Fullclip610
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Surprised the keltec is leading the poll. Beretta is a much higher quality gun. It’s something to be passed down. Keltec is a good size but I probably wouldn’t trust it.
Surprised the keltec is leading the poll. Beretta is a much higher quality gun. It’s something to be passed down. Keltec is a good size but I probably wouldn’t trust it.
e bBlkhrt13, I haven't a doubt you'll find that P32 more than acceptable for hot/humid weather carry. Though I have both, I would recommend the 2nd generation currently available as I believe it addressed minor items some were uncomfortable with on the 1st generation (such as doing away with the detachable recoil spring catch which irked me).
However, if you find a 1st gen for a great price, they work great too.
With Underwood's Xtreme Defender round, these are likely more effective tools today than when they first debuted.
Some people with a more seasoned mindset still can't get past the plastic frame and consider every gun purchase of theirs has to be able to last hundreds of years.Fullclip610 writes:
Surprised the keltec is leading the poll. Beretta is a much higher quality gun. It’s something to be passed down. Keltec is a good size but I probably wouldn’t trust it.
There are a few reasons the KT is leading. Here are three of them:
1) Most people buying a "pocket .32" are buying it for themselves to carry, not as a potential family heirloom, and
2) Guns with cracked frames aren't typically thought of as "something to pass from generation to generation", and
3) More respondents seem to have had a favorable experience with the P32 than with the Tomcat, relative to the total numbers of each model owned, and are more able to put it to use for its intended purpose (concealed carry.)
I had some surface rust start on my LCP used spray and bake and it's been a real good finish ended up doing the LC9 too.That’s the hope is a newer one with the hard chrome or stainless slide would be good for this balmy southern heat
I had one of the older,first iterations of the Tomcat, and yes, experienced the cracking issue. I've got a first Gen. P32 I bought back when KelTec first kicked off and carried it off duty when I was a younger man. I purchased the "beefed" up Inox Tomcat recently. Even though I haven't put hundreds of rounds through it, which I don't think any "mouse gun" was intended for, I can say the Beretta quality is far ahead of KelTec. Just my $.02
You eject an unfired round from the Tomcat, the same way you load it. You push the barrel release lever and the barrel pops up and will usually toss the round if it has not fired.
All the Winchester White Box .32 ACP I've even seen has a flat nose, which means that the OAL is shorter than normal. This is what causes rimlock in .32 auto pistol magazines. You can shoot it in a Kel-Tec if you get the spacer for the rear of the mag body."Always avoid the WINCHESTER White Box .,32ACP ammo. IT MAY WORK OR MAY JAM EVERY GUN YOU OWN."
Me too. I bought several boxes once and ended up having to shoot them out of 32 magnum revolvers.
Surprised the keltec is leading the poll. Beretta is a much higher quality gun. It’s something to be passed down. Keltec is a good size but I probably wouldn’t trust it.
I’ve fired both, side by side. For the record, I know I’m in the minority, but I’m someone who would prefer a slightly larger but still small gun if I can shoot it better. I also think the tomcat aesthetically looks a lot nicer than the p32. But for me there’s no denying it , kt created an innovative firearm with the P32.
1. I shot the p32 better! That’s enough for me but there’s more..
2. Quality. The keltec may cost less and look budget but the tomcats frame I fired was cracked inside. They DID beef up the slide, but that did NOT (I think) solve the issue. This one had a thick Alox slide and it had a (tiny) crack in the frame. It still seemed to shoot ok, but it did diminish the one thing the tomcat has going for it, and that was pride of ownership of a nice quality gun. Booo.
3. The p32 has a ejector. If you do have a misfire you can rack it and the round will eject. The tomcat does not, if you have a misfire racking will not eject the round.
4. The p32 has the optional 10 round extended magazine to carry as a backup.
5. If you are interested in the new 32 cavitator ammo, it was specifically designed around the p32.
I was prepared to like the tomcat more. It’s a handsome little piece but it does not stand against the practicality of the p32.