Needed a small, light pistol for summertime carry. Did considerable research on the P32 and it seemed like it was worth a try, even though there were certain reliability issues.
Got the P32 on June 28. Fired five magazines of assorted ammo and had at least one failure-to-extract on each magazine. Packed up the P32 and returned it to Kel-Tec. They replaced the extractor, polished the feed ramp and test fired. Pistol was returned to me on July 12. Good turnaround time, considering the July 4 holiday.
Back to the range today. First magazine, everything worked fine. Eight shots, no malfunctions. But then, the train jumped the track. Tried six other magazines and had at least one failure-to-extract on each of the six. That's it. The P32 goes into the deep, dark recesses of the safe. It's just not reliable enough to carry.
Cannot justify keeping a pistol for self-defense that's not reliable. Should have known better. Figured the P32 was marginal anyway due to the caliber, but thought it would be worth a try. :barf:
Got the P32 on June 28. Fired five magazines of assorted ammo and had at least one failure-to-extract on each magazine. Packed up the P32 and returned it to Kel-Tec. They replaced the extractor, polished the feed ramp and test fired. Pistol was returned to me on July 12. Good turnaround time, considering the July 4 holiday.
Back to the range today. First magazine, everything worked fine. Eight shots, no malfunctions. But then, the train jumped the track. Tried six other magazines and had at least one failure-to-extract on each of the six. That's it. The P32 goes into the deep, dark recesses of the safe. It's just not reliable enough to carry.
Cannot justify keeping a pistol for self-defense that's not reliable. Should have known better. Figured the P32 was marginal anyway due to the caliber, but thought it would be worth a try. :barf: