Cor-Bon in .32 Auto

K

Kentucky Rifle

New member
I was at the gun shop today picking up the pistol I bought the wife as a Valentine's gift and I saw some Cor-Bon in .32 auto. I had never seen this round before, so I purchased a box to try in my Kel-Tec P-32 and NAA Guardian tomorrow at the range. It says the velocity is 1050 on the box. If this is true it will be the highest speed of anything I've fired from either pistol. The thing is, this round is quite a bit shorter in length than the Federal Hydra-Shoks or the Winchester Silvertips that I normally put through these little pistols. Has anyone else tried the Cor-Bon .32 auto? And, do you think the shorter overall length of the cartridge will be of any consequense?

Thanks,
Will


------------------
Mendacity is the system we live in.
 
Greetings, WLM. I have not fired the Cor*Bon in this caliber and I don't have much experience with the .32ACP. However, due to my wife's being extremely recoil-sensitive, at least at this time, her "personal" gun became a Walther PP in this caliber. I wound up using Hornady 60 gr XTPs in it as they fed 100% and because the XTPs generally go to about a caliber-and-a-half, I picked it such that penetration might not be as limited as with the other, more aggressive expanders. As to whether or not the shorter LOA of Cor*Bon's .32 will make a difference, you'll need to test it in your particular pistol. I think most will agree that the closer to both the profile and length of the original .32acp FMJ round you can get, the more likely is complete reliability. best.
 
I saw some test results on Cor-bon .32ACP but I'm sorry to say I can't remember where, but I do remember it being very impressive for such a small round.....All the Cor-bon that I have eyeballed had a very short OAL. The first time I tried it I thought sure it would never feed properly, but it did.....I'm not sure, but I think they seat their bullets deeper to get that little extra pressure so they can boost that velocity.
 
The reason that Cor-Bon bullets are shorter is because they usually use a lighter than typical bullet weight. This is how they develop the higher velocities than the competition. It's a very fine balance between velocity and bullet weight.

As far as will it work? You just have to run some through it and see.

------------------
Gun control is People Control
 
Just a guess, but I would hazard to guess it'll be the same over all length as the Winchester Silvertip. I imagine they would make it short enough to use in a Seecamp.

John Hollister
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top