TruthTellers
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I see someone made a thread here about .32 ACP vs .40 S&W. Interesting, albeit odd question given that no police or law enforcement agency in the US has ever supplied officers with a .32 ACP chambered pistol, yet the .40 dominated for 25 years.
My focus here is specifically on the .32 ACP. What do you think of it as a plinking round, a defensive round, and what do you think of the common guns that have been chambered for it?
Personally, I hadn't considered .32 ACP much at all, but when I got a .32 H&R single action revolver, I started to think about .32 ACP as it shot well in the revolver and having a pistol would make a nice companion piece for the revolver. When I actually handled a Kel Tec P32, I was really impressed with how light it was and when I heard Colt was coming back with the 1903 Pocket Hammerless in a much longer barrel, I thought that would make for a great plinker in the cartridge. I know .32 ACP isn't a powerhouse of a round, but it's proven very popular in Europe because those Europeans love low recoil stuff and if it shoots better and hits where you want it to, it should still do the job stopping a threat.
My focus here is specifically on the .32 ACP. What do you think of it as a plinking round, a defensive round, and what do you think of the common guns that have been chambered for it?
Personally, I hadn't considered .32 ACP much at all, but when I got a .32 H&R single action revolver, I started to think about .32 ACP as it shot well in the revolver and having a pistol would make a nice companion piece for the revolver. When I actually handled a Kel Tec P32, I was really impressed with how light it was and when I heard Colt was coming back with the 1903 Pocket Hammerless in a much longer barrel, I thought that would make for a great plinker in the cartridge. I know .32 ACP isn't a powerhouse of a round, but it's proven very popular in Europe because those Europeans love low recoil stuff and if it shoots better and hits where you want it to, it should still do the job stopping a threat.