Autodidactic
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Hi all,
I've been looking at the Tomcats and similar for a long time, and for some reason wanted a .32 ACP. Almost all of the used ones I had seen in gun shops were $3-400, and new ones are going for more than that. I was at Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday looking at hiking backpacks and there, in the used gun case, was a matte finish 2011 Tomcat, in good condition. I had no plans to buy a gun yesterday, but I knew I likely wouldn't find a cheaper Tomcat ever. I also wanted to own a Beretta.
After I bought it, I found the threads about cracked frames. I looked in that area, thankfully no cracked frame. HOWEVER, I found those threads including referencing Beretta's instruction to keep it under 130 ft. pounds for ammo after I had bought 6 boxes of Fiocchi online. I haven't shot the gun yet. It's hard to find .32 acp ammo at my LGS right now. I did order a few boxes now of PMC 71 grain which is 129 foot pounds.
I've been looking at the Tomcats and similar for a long time, and for some reason wanted a .32 ACP. Almost all of the used ones I had seen in gun shops were $3-400, and new ones are going for more than that. I was at Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday looking at hiking backpacks and there, in the used gun case, was a matte finish 2011 Tomcat, in good condition. I had no plans to buy a gun yesterday, but I knew I likely wouldn't find a cheaper Tomcat ever. I also wanted to own a Beretta.
After I bought it, I found the threads about cracked frames. I looked in that area, thankfully no cracked frame. HOWEVER, I found those threads including referencing Beretta's instruction to keep it under 130 ft. pounds for ammo after I had bought 6 boxes of Fiocchi online. I haven't shot the gun yet. It's hard to find .32 acp ammo at my LGS right now. I did order a few boxes now of PMC 71 grain which is 129 foot pounds.