It doesn't matter what someone carries. It can be a 22, 25, 32, 380, 38 Special, 9mm, etc. What matters is are comfortable carrying the weapon, and can you put rounds on the threat.
I have a Beretta tip-up in the 1st 4 of your 5 listed here, myself. The 380 isn't as small as the 1st 3, but is a manageable mid-size. My 9mm CC is the KT PF9, a bit smaller than the Beretta .380, but I'm comfortable with all of them.
One of the best self defense firearms ever invented (Concealed Carry). 32acp is far more capable that people would believe. It was Browning himself that invented it... and also the .25ACP. These calibers were extremely popular at the beginning of the 20th century and especially up to and throughout the 50's and into the 60's. It's only since then that they became less common... but I believe they will be popular again in the coming years. People are always interested and happy to hear about the smaller guns like the Baby Browning, Bernardelli, NAA revolvers and other firearms like that... and I always hear people saying "I would carry a gun if I had one of those"... or "I would carry every day if I had one of those"... so I think they're a good way to get new people interested in concealed carry.
I have an FN Baby Browning .25, and a 21A Bobcat .25. The Baby Browning is cute as a button, and a major pain in the ass to load, chamber, and fire. The 21A isn't much larger, but oh so much more user-friendly, to the point of being pleasurable and fun to shoot. God Bless JMB for all his foresight and ingenuity! I wonder what he could have given the free world had he been given an extra 50 years? I am also ever so grateful to Beretta for continuing Browning's pursuit of the perfect personal self-defense firearms!
This is the first of your videos I've seen. Found it because I'm interested in the 3032. Was able to watch while I was washing dishes, on my Kindle, .Was able to hear every word. I didn't miss the loud music, needlessly long intros used by most tubers. Beretta is offering a $150 rebate now so if I can find a good price maybe I can get one. I've liked and subscribed and looking forward to more videos.
I have many had guns and have had many professional roles in military and gov roles. I carry the new 21a in 22 a great deal mine is walnut checkered with suppressor threads. I found it reliable 500+ rounds and no failures or misfires. I use heavy Winchester super x. It does great and feels great in the hand and is accurate out to 25 yds. It is a great gun. I have many compact 9s and if I do not need to deal with barriers the 22 is great.
I use Fiocchi in several 32 acp guns. The bullet diameter on most US rounds, are bit too skinny to grab the rifling well, also kinda anemic. I've also found on PMC, in particular, that the rim is thinner, adding to headspace. Also, that the ramp between rim and case body is too narrow and steep. The Beretta is more an in-line feed, and that ramp issue doesn't affect it much.
I bought one of these about two years ago from a friend who was selling it for his mom. It was part of a collection her late husband had, and they offered it to me for what the local gun shop was gonna give her for it at $200. Looks brand new, and was black like this one but with wood grips. I think I did ok for that. What do y’all think? I also got a 181 serial Ruger mini 14 for $300 that looks brand new too.
great deal on two firearms I like an awful lot, I own both. watch the ammo on the tomcat, keep it within the energy spec. It is a fine shooting pistol, i like the DA/SA and tip up barrel. it quickly replaced my seecamp in 32 as a regular carry pistol.
The pressure on that new 30 Super Carry is crazy high, much higher than 9mm even. I'm not sure but if I had to guess, I'd say we won't see any "true" pocket sized guns chambered in the new 30.
@@thereindeertherabbitthebat592 I would have to agree with that. From what I have heard they are not even talking about it for the micro-compact pistols. So far all I have heard is getting more rounds in compact and subcompact pistols.
@@thereindeertherabbitthebat592 - The Tomcat is quite a heavy micro and imagine that if that new 30 round is successful they would release a version with less pressure that matched 380 performance such that it could then compete on magazine capacity but still be shootable. However, that said I think the new 30 fixes a problem that does not exist. The .327 magnum round as an example was an attempt to do similar for revolvers yet it has never gained much traction even though its proposition as a bigger round count enabler sounded quite compelling.
