Trade a Ruger LCP for Kel-Tec P32?

Yukon_Cola said:

Awesome, thank you for the input. He's asking 250 cash for the p32 without the ammo. Does that sound like a good deal?

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in today’s world, $250 cash otd for a keltec p32 and extra mag is a buy. maybe you can work a deal for some 32acp ammo too, but if not just get the pistol. 32acp ammo is available online and sometimes in gun shops, just be patient and keep an eye peeled. when you find some buy some. you only want plain-jane fmj ball ammo anyway.

Now .. I wanting a P32 !!!

.32 ACP ammo is vastly more available than any other factory loaded .32 ammo I look for. Online, yep. I'm at the point of sourcing revolver ammo online too, since it's apparently fallen out of favor for my local "shooteries" to keep in inventory.

I'm a little late to the game but, this is in my pocket during warm weather and anytime I can't dress around a bigger gun.

Mine has been super reliable and very accurate. More so than all of my LCPs.

chicharrones said:

.32 ACP ammo is vastly more available than any other factory loaded .32 ammo I look for. Online, yep. I'm at the point of sourcing revolver ammo online too, since it's apparently fallen out of favor for my local "shooteries" to keep in inventory.

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Funny, I saw that my preferred lgs had .32 S&W Long behind the counter, yet only had 20 rd boxes of Fort Scott ammunition for .45 ACP.

I'm sure the other one I haven't gone to in a while has some and if I can't find my .45 ACP seating die I'll have to head there this weekend.

My early P32 with hard chrome slide was a good, reliable little shooter, but traded it towards a Super Blackhawk.

I'm a big fan of the P32. It's my go-to pocket pistol.

When Kel-Tec 1st release the P3AT, I fondled one in a gun shop. I pulled the slide back and couldn't get it to go forward. I gave it back to the guy working the gun counter. He also couldn't get the slide to close.

I bought a LCP 380 a couple years ago. I can't hit anything at any distance past bad breath range with it. I'd take that trade.
I see some 32acp around: https://ammoseek.com/ammo/32acp

JERRY said:

For shootability and the extra round without having to go to aftermarket stuff I'd take the p32. In fmj they penetrate ballistic gel about the same.

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Idunno, cheap wwb flat point 380 ball ammo is going like 27 + inches through ballistics gel.

You may not want that much, but maybe you do..and I don't know of any 32 ball that could do that.

Not a lot of massive predators in my local hikes. I'd feel pretty good with 7+1 of those flat point wwb rounds for a like hiking option

When I bought my P32 in 2011, I chose it over Kel-Tec's .380 version for three reasons: easier handling/shooting, allowing for faster and more precise follow-up shots, an extra round in capacity, and a last-shot slide-lock.

Earlier this year, I broke in the LCP-MAX I'd bought last year, and switched to it for carry, but the little KT keeps coming back out. It's just that easy (neither is typically carried alone; it's usually backing up something bigger.) When I do carry the KT, it's with the stock seven-round magazine in place and KT's optional ten-round riding along as a spare.

Had one before the .380 KelTec/Rugers came out; ran fine. You do have to be careful about the dreaded 'rim lock', but if you are careful loading your magazines, it shouldn't be a problem.
I reload .32 ACP, to feed a variety of old autos, but it is to be had online, at okay prices. The European stuff has a bigger taper on the cannelure after the cartridge rim, which does help discourage rimlock.
Moon

halfmoonclip said:

Had one before the .380 KelTec/Rugers came out; ran fine. You do have to be careful about the dreaded 'rim lock', but if you are careful loading your magazines, it shouldn't be a problem.
I reload .32 ACP, to feed a variety of old autos, but it is to be had online, at okay prices. The European stuff has a bigger taper on the cannelure after the cartridge rim, which does help discourage rimlock.
Moon

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Use fmj so the rounds don't slop around in the magazine.

I bought the Gen 1 P32 in '99 when it came out (I was on the waiting list). I pocket-carried it in a pocket holster for years. My only gripe during disassembly/assembly was the recoil spring catch. Part number 194. I know the part number as THAT'S the part you'll lose if anything during stripping.

When the Gen 2 came out that did away with that part, I purchased it as a replacement but as the first has been so reliable, pleasant to shoot and accurate, I kept it.

