Seecamp 32

[681ismyfavorite]

This may work(?),,just brainstorming,,
IF it works, it's likely already been done since the guns have been around a while...

There's a spacer in the 32 magazine that fits against the rear wall/spine of the mag. It's there to make sure the HP rds are held forward for max reliability.
It also is part of the TD for the mag as the L shaped bottom extension of the spacer contains the dimple that locks the floor plate into place.

The spacer is full length and sits behind the mag spring in operation.
If the upper portion was removed to allow a bit of extra room in the OA front to back length of the mag, it may be just enough to allow FMJ rds of some mfg's to work reliably.
Admittedly it's very thin metal, but it may be just enough for some brands of FMJ to work (more) reliably.
You would have to leave some length of the back/spine portion in tact to support the L shaped piece with the impressed dimple in it so the Floor Plate lock assembly remains functional.

I've never tried it, don't have one in hand, so it's just a theory looking at the schematics and drawing from my past experience with these which was long ago and not that extensive anyway.

 

[Jerry in SC]

What are the thoughts on the recent production LWS-32? I’m very familiar with the original and the first CNC models.

 

[tlawler]

What are the thoughts on the recent production LWS-32? I’m very familiar with the original and the first CNC models.

Do you mean very recent production pistols, or just the Southwick pistols in general? I’ve owned a .32 and a .380 that came out of Southwick from probably the 2016 to 2017 range of production. I didn’t have a Milford example at the time to compare them to, but they looked fine and shot well (though I only put two mags through the .380 before I sold it, and didn’t have a very high round count on the .32 either). Both fed reliably and accuracy was about what you’d expect. True Seecamp aficionados would notice subtle differences that may not alert me to any issue. I did own a Milford .32 from ‘96 to about 2010 and loved that little pistol. Glad I finally found another one.

 

[Jerry in SC]

Do you mean very recent production pistols, or just the Southwick pistols in general? I’ve owned a .32 and a .380 that came out of Southwick from probably the 2016 to 2017 range of production. I didn’t have a Milford example at the time to compare them to, but they looked fine and shot well (though I only put two mags through the .380 before I sold it, and didn’t have a very high round count on the .32 either). Both fed reliably and accuracy was about what you’d expect. True Seecamp aficionados would notice subtle differences that may not alert me to any issue. I did own a Milford .32 from ‘96 to about 2010 and loved that little pistol. Glad I finally found another one.

Current production. I bought my first one in 1988 direct from Seecamp for $350, second one in 2005. Both functioned fine, but the original aluminum jacketed silvertips were so inconsistent in OAL I could only use maybe 30 out of a 50 round box.