The early blued ones had a problem with the frames cracking, Ive owned several inox ones,which unfortunately had to be sold,but I thought it perfect as a pocket gun
Some people simply make the “relief cut” over the crack and have no problems going forward. The crack occurs in a thin, aluminum strip that covers the trigger mechanism. If it cracks and the relief cut is not made, the crack area can buckle up and interfere with the slide recoil action.
Nice video, I actually enjoy these videos. Have you ever had to use a concealed weapon? Is it so dangerous where you live, you need to carry? I can see where it offers a certain sense of security.
Concerning concealed carrying... there are crazies even in the nicest small towns. The best reponce time for 911 is 5 mins. You are your own best first reponder.
Have you ever had to use an extinguisher? There that much arson where you live to need an extinguisher at home? Have you ever had to use your car seat belt? There that much car crash you need to buckle your belt? Carrying is just a way to protect your butt if something happen. In the hope nothing will never happen. In my country it's illegal to carry. There murder everyday who would be avoided if people carried a gun for their personal defence...
what year was your Tomcat made? it has a smaller thumb safety, like the Bobcat does. Both of mine have the longer thumb safety (which is a problem when changing the grips out)
To me that's a purse gun for ladies who are never at the range. For concealed pocket carry, thin is the name of the game. I carry a Ruger EC9s with a Crimson Trace laser red dot attached, thus no need for the "good sights" of the LC9s, which make it harder to draw from my pocket. It is almost never noticed and I go everywhere with it. It's in my pocket as soon as I'm cooking breakfast. But the main thing for me is: 32 might be good enough for James Bond, but having a bullet that's twice as heavy and hits with 3 times the energy of those 70 grain 32's; 9mm Luger is a minimum requirement.
I would not pay for one when I can buy more pistol larger caliber for the same price. Now if I needed a deep concealed pistol for safe in my pocket carry I would carry it.
I was concerned when I saw operators say the frames cracked, sometimes after one shot. I understand that the company beefed them up a little, but some are still breaking. I own a Ghostbusters model and it is Cerakoted so I have hopes it will last a while, but I am skeptical.
Those of you who criticize the caliber, remember the goal of self defense. It's not to win a fight or put someone in handcuffs, it's to break contact and get the heck outta there.
Put someone in hand cuff and win a fight can be done easy with 32acp. Fighting multiple people, at distance no. I've shot several animals with a 32acp and it immediately kills them. Goats, & dogs have thinker skulls than humans with humans having one of the weakest skulls from animals in its weight class. If stronger animals immediately die in a head shot humans stand ZERO chance. I've yet to have a animal survive a head shot
I have competing maladies, atrial fibrillation and hiatal hernia. This little pistol has proven a godsend. I'm sure that for many and perhaps most, it falls into the "better than nothing" category. For my purposes, it provides reassurance. Sure, I would prefer a more powerful cartridge, but this has come along at just the right time for me. I knew about these pistols for years. Mine has become a trusted companion.
It's an excellent firearm. I actually consider it to be one of the best self defense firearms ever created. It definitely has pro's and cons... but nothing has ever compared to it as far as I know. I know Taurus came out with the Pt-22 and Pt-25's, but they're DAO (which is okay)... but I don't know of any other DA/SA firearms of this size, especially with a tip up barrel. I really think Double Action (DA/SA) is the best option for concealed carry and there just isn't many DA/SA firearms of this size. Also, the .32 is far more capable than most people would believe. I know the 72gr ammo causes the frames to crack... but it's not hard to find the 71gr ammo. Underwood makes the Xtreme Defender ammo in .32ACP now, but I don't know if it runs in this gun. I would bet that it would and that it would protect against the frame from cracking, even if you get the hotter stuff. The xtreme defenders are by far the best self defense round I've ever seen in smaller calibers (.380, 9mm, .32ACP). In .380 it literally outperforms nearly all 9mm rounds in terms of penetration, not over-penetrating and being By Far the most "barrier blind" round that has ever existed. You can shoot it through glass, drywall, bone, leather, fleece, thin sheet metal and many other things... but then it will STILL penetrate almost the exact same amount as if it never passed through a barrier. As good as it is though, I don't buy it myself, because I think it's priced unfairly. Sorry to hear about the Atrial Fibrillation and Hiatal Hernia. I have the same. I never knew that the two were linked though (in the medical field), but I always knew they were (because I can feel it on a regular basis). I very strongly believe that other heart and especially lung problems are caused by the stomach also.
