# Opinions of the Kel-Tec P-32 **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 26, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345 "2011-07-26T02:19:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/21 "2011-08-03T15:45:20Z")
Gentlemen, you’re going to get my thread closed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/22 "2011-08-06T00:54:50Z")
hey, i’m fightin’ ignorance, here! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/23 "2011-08-06T01:12:09Z")
We’re not fighting! It’s a spirited discussion! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/24 "2011-08-06T01:32:36Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > We’re not fighting! It’s a spirited discussion! There’s everything from a .32, .380 to 9mm in this spirited discussion. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/25 "2011-08-06T13:48:18Z")
The fight usually starts when we start comparing the 9mm to the .45acp… ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/26 "2011-08-06T14:45:07Z")
…So the 9mm is a dinky little cartridge that pokes holes in folks, and the .45 ACP is a huge cartridge that blows off extremities…what is the argument? ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/27 "2011-08-08T03:51:29Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > …So the 9mm is a dinky little cartridge that pokes holes in folks, and the .45 ACP is a huge cartridge that blows off extremities…what is the argument? Oh no you di-int! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/28 "2011-08-08T03:56:26Z")
Let’s see…9mm? Check. .45? Check twice. .40S&W? Check. No argument here. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/29 "2011-08-08T16:25:01Z")
Just to get this really going, I submit to you that [if you don’t shoot 10mm it’s because it hurts your girly wrists](http://media.photobucket.com/image/10mm%20girly%20wrists/shibumiseeker/guns/10mm-2.jpg). OK, just playing. I’d up the caliber to .380ACP, and if the magazine release on the Kel-Tec doesn’t suit you get the Ruger LCP. We have one here and we have no complaints. It’s a bit snappy, but at that size and weight anything would be. Put a Crimson Trace on it and you’re all set. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/30 "2011-08-08T16:59:04Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > I’d up the caliber to .380ACP, and if the magazine release on the Kel-Tec doesn’t suit you get the Ruger LCP. We have one here and we have no complaints. It’s a bit snappy, but at that size and weight anything would be. Put a Crimson Trace on it and you’re all set. Ruger is a couple of hundred bucks more. It’s not like I’m going to get mugged a couple of times a month. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/31 "2011-08-08T17:26:20Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Ruger is a couple of hundred bucks more. It’s not like I’m going to get mugged a couple of times a month. 🙂 If the Ruger costs “a couple of hundred bucks more”, go find another gun store. You can get either of them out the door for around the same price. Dear Lord, an LCP for $400 or more? It better be gold-plated or have the Crimson Trace already installed. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/32 "2011-08-08T17:32:04Z")
Thanks, I’ll check it out. ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/33 "2011-08-08T17:53:05Z")
I do love my P-32, but I have been thinking about upping the caliber of my pocket gun for a while. And along comes the Kimber [Solo](http://www.kimberamerica.com/solo/solo-carry/solo-carry)… A touch heavier and pricier than the Ruger LC9, and one less round, but damn it sure looks good. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/34 "2011-08-09T00:24:41Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > And along comes the Kimber Yeah, but like I said, I dress out at 110 now, wear kids size 16 skinny Levis, and the Tec or Ruger fit in my pants pocket! I want the Ruger .380 with the laser sight so bad… ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/35 "2011-08-09T16:48:58Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Yeah, but like I said, I dress out at 110 now, Sadly, I’m almost 3 of you. I carry my P32 with the 10 round [extended](http://www.kel-tec-cnc.com/cart2/images/2.jpg) mag in [virtually](http://www.impactguns.com/data/default/images/catalog/150/kel_p32_10rd_mag.jpg)everything except a swimsuit or running shorts. Then, I pop in the [standard](http://gbrannon.bizhat.com/p32.JPG)or +1 [mag](http://www.1bad69.com/gallery/GunStuff/kel-tec/fingerrest/mvc-007s.jpg)for a little less weight and length. I also have the belt clip [attached](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/jerrellwise/Gun%20Pics/Carry%20Guns/0905301824b.jpg), so depending on my perceived threat level I’ll actually clip it to my front or back pocket with the grip out and ready to grab. I like lasers as much as the next guy; I have a few, but this isn’t the gun to spend the money on. This is an up-close, last-ditch, shove-up-the-nose-and-fire piece. 11 shots should do the trick! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/36 "2011-08-09T16:55:27Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > I like lasers as much as the next guy; I have a few, but this isn’t the gun to spend the money on. This is an up-close, last-ditch, shove-up-the-nose-and-fire piece. Yeah, I see it as a “Gimme your wallet!” “Sure, fella.” kind of situation. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/37 "2011-08-09T17:42:11Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > If someone has the good fortune to surprise me and demand my wallet, I’ll just say “OK” and reach in my pocket and come out shooting. **Jarquavious won’t really expect that** , and Winchester Silvertips are nothing to sneeze at, no matter what caliber. Bolding mine. Look, I appreciate the informative post, but what the fuck is this supposed to be? ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/38 "2011-08-09T20:46:18Z")
It’s an allusion to the statistical probability that a robber or carjacker here in the Greater Atlanta Area will be a young black male. The name stuck with me from a previous arrest I made. Any other questions? ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/39 "2011-08-09T20:52:16Z")
Ah yes, like the police officer referring to all young black men as “Tyrone”. How wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345/40 "2011-08-09T20:52:33Z")
Jarquavious is a popular name for black guys in Atlanta? 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345.md?page=3)