P32 Tuesday Followup

2095 Rounds

0 Malfunctions, 2 Stoppages, 0 Parts Breakage

I have not cleaned the gun yet, but I did lube it to see if that improved its reliability. So far, no issues since lubing at the 2000 round mark. I fired three groups at 5 yards using some old ammo I had laying around. Instead of my usual 5 shots I fired 7, as this was more for fun and not meant to be a controlled test. Also, I forgot to stop shooting at 5.

The first group is with some old Silvertips.

The next group was with PMC Ball.

The final group was with some old Fiocchi ball.

After firing each group, I shot another full mag of the ammo, including an extra round in the chamber. No malfunctions with any of them. As a point of comparison, I shot a poor group with the LTT LEM, seen at the top of the post. Even with my low left error a real sighting system and match-grade components make a big difference. The P32 doesn’t need match-grade parts, but it does need some decent sights. It already has a great trigger considering its size and role. The groups above are likely worse than they should have been as I found the sights particularly difficult to use at that time of day and with my fatigue level.