Why I Carry a P-32; BUT IT'S A PAIN TO CORRECT.

I've made an intensive study of pocketguns, including building a
piping rig to safely and quietly test penetration into poplar cylinders.
Spending 1200 bucks was not a barrier in choosing a daily carry;
but effectiveness, reliability, size, and weight were.

I settled on a CORRECTED Kel-Tec p-32, using only Sellier
or Geco fmj hardpoint, without laser, light, or real sights.
(I have no financial interest in Kel Tec; I've even been
banned from KTOG and KTRange for being too critical.)

CAUTION:  I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE P-32 FOR SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE TIME, SKILL, OR MONEY TO MAKE EXTENSIVE CORRECTIONS.  THE GUN IS RIGHT FOR ME, BUT THEY HAVE TOO MANY PROBLEMS AS DELIVERED, AND I DON'T THINK I WOULD BUY A THIRD P-32. 
I ALSO WOULD NOT TRY THE P3AT FOR THE SAME REASONS AND FOR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.
IF I HAD TO CHOOSE ANOTHER POCKET GUN, IT MIGHT BE THE TAURUS TCP 380.

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A 9mm or 38spl is in the console; for when I'm near the van.
One secret is: a 32acp fmj S&B from the 2.7 barrel penetrates
poplar the same as the 380 fmj AmEagle from a 2.7 barrel. (I never use HP or flat-nose)

Also, the extra round with locking slide is important sometimes.
I would not compromise in recommending a carry for my wife,
but she took my advice, and carries a corrected p-32.

I would pay for a better carry compromise, accounting for all
factors; but a small 380, .38, or 9mm is not worth the offsets
for personal daily carry. (I would not carry less than a 2.5" barrel.)

I have to spend 40 hours to correct a new p32, and that time is worth
600 bucks to me, so I'm actually paying 900.  When KT, Kahr, Sig,
or Rohr make a reliable 9mm with a 2.5+" barrel, 5.3"x.88"x3.8"
under a pound loaded, I'll buy.
(A 380 from a short barrel has stability issues, and it must hit point
first to get past a coat and a rib and several inches of soft tissue.)

If I have to use the p32, and it doesn't do the job, I will have brief
second thoughts, but then recalling the factors in the choice I made.
(Buying a used vehicle includes safety choices too.)
[March 3: A Kel-Tec rep at the Shot Show said he chooses the p32 over
the P3AT; for the slide lock, extra round, and nearly the same effect.

(BTW, Moro warriors of the Philippines were usually Muslim, carried
wooden shields, and were happy to die in jihad, since paradise awaited.
The .38special revolvers were too wimpy for them.
Not the usual perp on the streets of NY (unless on PCP).
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