[Marlin 45 carbine]

I have a hot handload jhp in the spout of my beretta .32 and the mag full of fmj. carry it even lightly dressed, swim trunks, lounge pants,etc. I practice @20' on old melons and grapefruit. tutti-frutti.

 

[mshawnh]

This is an ignorant response. .22 and .32 are, statistically, the most effective self defense rounds. The myth that one must carry as big a cannon as possible for self defense, accompanied by ignorant comments like yours, means people do not take seriously the deadliness of these rounds. Well placed shots are MUCH more a decider of defensiveness than caliber. A small amount of research would prove this out.

 

[Logos]

This is an ignorant response. .22 and .32 are, statistically, the most effective self defense rounds. The myth that one must carry as big a cannon as possible for self defense, accompanied by ignorant comments like yours, means people do not take seriously the deadliness of these rounds. Well placed shots are MUCH more a decider of defensiveness than caliber. A small amount of research would prove this out.

LOL!

You're responding to a guy who posted seven years ago?

How do you know he's even still alive?

So........you're right. You made an ignorant response.

 

[Wanderson]

Well even tho it’s an old thread, I’ll toss my .02 in on .32acp as one who has a KT P32 and a Beretta 81.
My preferred round is Fiocchi fmj. Compared to the domestic .32acp I’ve used, it feels a bit warmer. Rim lockup is an issue in the p32 with short OAL loads and the Fiocchi round has a much more generous taper from the case to the rim than other makers.
Just my preference, but I don’t mess with any hollow points in anything smaller than 9mm and skip expansion for penetration.
Not a Fiocchi fanboy, don’t shoot much of it in other calibers and have had really bad accuracy out of Fiocchi .223, but it’s my first choice in .32acp.

 

[Marlin 45 carbine]

a .32 (dual assassination) started WW1, and a .32 ended (Hitler suicide) WW2 in Europe. I run around 2 boxes of cast RN low power handloads through my .32 annually, usually the 4th and New Years.

 

[rice paddy daddy]

The 32ACP I have is my late Dad's Colt Model 1903, made in 1918 the same year he was born.
Al Capone carried a Colt 1903, and he wasn't any sissy.

I will not carry my Dad's gun, if I had to shoot someone it would disappear into the police evidence locker and end up in some cop's collection.

But, I would love a 32ACP of some sort. I would carry FMJ on the theory that penetration is paramount with such a small projectile.
Plus, could any ammo achieve enough velocity to initiate expansion?

One of my farm guns is a 1921 Colt Police Positive Special chambered in 32-20. That cartridge is reputed to be adequate for self defense, and certainly more powerful than 32ACP or 32 S&W.

 

[M92PV4U]

The 32ACP I have is my late Dad's Colt Model 1903, made in 1918

Mines a 1912...