I had Trijicon Night Sights installed by ToolTech gun sights. Added grip extensions and had custom wood grips made by some guy in Texas. It's now a Beretta Alley Cat clone, but better looking. I have put a couple of thousand rounds through it without any malfunctions. My favorite pistol to this day.
I have an Inox in a DeSantis pocket holster. It is the CCW I do carry. It may not be the one I want to carry, but its size allows you to easily slip it in your pocket as easily as a wallet. No need to change clothes or put on a holster or have some uncomfortable hunk of plastic or metal jammed against your body. The .32 ACP is perfectly suited to the size of the pistol allowing you to fire it with one hand if need be. As far as the bad guy was concerned, you were reaching into your pocket for that wallet...
Is .32 enough? Watch the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt by John Hinkley. He used a snubnosee .22 revolver and took-out a Washington Police Officer, a Secret Service Agent and James Brady. The payoff with the .32 acp Tomcat is follow-up shots on target. It has almost no recall or muzzle flip. You can empty the magazing into a hand sized grouping in 2 seconds from 7 yards. It would take months of training to confidently do that with a single stack 9mm if you could achieve it at all.
I’ve had mine since 94 I call it my summer gun pretty much go anywhere. I got some underwood ammo and 32 and that’s what I carry in it now. Most of the research I’ve seen and read hollow points will not open up and you’re worried about penetration anyways.
I owned one many years ago and I carried it then and I would Not hesitate to carry it again! Great little Gun! I now own it's little brother the Bob Cat which is the 22LR model and I also love this little Gun! They work for me!
I have a Tomcat, love the looks, but it is a problematic gun. I bought the Inox version in 2020, and the trigger return spring broke with only a few hundred rounds through it. Rather then return it to Beretta, I fixed it myself. Several months later the frame cracked at the usual place. I never used any ammo with pressure above 129, but it broke anyway. Beretta replaced it with a new gun, which I only rarely shoot. I’ve been shooting for 60 years, owned a lotta guns, and the Tomcat is the only one that ever broke, and this one broke twice. They are cool looking, but are not real robust.
I have been shooting Beretta compact and sub-compact pistols for forty years, and found them to be robust, reliable, easy and fun to shoot. I bought a couple of the 3032 Tomcats last week, an INOX and a Covert; and the Covert was screwed up from the factory. It was single-action only; the trigger did not engage with the hammer down, but you could carry it cocked and locked. Before I sent it back to Beretta, I read around online and found all the reports of issues, failures and cstastrophic frames cracking, and I'm kind of put out with Beretta for selling me these junk pistols.
@@trollmastermike52845 I believe you, but tell me; Glocks are ugly, with the ergos of a particulary rough brick, but how do you break one? I believe much of their reputation for reliability is in their outstanding, magazines, but most people find them as reliable as or more reliable than any other make.
Honestly, mine is in my waistband this very second. I have choices and this one is especially nice lounging about the home or on property where the random chance of encounter is about .000000000001%. None the less, I still carry it out and about, sometimes also with a .32 ACP Seecamp in my pocket. I've had a few other .32s sold them, mostly older surplus guns, functional but not nearly as fun IMHO. The most fun of the .32s is easily the VZ61 Skorpion, its an absolute joy, I just wish ammo was free. I've fired mostly FMJ Fiocchi ammo, no issues and these guns are surprisingly powerful despite the smaller cartridge size. Most of the time, people are shooting guns at paper targets at a gun range, so you never really see what one of these little zippers can do. If you shot a few through a burn barrel and watched the impacts into the soft earth you wouldn't think it was so weak and puny anymore as most people believe.
