I have a box of .32 ammo & no .32 gun, but I do have a line on a NIB P32 for <$200 OTD.
Should I have one? "just because."
Pros? Cons?
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For the difference in cost, I'd opt for at least the P3AT (.380 ACP) because it is considerably more powerful and a more
serious self-defense pistol if loaded with +P hollow points,
yet the two pocket pistols are both about the same size and weight!Routinely, when outside my home, I carry a "tried 'n true" Kel-Tec P-11 with the magazine full of Speer Gold Dots (124 grain hollow points) manufactured for "short barreled" pistols plus a Gold Dot in the chamber in an Uncle Mike's belt holster and hardly know it's there
I originally opted for the P3AT and put my 1935 Walther PPK in 7.65mm (aka ".32 ACP") in a hiding place in the house. While the .380 with modern ammunition is definitely considered a reasonable self-defense pistol, I have to be honest and say that I have a LOT more confidence in a 9x19 +P hollow-point out of my P-11 than in an 85 or 90 grain +P hollow-point out of a P3AT.
That said, I must admit that I carried the little P3AT for a good many years before "moving up" to the P11. And, let's face it, there is no question that a .380 hollow-point is better than a .32 hollow-point at stopping a "goblin".
In the small leather holster I have around my P3AT, it not only stayed a lot cleaner, but I actually "forgot" it was "there" until something alerted me and I remembered the little P3AT snuggled down in my pocket.
Ultimately... for self-defense purposes, a P-32 is better than
nothing, a P3AT is better than a P-32 and a P-11 is better than a P3AT. From there on up, the pistols "grow"considerably heavier and are physically larger in size... and their lighter weight and smaller size (aka "handiness") tends to disappear.
So it's up to you, my friend. Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer chances...
Strength & Honor...
Ron T.
