posted April 04, 2001 11:57 AM                          

Anyway, I put 50rnds each of PMC and American Eagle 71gr FMJ through on the first range trip last night. Everything has gone well. Just a cleaning/lube, no F&B yet.

I was impressed with the groupings that I shot. I was under the impression that the best this weapon could do from a rested position at 7yds was between 3 to 5 inches. Boy was I wrong!

The best rested group of the night was from 7yds. Out of 7rnds, 5 of them made a group of 3/4". The full 7rnds brought the group out to 1 1/2".

The best standing group was from 5yds. 8rnds in just over 1 1/2".

I tried one group from about 32ft and out of 7rnds, 4 were strung in a straight vertical line making a 6 1/2" group. The other 3 rnds didn't hit the 8.5X11 sheet of paper.

Of course, when trying "target focused" shooting opened groups up a lot. Most at 10 and 15ft were still within 5-7". I'm hoping I can improve this with practice.

This is my first experience with this type of weapon. It's POI is a little low and right. I don't know if there is any way to correct this but I must say that I'm impressed! While the .32 might be considered ancient and underpowered by some, it has an intended purpose. This thing is stinkin' small and it's truly a go everywhere gun that I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of.

posted April 04, 2001 12:35 PM                       

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Originally posted by Slugger:
I've been with ya'll for a while now, but just now finally bought my P-32. NICS was actually instant for once believe it or not . . . damn, that's sad, I just realized that I was excited about the government screwing with my constitutional rights.

Anyway, I put 50rnds each of PMC and American Eagle 71gr FMJ through on the first range trip last night. Everything has gone well. Just a cleaning/lube, no F&B yet.

I was impressed with the groupings that I shot. I was under the impression that the best this weapon could do from a rested position at 7yds was between 3 to 5 inches. Boy was I wrong!

The best rested group of the night was from 7yds. Out of 7rnds, 5 of them made a group of 3/4". The full 7rnds brought the group out to 1 1/2".

The best standing group was from 5yds. 8rnds in just over 1 1/2".

I tried one group from about 32ft and out of 7rnds, 4 were strung in a straight vertical line making a 6 1/2" group. The other 3 rnds didn't hit the 8.5X11 sheet of paper.

Of course, when trying "target focused" shooting opened groups up a lot. Most at 10 and 15ft were still within 5-7". I'm hoping I can improve this with practice.

This is my first experience with this type of weapon. It's POI is a little low and right. I don't know if there is any way to correct this but I must say that I'm impressed! While the .32 might be considered ancient and underpowered by some, it has an intended purpose. This thing is stinkin' small and it's truly a go everywhere gun that I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of.

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posted April 09, 2001 12:23 PM                          

Is there anything that I should specify for Kel-Tec to do/test on the parts I get when I order the HC parts? Is it better to send in the whole weapon and have them test for POA/POI groups?