My Grandfather's Luger

alanint · 10-17-2011, 01:43 PM

I see this often at the range when people attempt to fire .32 ACP in .380 ACP pistols.

I once watched a guy actually empty a whole magazine in a Walther PPK/S. He complained about the gun's accuracy, which I thought strange out of a quality pocket pistol like the Walther. It wasn't until I looked at his bulged spent brass that I realized he had managed to fire an entire magazine of .32 ACP in a .380 ACP pistol. Amazing that the pistol actually fed, fired and extracted 7 rounds of the undersized cartridge.

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10-17-2011, 01:43 PM	#8
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	I see this often at the range when people attempt to fire .32 ACP in .380 ACP pistols. I once watched a guy actually empty a whole magazine in a Walther PPK/S. He complained about the gun's accuracy, which I thought strange out of a quality pocket pistol like the Walther. It wasn't until I looked at his bulged spent brass that I realized he had managed to fire an entire magazine of .32 ACP in a .380 ACP pistol. Amazing that the pistol actually fed, fired and extracted 7 rounds of the undersized cartridge.