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Old 09-15-2014, 10:04 PM
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Is GECO .32 ACP decent stuff? I may be getting a 32 and saw some of this for sale. IIRC the old GECO 9mm P. stuff ran a little hotter than our domestic ammunition. Is this the case with the current GECO ammunition? Are the cases decent for reloading?
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All of my exp with GECO has been just fine.
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Geco is great ammo. Yes it is usually loaded hotter than the Walmart counter part. Brass is A+ for reloading.

If you reload .32 acp I tip my hat sir! I load the .32 S&W and find it an experiment that exceeded expectations.
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I've shot a fair amount of Geco 32 acp and it's good stuff but mine is
from a good stash bought probably 20 yrs ago so it may not be the
same as current ammo. It has the silver colored bullet. I still have a
decent stash of the old hot 9mm with the silver bullet, 124 gr at
1200+ fps. I bought a case of 9mm 124 gr FMJ Geco a few years ago
with the copper washed steel jacketed bullet that is clean, accurate
stuff but chronos only about 1060 fps. I think current 9mm is no
longer made in Germany so it may be different than mine.
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That ammo is fine as far as 32 goes.
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I remember Geco .32 and .380 ammo working perfectly in the PPK pistols that malfunctioned with the American FMJ ammo in these calibers. These may be a bit "warmer" than the American loads.

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Geco would be my choice for a FMJ load.
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