[usnavymasterchief]

Are newer calibers like the .45 Glock and .32NAA here to stay?
Suppose you buy a new gun chambered for one of these "new" cartridges and they fail in the court of public opinion and after laying out $400 to $600 for a pistol, the ammo becomes extinct. Are there any federal guidelines that require ammo makers like Cor-Bon, who is the only manuf. of .32NAA, to continue making .32NAA ammo for X number of years or are you relegated to collecting brass and reloading?
As we are all aware, many successful "maverick" calibers like the .357Sig, .40S&W and numerous others like the venerable ACP cartridges have become mainstays but from what I read in gun mags and forums, the .45Glock and .32NAA don't seem to be generating too much interest.
I'm interested in a new NAA Guardian in .32NAA for a pocket pistol but who's to say I'll be able to purchase ammo for it five years from now, that is if this old Sea Dog makes it that far and if not, I won't GAS anyway.

[Old Fuff]

I suppose the only "sure thing" is to stick with guns that are chambered for popular cartridges, On the other hand if something comes along that you really like but uses an oddball round I'd buy it - and a set of reloading dies. I suspect that when the Glock really arrives it will catch on because of the company behind it. The little .32 NAA might be another matter, but if it catches on - seems everyone is looking for more powerful cartridges in smaller guns - other manufacturers will probably offer it. Many older kinds of ammunition (like .32 and .38 Long Colt, .38 S&W, .30 Luger - I could go on and on) are still around but not always easy to find. But as a lot of .41 Magnum shooters will tell you, so long as one can find brass and bullets what's on the dealer's shelf doesn't matter if you can make you're own fodder.

[Tamara]

Only sure way to tell would be to check back in a few years and see. ;)

So far, the .32 NAA hasn't exactly taken off like wildfire, and no other manufacturer that I'm aware of has nibbled at the .45 Glock bait. OTOH, .357SIG seems to have established itself pretty well, and I don't think anyone anticipated what a runaway success .40 S&W would turn out to be...

[Ky Larry]

If you've studied economics,you'll recall Adam Smith's Invisible Hand theory.Demand will dictate supply. If enough people want something. somebody will supply it. If not, it will become like the dodo bird. You pays your money and you takes your chances.

[tiberius]

Its not really a major concern since no centerfire cartridge should ever really be obsolete. Reloading dies and bullet molds can be readily custom made. Even brass can usually be manufactured by modifying an existing case in some way.

Buy the caliber gun that best suits your needs, save all your brass, and enjoy it. Don't worry about what the market decides.

I think that .32 NAA is just necked down .380 ACP, so a resizing die and a case trimmer will probably do all of the work here.

[Mike Irwin]

.357 Sig was introduced with a very clear marketing purpose -- to emulate the 125-gr. .357 Mag. revolver load and thus give police forces that were sticking with their revolvers a reason to switch to the semi-auto.

The Glock .45, .32 NAA, and others like that?

I just don't seem them being around in 20 years.

[Bill Adair]

John,

A friend of mine just converted one of his Makarovs to 32 NAA.

The barrels are available from makarov.com for $60. They also sell a barrel press for $35, if you don't have a machinist friend who can do the press-in barrel swap for you.

The advantage of the Makarov conversion is higher velocity, less expense, and easy re-conversion to 9X18 Makarov, if you decide to drop the new round sometime in the future.

Lee is making dies for the 32 NAA, but we don't know when they will be available. Meanwhile, the ammo is only available from Cor-Bon for nearly a dollar a round (when you factor in shipping and handling). :rolleyes:

If the chrono proves this round is as hot as they say, I'll probably convert one of my Makarovs in the near future. :D

Bill