 s&w, then realized how thin the metal between the chambers would get, and did alternating chambers.

marines6433 · August 14, 2016, 01:39 PM

Well, it does, as said above, look altered by someone who was not thinking the whole process through. I would not shoot it...just my personal opinion.

darkgael · August 15, 2016, 04:23 AM

No shooting. The gun is not shootable in any case.
Thanx.

August 14, 2016, 07:48 AM	#1
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	Baby Bulldog ....interesting chamfering. Some years ago I acquired the Baby Bulldog pictured below. I have not shot it. Timing is off, needs a new hand, spring, and other parts. I picked it up recently to review its needs and remind myself of the chambering. I pulled the cylinder and took some .32 S&W cartridges in hand. They dropped neatly into three of the six chambers. They would not enter the other three which, upon examination, were visibly smaller. By chance, I had a box of .32 Short Colt cartridges on the shelf. They dropped into the smaller chambers and rattled in the other three. The larger and smaller chambers alternate. The Colt cartridge uses a heeled bullet. Anyone heard of this type of thing? __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

August 14, 2016, 09:35 AM	#2
mapsjanhere Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2009 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,832	Looks to me like someone started to drill out the 32. colt chambers to take the 32 s&w, then realized how thin the metal between the chambers would get, and did alternating chambers. __________________ I used to love being able to hit hard at 1000 yards. As I get older I find hitting a mini ram at 200 yards with the 22 oddly more satisfying.

August 14, 2016, 01:39 PM	#3
marines6433 Member Join Date: August 14, 2016 Location: Indiana Posts: 57	Well, it does, as said above, look altered by someone who was not thinking the whole process through. I would not shoot it...just my personal opinion. __________________ Are we there yet?

August 15, 2016, 04:23 AM	#4
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	Shoot No shooting. The gun is not shootable in any case. Thanx. __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member