i am buying a beretta tomcat model 3032 .32 acp does anyone have information on the caliber i have it on layaway at a gun shop i cuz my 9 mm is too big to conceal in the summer time so i wanted the .32 acp is it effective manstopper?
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While you will find a very wide range of opinions on the effectiveness of the .32 Auto round against a determined assailent, I strongly agree with the belief "A .32 Auto in the pocket / hand is better than a .45 Auto in the glove compartment"
I have a very small, stainless steel .32 Auto pistol for times when I can't carry anything larger comfortably. A .32 Auto pistol is certainly capable of killing someone, however as penetration and wound trauma drop off, shot placement becomes increasingly important.
I have a NAA Guardian in .32 Auto, a Kel Tec P3AT in .380, a S&W 642 in .38 Special, a Glock 23 in .40S&W, a Dan Wesson Commander in 10mm and a Glock 20 in 10mm for increasing sizes of carry pistols depending on what I can carry comfortably in the enviornment.
Normally I would recommend something a little larger, such as the Kel Tec P3AT, which is lighter and thinner but slightly larger than the Guardian just because the larger round allows for a slightly poorer shot to be effective.
Checkout the Beretta Forum for more info. From what I have read the Inox Tomcat is the way to go, there have been some issues of frames cracking on the black Tomcats and Berettas fix for this is to replace them with an Inox. Apparently the frames on the Inox are thicker in the weak spot.
I would never recommend using Reloads in a self-defense carry weapon. Most people do not maintain their reloading areas are carefully as a modern factory, this reduces the reliability of reloads.
Second, it doesn't happen often, but when someone files a civil law-suit for wrongful death in a self-defense shooting, they sue everyone. The shooter, the gun maker, the ammunition maker, the video game maker, the store that sold the sneakers the shooter was wearing, etc.
If you handloaded the ammunition, they will name you as both the shooter and the ammunition maker. They may also "claim" that your handloaded ammuntion was "perticularly lethal" and was built with the "intent" of killing someone. While everyone on this board may realize that all of this is BS, you very well may end up in front of a jury pleading your case, not that you were justified in defending yourself, but that your "custom loaded" ammunition isn't "excessively lethal"
Checkout the Beretta Forum for more info. From what I have read the Inox Tomcat is the way to go, there have been some issues of frames cracking on the black Tomcats and Berettas fix for this is to replace them with an Inox. Apparently the frames on the Inox are thicker in the weak spot.