What would be your first choice 32 caliber gun for defense?

[AJ]

I was all ready to purchase a Seecamp .32 thinking it would make a good pocket carry/deep concealment pistol until I found out my CCW issuing agency disallows any caliber smaller than a .380. And I understand the .380 Seecamps are no fun to shoot. I already have a Mauser HSc that pounds the web of my hand after a magazine or two full.

Hope you never get into a fight where you need to shoot your CCW piece for more than a few rounds. Probably would be so high on adrenaline that I would not notice my hand hurting until the next day.

 

[ASA335]

L. W. Seecamp:

My preferred .32 for carry.

The photo is what I can reliably do at 7 yards with this pistol. For those not familiar, this gun doesn't come with sights, so I use the 'silhouette' sighting method that I believe Jim Cirillo taught.

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

Tomcat already in the holster.

 

[pasound]

Whatever .32 this guy was carrying at the time.

 

[kleeber]

325 WSM, maybe in a Browning BAR

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

Seecamp 32 ACP of course

 

[Iggy]

Itchy carries a Seecamp 32 somewhere. I don't ask!

 

[jimmyj]

Colt or S&W .32/20

 

[gjgalligan]

On my hip most days is a .327 Fed LCR.

 

[dave1918a2]

My first choice would be My 1911 45ACP.

 

[AJ]

My first choice would be My 1911 45ACP.

Does that come in .32?

 

[TST]

Where I live for most of the year it is too hot for a cover garment, so I carry a S&W built PPK .32 in the pocket of my cargo shorts. About two years ago it started having feeding problems with Winchester Silvertips, so I sent it to TJ's Custom Gunworks. He did a reliability package on it, and knocked off a little of the ridiculously oversized tang for me. Installed an Altamont grip and now it is just about perfect for me.

 

[Heinz]

My 32 auto preference is the Sauer 38H. I like the Sauer far more than the Walther PP. I particularly like the cock/decocker lever on the concealed hammer design. You can use the cocking lever to cock the hammer and racking the slide to load a round is like racking a 22

 

[LEO918]

Yosemite Sam pair of .32-20s.

 

[oldiegoldie]

have a Ruger LCRX in .327 i really like. it is just a little large for pocket carry. soooo, just purchased the Lipsey's 432 UC. haven't received it yet, but suspect this will become my every day carry. was definitely not bargain priced, but i'm at the age where i don't have the luxury of waiting for a bargain. have plenty of .32 long on hand as well as .32 H&R.

 

[Beemer-mark]

My Colt SAA in 32-20

 

[hkcavalier]

Only one I have is this lil fella. But I've been on the hunt for one of the many European .32ACPs with a longer barrel and much better sights. I will probably end up with one of the Berettas, but I'm also intrigued by the Llama 1911-ish guns.

Now, if I'm headed for a gunfight and have to take a .32, it's got to be a full auto VZ 61 Skorpion

 

[Chubbs103]

Well, I've got three .32 handguns:

.32 HR Single Six
It is a fantastic little revolver that was the source of my appreciation for .32 HR Mag. A little single action would not be my first choice for self defense.

.327 SP101 with a 4.2" barrel
I just picked this one up yesterday. They have been showing up all over the place since Ruger released a run of them. I've been prepping some .327 brass, but my guess is that I will mainly use .32HR. I've had a snubby SP101 in .357 for a couple of decades, so I'm pretty sure I can get comfortable with the idea of this one for self defense.

T/C Contender with a 10" .327 barrel
This one's still in waiting period jail. I'll have to report back once I've shot it.

 

[Doug M.]

If I was going to carry a .32, it would be the new 432UC with the ammo from the fellow in Idaho who loads it and wrote about it.

 

[SmithSwede]

I carry two .32s.

One is a Seecamp.

The other is a Colt Pocket Positive with a 2.5" barrel. These Colts are notably smaller than a S&W J-frame, but feature 6 shots. Mine was made in the early 1930s.