Harry O
11-28-2010, 08:17 PM
It is a Kel-Tec P32. I gave my son both of my .32ACP handguns a few years ago. I had a .50cal ammo box full of ammunition, too. He only took the factory loaded ammunition (my own fault, I taught him not to shoot anyone elses handloads).
So I had about 600-800 loaded rounds of .32ACP left over with nothing to shoot them in. A little over half are loaded with 2.2gr of Red Dot and a 77gr Lyman 311252. The remainder were loaded with 2.5gr of W231 and 71gr jacketed Hornady's. I ran across a Kel-Tec at a gunshow yesterday that was very reasonably priced and it was in a caliber I needed, so I bought it.
Took it to the range today and shot about 40 rounds of each. The accuracy was actually very good with the lead bullets. Unfortunately, they failed to feed twice. I think if I polish the feed ramp, this may take care of the problem. But then, maybe not.
The jacketed bullet loads fed and went bang every time, but the "group" sizes were 2 to 2-1/2 times as large as the cast bullet groups. Interestingly, when shot from my (formerly owned) Walther PPK and Mauser HSc, both loads were reliable and had near equal accuracy (I think the jacketed bullets had a slight edge, but it was not by much).
Looks like a little work is needed. (1) I need to get the cast bullet loads to feed reliably, and (2) to get the jacketed bullet loads more accurate. Any suggestions on loads anyone? I am thinking of Red Dot or Bullseye with the jacketed load. No need to change the load on the cast load, just work on the gun.
So I had about 600-800 loaded rounds of .32ACP left over with nothing to shoot them in. A little over half are loaded with 2.2gr of Red Dot and a 77gr Lyman 311252. The remainder were loaded with 2.5gr of W231 and 71gr jacketed Hornady's. I ran across a Kel-Tec at a gunshow yesterday that was very reasonably priced and it was in a caliber I needed, so I bought it.
Took it to the range today and shot about 40 rounds of each. The accuracy was actually very good with the lead bullets. Unfortunately, they failed to feed twice. I think if I polish the feed ramp, this may take care of the problem. But then, maybe not.
The jacketed bullet loads fed and went bang every time, but the "group" sizes were 2 to 2-1/2 times as large as the cast bullet groups. Interestingly, when shot from my (formerly owned) Walther PPK and Mauser HSc, both loads were reliable and had near equal accuracy (I think the jacketed bullets had a slight edge, but it was not by much).
Looks like a little work is needed. (1) I need to get the cast bullet loads to feed reliably, and (2) to get the jacketed bullet loads more accurate. Any suggestions on loads anyone? I am thinking of Red Dot or Bullseye with the jacketed load. No need to change the load on the cast load, just work on the gun.