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Charlie Foxtrott
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In retrospect it is funny, sure that it was not at the time.
But we had a poster on another forum a couple of years ago. They had the misfortune to have been shot with a .32 acp round at some point. They reported that it was the most painful experience that they had ever encountered through the entire course of their life. I can imagine!
But we had a poster on another forum a couple of years ago. They had the misfortune to have been shot with a .32 acp round at some point. They reported that it was the most painful experience that they had ever encountered through the entire course of their life. I can imagine!
This is the exact same logic that led me to 32ACP. I started with Makarovs and 380ACP was too similar.
Delta Expatriate
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I too like the .32 acp, and wish more current "carry" pistols were chambered for the round. I think Smith & Wesson is missing a market by not offering it in the Bodyguard. It is an expensive round, but one LGS I frequent recently had it for basically the same price as .380. Thing is, they just don't have it often.
Let’s see…Colt, CZ, Savage, Kel Tec, Beretta…and more I can’t recall. Love me some 32’s!
Bill Lear
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Personally I like the little .32 ACP. From a comparative standpoint it's not that different in velocity and energy from the .380, and guns chambered for it tend to hold that precious extra round.
According to the Ellifritz study the .32 is right on par with the bigger calibers for one-shot stops. The fact is, it's ALWAYS about shot placement, with so-called "power" being a derived value rather than an exact indicator. I absolutely LOVE my Beretta Tomcat! I cannot think of another gun with a better feel in the hand despite it being older generation tech. I also like my tiny Seecamp .32 CA model that can be slipped into a T-shirt pocket...can't do THAT with a sub-compact 9mm!
According to the Ellifritz study the .32 is right on par with the bigger calibers for one-shot stops. The fact is, it's ALWAYS about shot placement, with so-called "power" being a derived value rather than an exact indicator. I absolutely LOVE my Beretta Tomcat! I cannot think of another gun with a better feel in the hand despite it being older generation tech. I also like my tiny Seecamp .32 CA model that can be slipped into a T-shirt pocket...can't do THAT with a sub-compact 9mm!
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As D Brown stated in his post 8, I also have only one .32 and it’s the Keltec. Same as his, mine is surprisingly accurate and has yet to jam with various types and brands of ammo.
Although has the pocket clip, I usually pocket carry using cheap UM holster on rare occasions that I pack it.
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Not bad for $165.
Although has the pocket clip, I usually pocket carry using cheap UM holster on rare occasions that I pack it.
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Not bad for $165.
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ironhead7544
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I wish they would make the mini revolvers in 32 ACP. It would give them better bite.
The 32 ACP is semi rimmed. It will chamber in a 32 long, or 32 S&W if your revolver is up to the pressures.
otis24
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Not so much a fan of the cartridge but a big fan of the pistols that shoot it. Something about a quality all metal firearm that speaks of technology, craftsmanship, utility, engineering and art…..all in one package.
I like firearms that I can shoot and use. Because of that, thiscurrent wave of ammo shortages has made me rethink a lot of things regarding firearms. For now, I’m sticking with 9mm and .380. We will see how long the Covid-craziness last in relation to firearms and ammo prices and availability.
I like firearms that I can shoot and use. Because of that, thiscurrent wave of ammo shortages has made me rethink a lot of things regarding firearms. For now, I’m sticking with 9mm and .380. We will see how long the Covid-craziness last in relation to firearms and ammo prices and availability.
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I have a couple Austrian police surplus Walther PPs, as well as an FEG APK7S, which is more or less a PPK/S clone, a Beretta Model 81 and a Beretta Tomcat all in .32 ACP.
I used to carry one of the PP pistols fairly often when I lived in Arlington. It worked well with a suit and tie.
I carry the Beretta Tomcat as a back up in an ankle holster.
I used to carry one of the PP pistols fairly often when I lived in Arlington. It worked well with a suit and tie.
I carry the Beretta Tomcat as a back up in an ankle holster.
ArchAngelCD
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Like I said back in Post #14 I own only two .32 Auto pistols, a KelTec P-32 and a WWII vintage CZ-27. I like them both but the CZ is amazing!
