32 ACP & 32 Rimmed - Mighty Mouse Guns:

 - I'm getting bored with dumb****s going-on about "mouseguns" and saying that "if it doesn't begin with 'forty' it's too small". - Lately it seems to be widely fashionable (like "reality" TV) for HACK writers to copy terms like "mediocre" and "soft-loaded" when discounting the .32" acp. as a suitable self-defense arm.

- A second complaint would be that so many "experts" only start their caliber comparisons at .380" ACP ... totally ignoring the 'Thirty-Twos' (7.65x17 mm Browning) - .25"acp and the "Two-Twos" and .22" MAGNUM  - (but include the 44 Magnum bear-blaster).

 - I guess that when you combine stupidity with deliberate ignorance - the results may be, as expected both laughable and ridiculous.

If you watch these (linked) gelatin tests on the 32 ACP ..

I doubt anyone with an IQ higher than a small snail-like-creature would volunteer to catch such projectile in their teeth. Link:

http://mousegunaddict.blogspot.com/2012/11/clear-gel-terminal-testing-sellier.html

Of course I fully appreciate that ballistic gelatin is only an approximation of a hugely variable range of effect on differing targets .. but the significant (13 inch +) penetration by a tumbling bullet that has no trouble smashing bone should be effective enough to command respect in any patch of dirt.

Here's interesting video testing .32" ACP and .30" Carbine in Ballistic Gelatin from 'Military Arms Channel' . Link:

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/10/12/mac-tests-old-30-carbine-32-acp-ballistics-gel-new-bullets/

Xtreme Cavitator 32" Pill.

- As to the argument that "bigger is best" ... sure - no question there about the physics - BUT if you have trouble keeping your rapid fire drilled holes inside a 12 inch target at ten yards .. the fact that they are 45 thousandths of an inch bigger or smaller isn't going to buy you the winning lucky Lotto ticket this week.

(Note: A New York Police Department study showed between 1998 and 2006, their average handgun hit rate was 18 percent for trained officers in a gunfight). - Correct - that's 82% misses.)

- Link to a fascinating Police Report 18 page PDF:

 http://www.theppsc.org/Staff_Views/Aveni/OIS.pdf  )

The currently available thirty-twos - being fully functional either in autos or revolvers - deliver a wide choice of bullet designs and weights at velocities ranging from 900 ft/sec (32 ACP) to 1,400 ft/sec (327 Fed.Magnum).

The in-vogue but aberrant opinion that these rounds are too small and wimpy - ignores the fact that these .312 inch diameter slugs are exactly the SAME FRONTAL AREA & DIAMETER as Thirty Caliber rifle rounds such as the 30-30, .308, .303 British and the Russian AK 7.62x39 mm rounds. - I know that rifle velocities are way above handgun levels .. BUT ..
- A 7.62x39 AK47 round at 500 yards will only be travelling at handgun muzzle velocity of around 1,000 ft/sec .. same diameter and velocity as this "mouse gun". .. again - any volunteers?

FIVE SHOTS ON TARGET - TEN .32" HOLES:

-Some 'Mousegun' eh. - Ruger  SP101 327 Federal Magnum.
(Yes it is a compact SIX shot revolver)

- I politely ask that you consider the surface area of two projectiles from one duplex round fired from my 327 Federal Magnum Ruger SP101 revolver - at around 1,000 feet per second from it's 4.2 inch barrel.

A 327 Magnum round will drop around 6 inches at 100 yards - half that of a .45 ACP (13-18 inches). The 327 Magnum produces similar handgun performance to the 357 Magnum in a tighter package with less recoil - and may be compared ballistically to both the .30 Carbine and the older 32-20 cartridge.

Read all about it:
 http://military.wikia.com/wiki/.327_Federal_Magnum

I'm certainly not suggesting that a .32" handgun round is ever equal to a 30 Caliber rifle round ... but a carry permit holder would find it difficult to shove a bulky .308" SLR  rifle down her trousers.

SLR Battle Rifle .308" - 7.62x51 mm NATO 

 NRA Publications's prestigious Golden Bullseye Award for "Ammo of the Year" (2009) .327 Federal Magnum.

- Time to stop debating 'One Shot Stops' and start thinking & training for bullet placement?

.. I recommend it to the house.

Those Yahoos who seek to proclaim their hairy testosterone surpluses by kicking-up dirt & who love to rattle the roof with a 45,  44 or 357 MAGNUM may scorn the more socially acceptable .32" - but they likely will need hearing-aids and wrist-supports long before reaching their fifties eh.

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Have you watched the linked videos? - I'm NOT saying that the 'thirty-twos' are better than 9mms or .40"s or  .45"s ... but the point is - that while the 9x19mm logically has to be "The Best All-Round Caliber"** .. these compact ".32" calibers will do more than enough, in an accurate and controllable manner.

- Those having a more sanguine temperament may be confident that their 'thirty-two' will produce sufficient exsanguination when needed 😁.

“I'd rather argue against a hundred idiots, than have one agree with me.”
Winston Churchill

** 9mm is widely available, - not overpriced, and generally is very controllable in full sized auto. handguns - while for an all-round revolver it would be hard to beat a versatile 357/.38" or a 327 Fed/.32" six-gun.

Marty K.