Tallball
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I have a Kel-Tec P3AT in 380acp that I carry sometimes. It doesn't fit my giant hands very well, but I occasionally carry it when it's inconvenient to carry anything else. It's been reliable for me and I can (surprisingly) shoot it with pretty good accuracy at seven yards. I carry FMJ in it, figuring that penetration is probably more important than expansion in that particular caliber.
I also have a Kel-Tec P32 in 32acp. IIRC, it's a tiny bit smaller than the P3AT, and holds one more round. The slide does hold open after the last round (unlike the P3AT), which is nice. Its recoil is more mild. Rather than the tiny sights of the P3AT, it barely has sights at all. I shoot the P3AT a little bit better as a result, but I can shoot the P32 with reasonable SD accuracy: emptying the magazine quickly into an area the size of a small paper plate at seven yards.
I bought the P3AT brand-new something like five years ago with CC in mind. I bought the P32 a year or two ago on a whim. It was used and barely over $100. I've never considered the 32acp as a legitimate SD caliber, so the P32 has just been a range toy and plinker.
Does anyone care to educate me on this? Is 380acp considerably more effective, or is there evidence that 32acp would be just as good? I can't seem to remember any exact figures on this. Any advice would be appreciated.
And, of course, it's no fun without pictures:
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I also have a Kel-Tec P32 in 32acp. IIRC, it's a tiny bit smaller than the P3AT, and holds one more round. The slide does hold open after the last round (unlike the P3AT), which is nice. Its recoil is more mild. Rather than the tiny sights of the P3AT, it barely has sights at all. I shoot the P3AT a little bit better as a result, but I can shoot the P32 with reasonable SD accuracy: emptying the magazine quickly into an area the size of a small paper plate at seven yards.
I bought the P3AT brand-new something like five years ago with CC in mind. I bought the P32 a year or two ago on a whim. It was used and barely over $100. I've never considered the 32acp as a legitimate SD caliber, so the P32 has just been a range toy and plinker.
Does anyone care to educate me on this? Is 380acp considerably more effective, or is there evidence that 32acp would be just as good? I can't seem to remember any exact figures on this. Any advice would be appreciated.
And, of course, it's no fun without pictures:
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