Erma Luger .32acp, Positive Brainbubble

Big Shrek · Jul 18, 2014

I'm still laughing at myself...
I thought I had put a .22lr Erma Luger on layway...
NOPE!! It was a KGP68A 7.65mm/.32acp!!

I always preach Inspection Prior to Purchase...
and this time, I skipped it...didn't even READ THE SIDES!!
All I did prior to layaway was rack it, stick a plastic dinky in the breech,
and pulled the trigger...there was a solid mark on the plastic,
so I knew the FP & stuff was working fine...no further checks...
just haggled with the salesguy and laid it away for $250.

Picked it up today, didn't even look at it, just stuck it in my cargo pocket...
then checked it out at a notoriously long stoplight on the way home...
where my brain suddenly went "HUH? What the Heck??"
pulled the mag and was checking it over with a pencil...
& realized it was NOT a .22lr magazine...
I then looked at the markings and discovered it was a KGP68A,
and the KAL 7.65/.32 stamp was quite prevalent...
welp, NOT a .22lr, for sure...lol

So...what the heck do these things like to eat??
have 4 different grain offerings...60-, 65-, 71-, & 73- grain bullets,
from several manufacturers...ammo is easy to find for .32acp at the moment!!

ACP230 · Jul 18, 2014

If it doesn't like domestic .32 ACP try European stuff.
My .32s generally do well with RWS FMJ 73 grain ammo.

Do not have an Erma .32. I think I would have one if I'd seen the deal you found.

LVSteve · Jul 19, 2014

I didn't even know there was an Erma in 7.65. Interesting find. I shoot Fiocchi 73gr from my Feg Walther PP clone and it runs great.

mjr · Jul 19, 2014

Or try Spellier & Bellot, made in the Czech Republic.

George_in_SD · Jul 19, 2014

Most Lugers prefer hotter loads. Go with the heaviest bullet loaded hot

Big Shrek · Jul 19, 2014

And how about ankle holsters?? Its a tiny little pistol...

sigp220.45 · Jul 19, 2014

I'd love to see some pics - don't know if I've ever seen one in .32 ACP.

ironhead7544 · Jul 20, 2014

The GECO is top stuff. Sounds like a fun little gun.

Erich · Jul 20, 2014

sigp220.45 said:
I'd love to see some pics - don't know if I've ever seen one in .32 ACP.

Me, too. S&B is consistently the warmest 7.65 I chrono, FWIW.

BigBill · Jul 23, 2014

Sellier & Bellot ammo is good quality ammo loaded the way it should be.

gm272gs · Jul 23, 2014

Uh. Wait a minute. Are we talking 7.65×21mm Parabellum?
(AKA: ".30 Luger" or "7.65 Luger")?

Because that is not the same as .32 ACP !

mjr · Jul 23, 2014

gm272gs said:
Uh. Wait a minute. Are we talking 7.65×21mm Parabellum?
(AKA: ".30 Luger" or "7.65 Luger")?

Because that is not the same as .32 ACP !

No, we're talking 7.65x17, which is the same as .32 ACP.

gm272gs · Jul 23, 2014

Ah okay. That makes more sense. The KGP68A was mostly chambered for .380 Auto, so that .32 chambering might make it sort of "rare". Still probably a jam-o-matic, but a rare one.

Big Shrek · Jul 25, 2014

The ammo easily available in my area is Aguila .32 & Fiocchi 7.65/.32

I went with the Fiocchi, had awesome results with their .44mag awhile back.

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