.32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by Olly » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:50 pm

Can't say about the .32 ACP, but the .22 LRs fly all over the place and hit everything except the target... :P

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by art_collector » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:48 pm

Guess what did the ammo do to this ARMINIUS revolver...it simply blew the chamber to pieces

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by Risala » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:58 pm

What happened to the bloke who pulled the trigger :?: Was this caused using IOF ammo :?:
Looks like it's time to pick up a box of imported ammo.
AC whats the rate going these days.

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by penpusher » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:25 pm

Sanjay wrote:Looks like it's time to pick up a box of imported ammo.
....and stop buying Arminius revolvers.That is Rs 1.75 lakhs down the drain.

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by Risala » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:31 pm

penpusher wrote:
Sanjay wrote:Looks like it's time to pick up a box of imported ammo.
....and stop buying Arminius revolvers.That is Rs 1.75 lakhs down the drain.
Just proves that IOF revs & pistols are pretty solid & good val for money in our context,and we continue to bash them,without reason....

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by goodboy_mentor » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:03 pm

IOF .32 revolvers may be solid and sturdy but .32s are considered as mouse guns in America.
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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by penpusher » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:38 pm

goodboy_mentor,

Please read what Sanjay said again.He has qualified his response
Sanjay wrote:in our context
Most,if not all self defense situations would involve engagements at very short ranges.Mouse gun or not,it is a gun.You can get ammo for it and practice which would enable you to use it effectively.Shot placement is everything.A good shot with a .32 is better than a miss with a 700 NE.In the USA where you can get bigger caliber handgun,many very sensible people carry a .32 pistol as a self defense firearm.

If you are looking at a protracted engagement or a firefight,then no handgun is adequate.You need a rifle and preferably a full auto.

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by Olly » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:31 pm

My goodness !!

Another slap on the face of the KF ? The case must've been made of tin sheet, coloured brass... :evil:

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by mundaire » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:05 am

Olly wrote:My goodness !!

Another slap on the face of the KF ? The case must've been made of tin sheet, coloured brass... :evil:
Who really knows, maybe there was too much "play" in the cylinder due to long term abuse, e.g. the chap was regularly using higher pressure .32 ACP ammo in stead of the .32 S&W Long?

Overly misaligned cylinder... round is fired... unpleasant outcome...
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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by eternalme » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:18 am

Most of the imported firearms in India are too old and way past their prime, in short the responsibility doesn't lie entirely with the ammo, as the chamber and barrel should be able to withstand about 80% more pressure than the intended use.
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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by penpusher » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:32 am

Olly wrote:My goodness !!

Another slap on the face of the KF ? The case must've been made of tin sheet, coloured brass... :evil:
What about the revolver? A piece of crap to begin with or a shinning example of German engineering?

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by eternalme » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:42 am

LOL penpusher

specially when we have specimens ranging from 19'o'10 to 19'o'60, this would be too optimistic to push all the responsibility on the ammo.
I am sure IOF is not making extreme explosive powder, when they can't make 'kaam chalaoo' barrels ,Physics being much easier than chemistry.

Poor IOF guys are trying hard to upgrade their smoking gunpowder (remember the CST cop shot at terrorists ? it was all smoke..) to smokeless one, let alone the power of their ammo.It is generally at the lower band, owing to the unburnt compounds.

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by Olly » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:56 am

penpusher wrote:
Olly wrote:My goodness !!

Another slap on the face of the KF ? The case must've been made of tin sheet, coloured brass... :evil:
What about the revolver? A piece of crap to begin with or a shinning example of German engineering?

I would rather place my bet on the German engineered Arminius, than the scrappy KF ammunition, any day... :P
We ourselves do not leave any stone unturned to praise Weihrauch for their HW series including airguns.... infact any German product which is built to fineness and perfection. Why should they only single out their revolver and build it to lower standards... maybe they've not taken into consideration the ingenious Indian minds that can ruin their reputation with badly maintaining a piece OR firing ACP rounds in a .32 S&W L....

For stupidity,,, the Germans cannot be held to fault...

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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by goodboy_mentor » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:46 am

.32 may not have sufficient energy or stopping power after a certain distance. I know of a case when attacker was shot with .32 from 12 feet, the shot did not penetrate the heart, it stayed half inch from reaching the heart. The result the attacker survived and the defender inside his house got killed with shot from the 12 bore gun of attacker. I think now you would appreciate the importance of stopping power of higher caliber handguns in self defense situations. I know in India we cannot appreciate the value of higher caliber handguns because we do not have much of a choice(grapes are sour :wink: )
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Re: .32 S&W KF vs Imported ammo

Post by penpusher » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:24 pm

goodboy_mentor wrote: I think now you would appreciate the importance of stopping power of higher caliber handguns in self defense situations. I know in India we cannot appreciate the value of higher caliber handguns because we do not have much of a choice(grapes are sour :wink: )
I know of a fellow shot in the chest with a .45,who walked away from the scene,hailed a rickshaw and got himself admitted to a hospital.

I have owned/used a .455 webley,a .38 enfield,9mm IOF,.357 mag at various times.Still feel comfortable with my .32 pistol

-- Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:04 am --

Olly,

Since you are so enamored of German workmanship,I have a list for you to replace the IOF POS that you have

1.Rohm

2.Erma

3.Arminius

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