It sounds like something you might contract in Bangkok. i never met anyone who complained about this rimlock subject before. Is it unique to small caliber semi auto rounds?
I have a 32 seacamp, I carry it as a bug, I know a couple who had to use them. They are only good close up maybe 5-7 feet, otherwise under preassure without a laser, because of the small barrel length and lack of sights, you are likelly to miss hitting a vital area. Maybe with a ppk's it would make more sense, but then you may as well use a 380, which I carried for almost 20 years in NYC. There are too many concepts that come into play here. One is you really want to keep distance "if you can" when in a gunfight. I will "back up" if I sense that something is about to happen and I am within a few feet of the threat. The problem with the seacamp type gun, is if you must get some more distance between you and the target, the gun is more difficult to get accurate shots off with, and it is not a smooth shooting pistol, it's a belly gun. All these "compromise guns" are exactlly that. So again if you want to protect yourself from someone sticking a knife in you while you are waiting for them to drop, a 32 is your gun. In an apartment in Brooklyn, a dear friend was forced to shoot a large woman running at him during a domestic disturbance with a butcher knife,with his 38, he had no choice and was cleared, but she knicked him anyway, and he got off 3 or 4,all hits, it's been a while since I thought about this one, before she fell on him. I just don't understand why anyone would pick a 32 over other better choices. Shot placement is great if you have time to place the shots, sometimes you have to draw and fire as fast as possible, hopefully never, but if you ever have the misfortune of having to do so, much of the technical stuff goes out the window, and it comes down to speed , awareness, and going against your natural moral fiber. No one "wants" to shoot anyone, and sometimes these discussions get too analytical instead of practical. Stay safe