Eddie Southgate
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I have an 81BB Beretta that I carry on occasion and owned a Savage years ago. Gave $50 for the Savage and was offered $250 for it less than a year later so it went down the road.
Walther PPK/s I picked up a few years back with 4 mags for like $300 cus it was a .32apc.
Had a little Kel-tec .32 years ago..... not sure why or where it went?
Had a little Kel-tec .32 years ago..... not sure why or where it went?
NovaJoe
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I have been known to shoot .32 ACP in my S&W 31-1 when .32 Long is not available. Reliable and accurate.
I’ve had a few dozen 32 autos. For accuracy the Mauser 34 has been good performer. I liked Savage and PP but they weren’t as accurate as Mauser.
Biggest let down was 1900 Browning. Was close to bottom of heap, right above Dryse models. Don’t have any now the PP was last to go. No 380s either. Never did load for them.
Biggest let down was 1900 Browning. Was close to bottom of heap, right above Dryse models. Don’t have any now the PP was last to go. No 380s either. Never did load for them.
The .32 is not much loved these days, but was pretty popular among European police through most of the last century.
A Colt Pocket Hammerless from 1919. Just in time for Prohibition, might be found in the pockets of folks, from gangsters to general officers.
The Model 1922 Browning was FN's response to a request from the Yugoslavian military. Many were still in use by the Bahnpolizei in Germany well into the Seventies.
The PPK, from 1965, remembered mostly as James Bond's sidearm and a victim of the GCA '68.
1969 Walther PP, this one Bayerische Staatliche Polizei surplus when the Cold War Status of Forces Agreement allowed them to be sold dirt cheap in military rod and gun clubs.
In November of 1974 I was in the Frankfurt am Main Haupbahnhof. I don't why, but the Bahnpolizei were chasing some Turkish guy down the platform yelling for him to "Halt!" One of them ran out of patience and carried out his promise, " ...oder ich schieße!" He was apparently a pretty good shot. One round of .32 ACP from his M1922 at about 15 meters did the trick. I don't know the rest of the story. My train boarded before all the commotion was over and I missed seeing anything in the news.
A Colt Pocket Hammerless from 1919. Just in time for Prohibition, might be found in the pockets of folks, from gangsters to general officers.
The Model 1922 Browning was FN's response to a request from the Yugoslavian military. Many were still in use by the Bahnpolizei in Germany well into the Seventies.
The PPK, from 1965, remembered mostly as James Bond's sidearm and a victim of the GCA '68.
1969 Walther PP, this one Bayerische Staatliche Polizei surplus when the Cold War Status of Forces Agreement allowed them to be sold dirt cheap in military rod and gun clubs.
In November of 1974 I was in the Frankfurt am Main Haupbahnhof. I don't why, but the Bahnpolizei were chasing some Turkish guy down the platform yelling for him to "Halt!" One of them ran out of patience and carried out his promise, " ...oder ich schieße!" He was apparently a pretty good shot. One round of .32 ACP from his M1922 at about 15 meters did the trick. I don't know the rest of the story. My train boarded before all the commotion was over and I missed seeing anything in the news.
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randyp
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Upper left, Beretta 81BB
Center left, 1907 Savage mfg 1916, approx 20,000 sent to France for WW1
Lower left, Mauser HSc mismatched parts pistol
Upper right, 1903 Colt Pocked Hammerless mfg 1906 Type 1
Lower right, 1940 Walther PP
I shoot all of them, wonderful pistols. Thank you for starting this thread because now I see some more that need to be acquired.
Upper left, Beretta 81BB
Center left, 1907 Savage mfg 1916, approx 20,000 sent to France for WW1
Lower left, Mauser HSc mismatched parts pistol
Upper right, 1903 Colt Pocked Hammerless mfg 1906 Type 1
Lower right, 1940 Walther PP
I shoot all of them, wonderful pistols. Thank you for starting this thread because now I see some more that need to be acquired.
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Ed Harris, over at the Cast Bullet Association forum, has some real screamer loads, with cast bullets, developed for this cartridge. Turns this little cartridge into a serious threat, to anyone on the wrong side of it.
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