A thread about .32 acp
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I'm a fan, too, and scored a Beretta Model 70/7.65mm earlier this year after looking and hoping for one in really good shape for many a year. Have always thought this to be a rather elegant design; mine's a late 50's version and so isn't encumbered with false target grips or any other nonsense that was to be foisted on collectors over the next decade. A fine shooter, it's reliable [likes the hotter ammo] and quite accurate.
By the way, the first Model 70 I ever fired was an alloy-framed version that didn't have a single marking of any kind on it...no caliber designation, no model number, no proof marks, no serial number...nothing. A shame they can't talk.
I'm a fan, too, and scored a Beretta Model 70/7.65mm earlier this year after looking and hoping for one in really good shape for many a year. Have always thought this to be a rather elegant design; mine's a late 50's version and so isn't encumbered with false target grips or any other nonsense that was to be foisted on collectors over the next decade. A fine shooter, it's reliable [likes the hotter ammo] and quite accurate.
By the way, the first Model 70 I ever fired was an alloy-framed version that didn't have a single marking of any kind on it...no caliber designation, no model number, no proof marks, no serial number...nothing. A shame they can't talk.
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Vodoun da Vinci
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Roger that...I wish my two Colt 1903's could tell me their story.
Is anyone here anticipating the release of the Beretta Pico? Supposedly they will be offered with a .32 ACP barrel as an option using the same .380 magazine. All we'll have to do is buy a .32 barrel and drop it in. Sounds like a "must have" pistol for me being a Beretta lover and a .32 ACP aficionado.
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I forgot all about the Pico! I am interested to see it come out in .32 ACP as I have a "soft spot" for that round.
chicharrones
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Since this thread is still alive and kicking . . .
I own an NAA Guardian .32 ACP and a Taurus TCP732 .32 ACP. Firing the NAA is about like firing a Ruger LCP in .380 as far as felt recoil, however the Ruger is actually easier to fire and is more reliable. With the NAA you absolutely have to hold that gun firmly gripped with nary a hand movement or it will stovepipe on ejection.
The easiest to shoot out of those three is the Taurus 732. It feels downright pleasant and with careful aim can shoot good groups out to at least 15 yards. The NAA, well it hardly has rifling in that short barrel so it patterns like a shotgun in comparison.
The NAA and Taurus have their own ammo likes though. The NAA does best with Fiocchi FMJ and the Taurus does best with S&B FMJ. In fact, I had troubles out of the box with the Taurus until I made a few mods and got it to work with the S&B. Now the Taurus won't work with anything else except S&B. Perhaps the Taurus would work with some stout Buffalo Bore, but I've never purchased Buffalo Bore yet.
As much as the NAA is a PITA, it does keep its place in my carry rotation by the fact it will fit in pockets that the Taurus and my snub nose revolver cannot.
My only other .32 ACP experience is with my brother's CZ vz 27 WWII issue pistol. It is very accurate for a smallish .32 ACP gun and is plenty fun to shoot with.
I own an NAA Guardian .32 ACP and a Taurus TCP732 .32 ACP. Firing the NAA is about like firing a Ruger LCP in .380 as far as felt recoil, however the Ruger is actually easier to fire and is more reliable. With the NAA you absolutely have to hold that gun firmly gripped with nary a hand movement or it will stovepipe on ejection.
The easiest to shoot out of those three is the Taurus 732. It feels downright pleasant and with careful aim can shoot good groups out to at least 15 yards. The NAA, well it hardly has rifling in that short barrel so it patterns like a shotgun in comparison.
The NAA and Taurus have their own ammo likes though. The NAA does best with Fiocchi FMJ and the Taurus does best with S&B FMJ. In fact, I had troubles out of the box with the Taurus until I made a few mods and got it to work with the S&B. Now the Taurus won't work with anything else except S&B. Perhaps the Taurus would work with some stout Buffalo Bore, but I've never purchased Buffalo Bore yet.
As much as the NAA is a PITA, it does keep its place in my carry rotation by the fact it will fit in pockets that the Taurus and my snub nose revolver cannot.
My only other .32 ACP experience is with my brother's CZ vz 27 WWII issue pistol. It is very accurate for a smallish .32 ACP gun and is plenty fun to shoot with.
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I watched a video online of a 1903 colt being emptied as fast as could be done....no muzzle flip. Those guns are old, but give a bad guy a 5-tap into the vitals in literally 1 second...should make their night ugly. My only .32 is a ppk I scored out of a pawnshop but I don't shoot it much because it turned out to be an rsha gun. The few times I have shot it were enjoyable, but recoil was still somewhat sharper than I was expecting for the cartridge.
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Just loaded up a 100 rounds of my personal .32 ACP rounds last night shooting 75 gr flat pointed hard cast lead at around 1000 fps and near 200 fpe. These are hot but not really so hot that they are scary or that they kick like a mule. They are approaching a .380 in recoil but are now giving me as much muzzle energy as a .38 out of a snubbie.
Dying to dial them back and work them back up using a Pico and see how they shoot. In my Colt 1903's they are *very* accurate at 21'.
We shot some in my Gun Buddy's Kel-Tec .32 but it does not like to feed them 'cause of rim lock whcih brings me to another question for the .32 aCP Aficionados Club.
How many have experienced "Rim Lock" in their .32's? This is where the top round in the mag slips over the rim of the round under it and effectively locks up the magazine not allowing a round to be chambered. I understand that this phenomenon *can* occur in any .32 ACP due to the semi rimmed cartridge design but I have never had it happen to me, nor seen it in any .32's but the the Kel-Tec P32.
Have other experienced this phenomenon?
VooDoo
Dying to dial them back and work them back up using a Pico and see how they shoot. In my Colt 1903's they are *very* accurate at 21'.
We shot some in my Gun Buddy's Kel-Tec .32 but it does not like to feed them 'cause of rim lock whcih brings me to another question for the .32 aCP Aficionados Club.
How many have experienced "Rim Lock" in their .32's? This is where the top round in the mag slips over the rim of the round under it and effectively locks up the magazine not allowing a round to be chambered. I understand that this phenomenon *can* occur in any .32 ACP due to the semi rimmed cartridge design but I have never had it happen to me, nor seen it in any .32's but the the Kel-Tec P32.
Have other experienced this phenomenon?
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I have never had rim lock in my .32 ACP guns. I'm sure that is due to my choice of FMJ full length ammo. I have tried the Winchester truncated nose FMJ ammo, but my guns don't run well with it at all. The short non-rounded nose won't chamber consistently in my pocket guns and that Winchester ammo is actually too weak to reliably cycle my NAA Guardian.
Even if I didn't have to think about rim lock, I'd still choose full length FMJ in a .32 ACP for reliable feeding and penetration in a target.
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