

As I’ve noted before, our grandmothers are not generally able to pass a basic PT test, but does that mean they should not have the option to use a semiauto as their defense gun?Īnd for those who can pass a PT test, as a second or even third gun, the P-32 is the perfect size to disappear into your wardrobe and not be noticed. This means the recoil spring system, while strong enough to deal with the cartridge, is not as strong as that found on larger calibers-making it a good option for those with reduced hand strength. The P-32 discussed here is a locked-breech pistol. Granted, he uses it as his backup gun, but it is there every single day. Really? A friend of mine with decades of experience, who has worked in the criminal justice system from top to bottom, packs a. At less than seven ounces, just over five inches in its longest dimension and flat as a pancake, the Kel-Tec P-32 is in the same size league as a smartphone, and who complains about carrying one of those these days? When you can’t carry something bigger, then you can depend on the P-32. For size, it is difficult to get something smaller. Kel-Tec has an option for that: the P-32. When I was a gunsmith, I also counseled some of my customers to go with calibers that were smaller than what some “operators” might consider adequate. Sometimes the weather, what I’m wearing or the need for ultimate concealment called for something smaller. You know, the rounds whose designation starts with the numeral 4.

The guns I have carried have not always been chambered in “manly” cartridges.