The P32 is simply an awesome deep-concealment .32acp. It's unusual to find a locked-breech .32acp like the P32, allowing for very little recoil from such a tiny pistol.

The picture below was to demonstrate the size differences between the P32 and Taurus TCP (I prefer the P32).

Trade it for an LCP Max

Congratulations on obtaining a pistol I’ve wanted for years. I love my LCP, and wanted the P-32 as a backup for my Shield. Consider going to KTOG forum, you will have tons of great info available. Some advice:
Get a holster, or if pocket carrying, cover the trigger with a BORAII trigger cover. Deep clean it, wait a week, and do it again. If it jams get a Wolff spring kit, use FMJ ammo (Fiocchi).

AIM has .32acp ammo as low as $19.95 for 50.

https://aimsurplus.com/categories/ammo/32-auto

tactikel said:

Congratulations on obtaining a pistol I’ve wanted for years. I love my LCP, and wanted the P-32 as a backup for my Shield. Consider going to KTOG forum, you will have tons of great info available. Some advice:
Get a holster, or if pocket carrying, cover the trigger with a BORAII trigger cover. Deep clean it, wait a week, and do it again. If it jams get a Wolff spring kit, use FMJ ammo (Fiocchi).

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Clean it then if a jammed the wait a week and clean it again? That inspires confidence

defjon said:

Idunno, cheap wwb flat point 380 ball ammo is going like 27 + inches through ballistics gel.

You may not want that much, but maybe you do..and I don't know of any 32 ball that could do that.

Not a lot of massive predators in my local hikes. I'd feel pretty good with 7+1 of those flat point wwb rounds for a like hiking option

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IDK about you, but I don't bring pocket pistols designed for conceal carrying in urban areas out for hiking.

In general tho, a .32 ACP is going to penetrate adequately for self defense against people, even if it's an FMJ. The .380 is just going to leave an exit wound that could be dangerous to people or property upon exiting.

JERRY said:

Use fmj so the rounds don't slop around in the magazine.

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By far the biggest drawback to .32 ACP is it's not a great caliber for hollow points either for this reason or the lack of penetration after expansion, if they even expand at all given it's a low velocity caliber.

Lehigh has the right approach with .32 ACP: use a solid bullet with a flat nose and flutes to help crush soft tissue.

TTv2 said:

IDK about you, but I don't bring pocket pistols designed for conceal carrying in urban areas out for hiking.

In general tho, a .32 ACP is going to penetrate adequately for self defense against people, even if it's an FMJ. The .380 is just going to leave an exit wound that could be dangerous to people or property upon exiting.

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Even HP ammo?

halfmoonclip said:

Had one before the .380 KelTec/Rugers came out; ran fine. You do have to be careful about the dreaded 'rim lock', but if you are careful loading your magazines, it shouldn't be a problem.
I reload .32 ACP, to feed a variety of old autos, but it is to be had online, at okay prices. The European stuff has a bigger taper on the cannelure after the cartridge rim, which does help discourage rimlock.
Moon

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I've had too many rimlocks with various factory ammo. The European stuff is better than the stuff made here. I bought some CorBon 60 gr jhp and the rim was so big that it would not feed a single round from the mag. I chucked them all in my elec drill and took a file to them not taking any measurments and put a bevel on the rim. They fired, ejected and feed with no rimlock. Rimlock is real. It's happened to me 3 times in 22 years with short ammo (hollow points). There is a way around it by just loading one in the pipe and one on the top of the mag. I tried the spacer from k/t, but I didn't like it. BTW the Silvertip as loaded by Winchester is pretty anemic and usually doesn't expand while the CorBon always expands.

SP5 said:

Even HP ammo?

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The only hp ammo that will expand reliability from a k/t p32 is the Corbon and possibly the GoldDot.

I bought some BuffaloBore .32 acp ammo and it was too short for the k/t. I got a rimlock just loading the magazine. I sent the owner, Tim Sundries, and email to see if he would load the bullet further out to prevent rimlock. His response was that rimlock was a myth because he had never seen one. I told him that I had been carrying the p32 since they first came out around 2000 and he basically called me a liar as he said they didn't come out until much later than 2000 which I know for a fact they did because I bought mine in 2000 or 2001. That was the last time I bought any of his ammo.