This one will either stir up some discussion or be killed right off w/ a reference to an earlier thread...
I've been jonesing for a .32 ACP range-toy pistol. I have a KelTec for those times when my 1911 is too inconvenient to carry, but that's not for fun. I often go to the range just to see how close I can get the holes on my target so I'm thinking a medium or larger, all steel (for ease of cleaning & lighter recoil) handgun is what I'm looking for, though I'm open to any well supported suggestion.
The one thing it has to be is capable of outshooting me. I come away from a typical range day (10 or 20 groups of 5 rounds each for each gun I take, 7 yards offhand) with groups ranging from a smallest of .5"-.75" and averages of 1"-1.5". There are guys there who are faster and some who are better, but with my middle-aged eyes causing hair to grow on my front sights, that's about the best I'm likely to do these days.
I'm not picky about brand and my max is about $500. I have a CZ & a Beratta in .380 that I enjoy playing with and I was bidding on a CZ in .32, but that one left me well behind when it went over $600. Remember, this is a range-toy not my carry gun and, at what I'm making these days, $600 for a toy is more than I can justify. I still need to buy dies, brass, bullets, & powder for whatever I get. I've done enough research to come down with a good case of information overload. I could use some help from a knowlegable group of shooters. That would be you.
I've been jonesing for a .32 ACP range-toy pistol. I have a KelTec for those times when my 1911 is too inconvenient to carry, but that's not for fun. I often go to the range just to see how close I can get the holes on my target so I'm thinking a medium or larger, all steel (for ease of cleaning & lighter recoil) handgun is what I'm looking for, though I'm open to any well supported suggestion.
The one thing it has to be is capable of outshooting me. I come away from a typical range day (10 or 20 groups of 5 rounds each for each gun I take, 7 yards offhand) with groups ranging from a smallest of .5"-.75" and averages of 1"-1.5". There are guys there who are faster and some who are better, but with my middle-aged eyes causing hair to grow on my front sights, that's about the best I'm likely to do these days.
I'm not picky about brand and my max is about $500. I have a CZ & a Beratta in .380 that I enjoy playing with and I was bidding on a CZ in .32, but that one left me well behind when it went over $600. Remember, this is a range-toy not my carry gun and, at what I'm making these days, $600 for a toy is more than I can justify. I still need to buy dies, brass, bullets, & powder for whatever I get. I've done enough research to come down with a good case of information overload. I could use some help from a knowlegable group of shooters. That would be you.