Posted: 12/15/2008 2:30:36 AM EDT
| Looking to buy a .32 pocket pistol. I am torn between the Beretta Tomcat and the Kel-Tec P32. I had a P32 when the first came out but was not impressed only because it shot so low and to the left and relatively short range. I know these are not target guns but it seemed a bit too far off for my liking. After doing some reading, I see that Kel-Tec has done some improvements to the P32 and wonder if these make any difference in buying it over a Berestta 3032 Tomcat. Any thoughts? |
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Well . .
Low and left at close range would indicate the shooter anticipating recoil. I have both - a second generation Kel Tec and a Tomcat. Both have been 100% reliable in several hundred rounds each. Tomcat is a little easier to shoot due to the ability to fire single action. As a hide-away the Kel Tec is a better choice. I've carried my little Kel Tec as a BUG/second gun for the past couple of years. Always been 100% reliable. 
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I have one of the little Berreta (Minx) and it is the second one I have owned. They are great little pistols and I love the tip up barrel. Having said that, I also own a Kel-Tec P32 and it is the one I carry. Not a lot of difference in actual size except for thickness. And that is a big difference. The thin little P32 makes for a much easier to hide little pocket gun. I also prefer the trigger system on the Kel-tec over the Berreta for a carry gun.
My vote...try anothe P32 and see how you like it. |
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I don't want to hijack, but I bought the P32 when it first came out. I had numerous FTF & FTE and simply put the gun in the safe. I've been carrying a G27, and more recently a Walther PPS. There are times however, that I'd love to have the smaller profile of the 32.
I don't recall the ammo I was using, but I didn't try a variety. Please recommend a load that usually gives reliable function so I can dust of the 32. FWIW, accuracy on mine was just fine - it just didn't seem to be a platform I could trust. Thanks - Keib |
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I don't want to hijack, but I bought the P32 when it first came out. I had numerous FTF & FTE and simply put the gun in the safe. I've been carrying a G27, and more recently a Walther PPS. There are times however, that I'd love to have the smaller profile of the 32. I don't recall the ammo I was using, but I didn't try a variety. Please recommend a load that usually gives reliable function so I can dust of the 32. FWIW, accuracy on mine was just fine - it just didn't seem to be a platform I could trust. Thanks - Keib if it's an old model contact kel tec, they may service it for you. the new models are very reliable. |
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Looking to buy a .32 pocket pistol. I am torn between the Beretta Tomcat and the Kel-Tec P32. I Any thoughts? The New P32's are GTG. But Like .32's in general....They can suffer Rim lock when HPs are used. Kel-tec has a fix for that. If you want a .32acp.. IMHO Then go with the P32. But you your open minded. P3AT |
| A few years ago, I bought a secondhand P32, and first trip to the range it dropped the mag with every shot. I sent it back, and KT either replaced everything but the frame or returned a brand new pistol to me with the same serial number! I've had no trouble whatsoever with it since. |
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Give the keltec another try, I love mine and had no issues with it. The accuaracy is great for such a small pistol. I can hit all chest shots at 25 yards with it on a B27 target. 7-10 yards I hit where I want.
Give it another try and just be sure to run hardball through it- thats the key to it's reliability. Goodluck... |