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Is .32 acp too small

Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:27 pm
Posted by AllbyMyRelf
Virginia
Member since Nov 2014
3728 posts
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:27 pm
I've got a walther ppk in .32 acp, and it's a really cool gun, but is .32 a little small for conceal carry?
Posted by Hugo Stiglitz
Member since Oct 2010
72937 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 6:12 am to
No
Posted by CNB
Columbia, SC
Member since Sep 2007
100000 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:28 am to
Great purse carry
Posted by Sancho Panza
La Habaña, Cuba
Member since Sep 2014
8161 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 8:13 am to
"He got a 32 gun in his pocket fulla fun"...
Posted by Sancho Panza
La Habaña, Cuba
Member since Sep 2014
8161 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 8:21 am to
Serious answer: if Walther, I'd prefer .380 (9mm Kurz), or, in a Walther clone, such as FEG PA-63, (9mm Makarov).

Posted by NYCAuburn
TD Platinum Membership/SECr Sheriff
Member since Feb 2011
57004 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 8:43 am to
It had a good chance, but was shocked to see the gun in question was a walther. .32 acp guns are known to come from some shitty manufactures. used to be a popular round, its the old .380
Posted by AllbyMyRelf
Virginia
Member since Nov 2014
3728 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 10:37 am to
Haha yeah, I'm thinking about giving it to my wife. I have a 9mm, but if I had to choose, I guess I'd give her the gun with more stopping power.
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68163 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 1:28 pm to
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No
Posted by Rockbrc
Attic
Member since Nov 2015
8862 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 1:45 pm to
No
Posted by Jobu93
Cypress TX
Member since Sep 2011
20319 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 2:39 pm to
Better than nothing
Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
38648 posts
Posted on 11/21/17 at 1:37 am to
The correct answer is to carry whatever gun you're comfortable shooting, regardless of caliber.

I carry a .380. Recently bought a colt new agent 1911 in a 45, won't carry it until I'm comfortable shooting.
Posted by BestBanker
Member since Nov 2011
18233 posts
Posted on 11/21/17 at 7:42 am to
"He's got a razor in his shoe"
Posted by GnashRebel
Member since May 2015
8622 posts
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:46 am to
.32 is fine most of the time.
Posted by Rambler
Coastal Landmass
Member since Jan 2011
1430 posts
Posted on 11/21/17 at 8:06 pm to
.32 is OK. I found that I really won't carry anything that's very heavy and carried a KelTec P32 for several years. Just moved up to a Sig P238 in .380. I really like my Makarov, but it's heavier than I like.
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30818 posts
Posted on 11/22/17 at 9:33 am to
quote:

I've got a walther ppk in .32 acp, and it's a really cool gun, but is .32 a little small for conceal carry?

I really like the gun and have owned them, but I'd get it in a .380. The .32 doesn't have quite enough power for my taste. IMO, you need a 38 calibre or more for the stopping power.
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
96865 posts
Posted on 11/22/17 at 9:41 pm to
quote:

walther ppk


See I don't believe that's in Mississippi
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
96865 posts
Posted on 11/22/17 at 9:55 pm to
I've got an old Deutsche-Werke .32 auto pistol that was made in 1921.

Still shoots to this day
Posted by Orange_and_Blur
Gainesville
Member since Nov 2017
644 posts
Posted on 11/22/17 at 9:58 pm to
Personally, I like to get into gun fights before I know what's happening. So I choose the Desert Eagle .50 so I can begin my engagements from really far away. I also prefer to hurl a magazine down range, get to my vehicle and drive to the high ground several hundred meters away and then deploy my rifle and let it rain.
Posted by Sancho Panza
La Habaña, Cuba
Member since Sep 2014
8161 posts
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:29 am to
"Any of you boys know your way around a Walther PPK?"

Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
37935 posts
Posted on 11/28/17 at 1:14 pm to
.32 is fine for pocket carry. I've had a P-32 for years with a pocket holster when I'm too lazy to carry my Glock 19.
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