Al, I think that I remember that the original "Weatherby" Zolis were made by a different "A. Zoli," Angelo Zoli. I agree that if you could get by the 1950ish stocks, they were well worth the price that was usually asked for them used. (I think Roy Weatherby would have put "fins" on his stocks if he could have figured out how....talk about "American style"!).
I also agree that there is confusion in the marketplace as to who made what Zoli and which Zolis are of what quality (my syntax is as confused as the market....). That accounts for crap being offered at fine gun prices (bad thing), but also for fine guns being offered at crap prices (good thing).
As usual, if you are looking for a "using" gun, having the Sears or other American "hardware store" brand on it just tends to discount a basically good gun even more. Works on Zolis and AyAs just as it did on Ithaca and Marlin "Rangers" and such in the good old days.
40X, interesting saga with the Zoli--wish I could find and buy back one of the three Zoli "Silver Hawks" I've owned over the years. I think all mine were imported by Sloans, but I may not be remembering correctly. One of the 20s had a little drop of solder inside the rib that "rang" when you mounted the gun. I always called it my "bird alarm;" made me grin every time it jingled!
If you handload, try a 98gr. target wadcutter loaded slightly warmer than factory in a .32 S&W Long case in your .32 H&R and also try a 60 gr. Winchester "Silvertip" if you can find some. My Ruger SP101 has a 3 1/16" barrel and I find that the magnum rounds are much sound and fury and flash, but little terminal performance over .32 Longs with these bullets loaded in them. The 60grs are meant for the .32ACP but shoot very well in my Ruger. They shoot to a different point of aim than the heavier loads, tho. If you don't handload, try Federal .32 wadcutter factory loads. They are loaded hotter than the rest of the .32 Longs because they have to function European blowback target autos. On small game up to woodchucks at close range, they are deadly. The 100gr Black Hills "cowboy" loads with a big flat meplat aren't too bad, either. I'm afraid I'm a mini-mag guy...
