Gun Digest Book of Classic Combat Handguns by Shideler Dan

Author:Shideler, Dan [Shideler, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-440-22386-0
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2011-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

32 ACP (7.65mm Browning)

It is difficult for Americans to realize the 32 ACP is a military and police cartridge. It has been quite popular in Europe and is still used by many police organizations on the continent. Here it is regarded as something useful only to frighten old ladies or kill sparrows. Regardless, it is one of the most popular pistol cartridges ever designed, mostly because of the small, light, handy weapons that fire it. For hunting it is entirely a small game number. Commercial, full jacketed bullets will do a fair job on such things as cottontail rabbit or birds with out ruining any edible meat. However, good bullet placement is important. It can be improved to a satisfying degree by handloading. Most loading tables give bullet diameter as.311” but this is wrong. It is actually 30 cal. and uses.308” or.309” bullets. Larger diameter bullets will bulge the case and the cartridge won’t chamber or feed properly.

Lyman’s 313445 (95-gr.) is a good semi-wadcutter for target or hunting if you prefer cast bullets. The best bullet I have found for loading the 32 ACP is the 100-gr. 30-cal. “Plinkers” made by Speer or Hornady. Seat them with the slight shoulder even with the case mouth and don’t crimp. They will function to near perfection. The Norma 93-gr. 30 Luger soft point will also work well, but expansion is a sometimes thing at permissible velocity. Any of these bullets will turn the 32 ACP into a fine small game or pot gun, one much more effective than the 22 Long Rifle.

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