OLDSTER
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Owned one since 2011. Great little .32; easy to shoot, reliable, accurate. I rotate it with my Seecamp as my EDC. Kel-Tec has a real winner in this little pistol.
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Kel-Tec P32?
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I carried one years ago as a back-up and it was perfect for what I wanted.
Totally reliable with ball ammo, almost with Winchester Silvertips and not reliable enough with Corbon. It was plenty accurate.
Totally reliable with ball ammo, almost with Winchester Silvertips and not reliable enough with Corbon. It was plenty accurate.
Paul in Nevada
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I HIGHLY recommend you try dry firing one before putting your money down. If the arthritis extends to your fingers you may not like the trigger. It's one of the longest, heaviest triggers you will ever encounter. There used to be a few after market triggers that helped but they are long gone from the market.
DWalt
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There is a close resemblance to the SCCY, in both appearance and mechanics. But there is no .32 SCCY.
Paul in Nevada
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Naw, that's the P11. Several companies have ripped off KT designs. SCCY copied the P11, Ruger copied the P3AT, S&W copied both the KSG and the Sub2k.
Pointblank2U
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Great little pistol. It's lighter than the Ruger original LCP and carries an extra round. Don't use hollowpoints. They can cause rimlock and underpenetration in target. I've had one for years.
Valmet
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I had one a few years back and while it was finicky about JHP ammo, it fed FMJs just fine. Sold it as I’m not a fan of anything under 9mm in an SD gun. Don’t know what they sell for now but decent little guns for the money at the time.
I have the P3AT as well, and I agree the dimensions are very similar. I have trouble telling the magazines apart. I haven’t noticed a real difference in the triggers, but I don’t have a ton of rounds thru either. Both are reliable and easy to carry. I have the pocket clip for the P32, and it is regularly mistaken for a knife . . .
I've had a few as well and had good results. I'd buy another, but the Kahr P380 has almost the exact same dimensions with a caliber I use in other guns and much better trigger and sights.
LVSteve
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Guy in Vegas has selling one and a bunch of ammo when I first had my CCW. I bought the ammo, but declined the gun because we still had handgun registration in our county. Regretted that decision ever since. I do own an LCP, which is effectively a KelTec as well.
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I got a P 32 last week, paid $150 for it, used of course. Racking the slide is not for the arthritic or the average weaker hand strength. Also, as referred to above, I had to change my grip. With my standard grip, my trigger finger impacts on my shooting hand and it become impossible to pull the trigger. I stick my thumb of my shooting hand up, instead of being used to lock the trigger down. I had the same problem with a S&W Bodyguard, undiagnosed when I had it.
TJm15.38
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The Kel-Tec P32 is good to go. Mine is super reliable and accurate for such a small weapon. Probably the best choice for deep concealment, even when wearing light clothing. I would trust my life on it, if it's all I had. 7+1 rounds of .32 ACP is reasonable defensive fire power. Good luck finding one; they are scarce.
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