Who still use the 32 .for carry

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am i going to believe anything a guy says that does his youtube video by headlights in the dark in the middle of nowhere!!:D

Actually like some of his reviews and videos.
 
Self-appointed Youtube authorities don't impress me.
I can make you a video countering every one of his claims, and making better claims for .32 acp.
 
Bill DeShivs said:
Self-appointed Youtube authorities don't impress me.
I can make you a video countering every one of his claims, and making better claims for .32 acp.
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For now, you can skip the video. I don't know about all the claims in the video but you could certainly counter them here :)
 
For one thing, the Keltec P32 was never mentioned. It's the flattest and lightest .32 ever made. It's also a locked-breech gun, so recoil is extremely light. Is a .380 more powerful? Yes. Is it so much more powerful that you put up with much more recoil, weight, size and thickness? I don't think so.
Because the guy in the video couldn't find a .32 means nothing, and ammunition can be ordered on the internet.
 
I don't carry a 32cal but I do carry a Keltec PF9. They are great guns and know a few who have the 32 with no regrets.
 
Just found a nice old CZ70. Great heavy trigger pull.
Perfect pocket carry, for when you're not having
abandonment issues.
 
Is a .380 more powerful? Yes. Is it so much more powerful that you put up with much more recoil, weight, size and thickness?
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Yes
.06" in length
.10" in height
.07" in width
No where near "much more"
Other than for the recoil sensitive, which I honestly have no problem with. Or the 3 Oz. in weight, which is pretty insignificant when it's between 6.6, and 9.6 Oz., I can't see any reason not to carry my LCP instead of the P32 I bought a year or so ago. Believe me, I have tried to find a reason. Just haven't come up with a viable one. Maybe if I ran around in tiny shorts or something. But that's not ever going to happen.
 
Bill DeShivs said:
For one thing, the Keltec P32 was never mentioned. It's the flattest and lightest .32 ever made. It's also a locked-breech gun, so recoil is extremely light. Is a .380 more powerful? Yes. Is it so much more powerful that you put up with much more recoil, weight, size and thickness? I don't think so.
Because the guy in the video couldn't find a .32 means nothing, and ammunition can be ordered on the internet.
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I agree with you on all points, the Beretta 3032 is possibly the worst .32 ACP that could have been used as the sole .32 in his video, but the results of what the .32 does damage wise is not much better than the .25 ACP and not even close to what the .380 does.
 
I carry a Keltec P32 Gen 1 as a BUG , stoked with Geco FMJ ...

I have 2 TCP's. Great pistols.. Nuthin but praises !!!!

But somehow the little P32 finds itself in my pocket ....
 
Self-appointed Youtube authorities don't impress me.
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While I agree that YouTube is full of self appointed authorities, Paul Harrell is not one of them. He has a backround and credentials worth speaking of ( He discusses them here https://youtu.be/GKpfOc7iSeo )

That said, I get your point about the P32. I have not had the opportunity to shoot one side by side with a .380 yet, but would like to.
 
Follow up shots are also much quicker with the .32.
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Have you used a shot timer?
A P32 is going to have ~30% more recoil velocity and ~10% more recoil energy than a LCP.
I have serious doubts that a person can shoot a p32 appreciably quicker than a LCP
And sure you can buy ammo on line but there really isn't a good expanding 32 acp that makes the 12" minimum, about the best you can do is the old Italian manufactured 60gr 1/2 jacket that is hot as heck and will smush the end a smidge and penetrate well.
About the only thing I disagree with about the video is I wouldn't trade off a good working 32 to get a 380, especially if it functions with the aforementioned Fiocchi load.
 
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Follow up shots are also much quicker with the .32.
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Again, as in the comment about the difference is size between the P32 and LCP. Much is very much an exaggeration!
In all practicality, and in actual shooting I find little if any difference in follow up shots between my P32, and LCP.
 
To the question, "What is an S7?", it is the Ruger Single Seven, a seven shot six shooter on the Single Six .22 frame in .327 Federal Magnum. In my 55+ years of packing pistols everywhere, this is the best all-around trail gun yet devised by man.
 
I have a P32 I carry in a wallet holster...mostly bug duty.
Love that gun!
I owned an LCP but I just could never shoot a decent group with it. Fired everytime,it just didn't fit me right.
 
If I said "God is good," Mavracer and Cheapshooter would try to correct me.
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Nope, just a difference of opinion on the definition of "much". Kind of like what the meaning of is, is.
To me, a couple thousandths of an inch in length, width, and height are far from much. More like negligable. In all practicality, the P32, and the LCP are the same size. So if a person is not adversly effected by a bit more recoil from the 380, why bother with a significantly weaker round like the 32acp.
 
Correct- it's opinion.
In my opinion there is considerable difference in size and weight. I can tell the difference between a P32 and a P3AT in my pocket.
 
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