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RickB · March 26, 2012, 02:15 PM

I'd owned both .32 and .380 examples for over twenty years, but had never fired either of them. I subsequently used both in short, Back-Up Gun stages at IDPA matches. They both shot very well, though the .32 was keyholing. The sights are very small, though the gun does point well with familiarity. I don't have even fifty rounds through either of them, but both have run perfectly.
Field-stripping is pretty easy, but complete disassembly and reassembly requires some real bravery. I'd recommend against it, unless the gun has a broken part that needs replacing.

March 26, 2012, 02:15 PM	#9
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,559	I'd owned both .32 and .380 examples for over twenty years, but had never fired either of them. I subsequently used both in short, Back-Up Gun stages at IDPA matches. They both shot very well, though the .32 was keyholing. The sights are very small, though the gun does point well with familiarity. I don't have even fifty rounds through either of them, but both have run perfectly. Field-stripping is pretty easy, but complete disassembly and reassembly requires some real bravery. I'd recommend against it, unless the gun has a broken part that needs replacing.