Scored a LWS-32 Seecamp...

This is kind of fortuitous. I was just saying that packing a full size pistol all of the time was getting tedious. I think the Seecamp might do nicely. Before I saw this thread, I was thinking Kahr.

I have several holsters for the Seecamp but my personal favorite, by far, is the Hedley Holster. https://hedleyholsters.com/ Perfect fit, thin, light and stable in the pocket. Worth a look IMHO.

Congrats on the new Seecamp, I hope you enjoy it!
I've had a couple of them (one older Milford & a newer Southwick) for almost 2 years now. Never had much interest in mouse or little guns until I got my first Seecamp LWS 32. They have their place for practical use, and even for a little different recreation they can be a hoot to shoot, once in a while and for practice anyway. I have a couple vids here of when I first got it and first shots, and then when I took it to the range some time later. If you can learn to point shoot, then these little pistols can be effective at a few more yards than bad breath distance, but as always practice as much as you can. Great little gun and a good price you got there!

I like my LWS-32, though it has been sitting at Seecamp for a while.

It’s a supremely hide-able gun and I love the 32 Auto chambering.

The current 32s are built like their 380s in terms of materials and strength, and I’ve wondered about removing the spacer from the back of my spare magazine, though haven’t done it yet.

A Seecamp in .32acp has long been on my short list, longer than even the Colt 1903 that I recently acquired. I don't really have a use for one (I already have two P32s) but they are quite classy.

you have one of the first LWS32s, made before the metal change was made. the magazine has a shim to prevent the longer fmj rounds from going in it. this is because the original design was made for a specific round (win sthp) that had an aluminum jacket and a type of brass that caught in the chamber ring to slow down the slide cycling and prevent battering. the hp rounds were of softer metal and produced less pressure/stress during firing. since then the metal was changed to a stronger type and the recommended rounds are while still the shorter hp, have expanded to other brands. many have found other rounds work fine in their guns, others haven't. I recommend joining the Seecamp Forums and doing a little review of the older posts for this gun.

JERRY said:

many have found other rounds work fine in their guns...

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I carried a Seecamp made in 1987, a very low serial number, (a rare "C" for you Seecamp aficionados), that fed and fired every HP round available to me. The gun was incredibly reliable. If the round fit in the mag, it worked. I shot mostly silver tip because I like the round, but Gold Dot, Hornady, Fiocchi, hydra shok and Cor Bon did the job. I did not like cor bon though. There may have been a few other brands I tried but I can't remember them specifically. I recommend you buy different brands and find the one you like best.

JERRY said:

you have one of the first LWS32s, made before the metal change was made. the magazine has a shim to prevent the longer fmj rounds from going in it. this is because the original design was made for a specific round (win sthp) that had an aluminum jacket and a type of brass that caught in the chamber ring to slow down the slide cycling and prevent battering. the hp rounds were of softer metal and produced less pressure/stress during firing. since then the metal was changed to a stronger type and the recommended rounds are while still the shorter hp, have expanded to other brands. many have found other rounds work fine in their guns, others haven't. I recommend joining the Seecamp Forums and doing a little review of the older posts for this gun.

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The seacamp with that ring is actually a retarded blowback that allows a gun built for a .25 ACP without too many changes to function with .32 acp. Probably a good idea to keep the chamber clean and never do anything that might diminish the friction in the chamber. I would use the factory designated ammo unless I was sure of knowing more than I currently think I do.

TonyAngel said:

This is kind of fortuitous. I was just saying that packing a full size pistol all of the time was getting tedious. I think the Seecamp might do nicely. Before I saw this thread, I was thinking Kahr.

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If your thinking Seecamp .380 ACP let me warn you it makes a better .32 ACP. The .380 ACP isn't that pleasant to shoot.

barnetmill said:

The seacamp with that ring is actually a retarded blowback that allows a gun built for a .25 ACP without too many changes to function with .32 acp. Probably a good idea to keep the chamber clean and never do anything that might diminish the friction in the chamber. I would use the factory designated ammo unless I was sure of knowing more than I currently think I do.

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yeah, I know. btw, its Seecamp.

No, believe me. I’m thinking .32. I’ve learned my lesson with blowback .380’s. I learned long ago after the Walter ppk and sig p230, if you gonna take punishment in a .380 might as well go with a 9.

I bought my first LWS-32 in the Nineties, before they had really become trendy. I was able to later sell it for more than I had in it, when the asking prices were so high. I probably sold it about 1997, when I started an all-1911-plus-J-Frame phase.

Well, seller’s remorse eventually set-in, and, then the crazy-high asking prices dropped to more-normal levels, I bought another new LWS-32, in 2004, IIRC. It was a frequent second gun, until the training officers at the PD range changed the qual for “off-duty/back-up” weapons so that most of the shots were fired at 15 yards, and picked up the pace, so that I was holding-up things, with a Seecamp. So, it went into the safe, and mostly stayed, for a long time. (While I was legal to carry any handgun, in Texas, my employer expected me to fire an official annual qualification, with any firearm that I would use to defend myself, or any person, 24/7/365.)

Well, being retired, I am no longer limited to weapons that can fire a fast-paced qual. My Seecamp LWS-32 has been on excursions, outside the safe. Last week, I found a well-preserved Milford LWS-32, as well as one of the new Southwick Seecamps, at a local gun store. I traded a disused G19*, for the Milford Seecamp, and the deal was done. Eventually, I’d like to add a Southwick gun. It would be interesting, to compare them.

*Compact Glock pistols were good for me, for a time, but I find it necessary to train with them, more often, with plenty of rounds, to maintain skill, and the cumulative recoil is unkind to my aging hands. I still like full-length-grip Glocks, such as G17, which are kinder to my hands, and with which I need not fire as many rounds, to maintain skill. (The Magnum ammo, fired through N-Frames, with my K/L-Frame-sized hands, in the Eighties, was, in hindsight, not the best idea.)

I found one about a year ago in a pawn shop. I thought it would be a good back up to my other Seecamp 32. After a thorough cleaning
I went to put it in the safe and discovered that I already had two! I guess three is better.

Serial numbers are in the 13k, 14k, and 38k range.




I bought this cool little Ammo gauge somewhere on the net. It is designed to be worn on your keychain so when you go to buy ammo you
can be sure that it will fit in the mag.



The screwdriver tip is useless and will just ruin your grip screws.

The Federal Hydra Shok Ammo shown works fine for me. I never could find Silver Tips in any stores.