I'm about to buy a Tomcat Inox as an ankle gun, and for being armed at home much like you described. I've always wanted one. I conceal a Polymer 80 PF940c (G19) as my main gun when out and about, would be nice to have a real compact gun with a company I trust with quality craftsmanship for an ankle gun. Also, I bought two Vz61 parts kits, one in .32 and the other in .22lr. I am currently 3d printing out a CZAR v2 frame for the .32 and a Vs22 frame for the .22, the final frame should be done in about 4 more hours. You should Google those frames, they're really neat looking. I can't wait for the parts kits to come in, I ordered them yesterday. I would just build a regular Vz61 pistol, but I would like to have a stock or pistol brace so I'm going with the 3d Printing option at the moment with a small folding brace. I might get another parts kit and put in for a tax stamp to SBR it so I can have it with the original configuration (minus full auto) with the overfolding wire stock, that would be sweet. I've always wanted a Vz61 since I saw one as a boy in a movie back in the 90s. Edit: now that I remember, I'm just going to buy a Tomcat parts kit and just 3d print the frame. There are so many gun models you can 3d print out there now, I mean ffs you can fully 3d print a CZ EVO3 Scorpion aside from barrel and bolt of course, and they've been tested with thousands of rounds in full auto by the designers with zero issues. Mine won't be full auto though 😢. You should get into the hobby, it's fun as hell, especially when the gun functions flawlessly, gives me a real sense of pride in my work and I cherish the gun more than I do if I were to buy it. Get an Ender 3 v2 printer, I got mine for $200 and it does beautiful prints and good strong filament is cheap as well. You can print a Glock frame for about $10 in plastic materials.
@@Wimmig43at339 I had no idea there was a tomcat model out there, that's awesome. I bet the parts kits have gone up in price but I might have to look into that
@@quark_E yeah the prices are usually pretty high for a parts kit from what I’ve seen, if you build one it’ll probably end up costing more than buying an actual one. But I just love building guns, I have 12 so far that I’ve made. :)
Great pistol. I initially bought it from my wife that I like to pocket carry it too. I did not realize for the first few years that I have it that it can be carried cocked and locked. Great feature
Nice little pistol. My 32 ACP is not small enough for a pocket gun but I have carried it in an IWB holster. It is a CZ VZ 50 made in 1951. Not a fist choice for carry but it is accurate, reliable and will do its job if I do mine 😁. My pocket carry is a S&W M&P Bodyguard 380. Great video, thanks for the information.
I have a Tomcat Inox. It is beautiful like its big brother, my 92 FS Inox. My Tomcat has almost a perfect trigger for carry, I use a Blackhawk No.1 in the pocket and a Crossbreed Hybrid IWB. I LOVE it. But, I won't admit how much I paid for each Berettas.
These are great little guns, and the very first auto I personally ever fired. I must, however, give a cautionary tale because you mentioned pocket carry safety and that you consider this gun to be safe for it. My dad owned literally 6 of these things in 25acp, and carried one in his pocket for a couple decades with no problems. His all came from either the 1960's or early 1970's and were actually this model's predecessor, called the Bobcat if I remember correctly. Then came that one day. He was carrying his favorite one, again in his pocket, when his old truck gave him a little trouble underneath. He did what most of us would do, and crawled underneath to see if he could fix it. He was wearing jeans at the time. Somehow, the hammer snagged on the cloth of his pocket, pulling it back just enough that when it slipped free, the gun fired! He was carrying a 25acp version at the time. The bullet travelled down the front of his thigh, leaving a nice little channel carved into the muscle, before turning inward just above the knee and came to rest just against the top of the knee cap. I'll never forget his first words, "Damn, I need a bigger gun!" He crawled out from under the truck and we took him to the hospital to remove the bullet, which he carried as a good luck charm the rest of his life. I understand these are technically two different models, but they are really just different executions of the same design. If you plan on pocket carrying one, at least get yourself a good, leather, pocket holster that encloses the hammer so you don't end up with a good luck charm like my dad did. As for dad's statement about a bigger gun, he sold all 6 of his Berettas and bought a S&W 38 Spc Centennial for pocket carry instead, which he carried until he died.
Do you happen to know if the safety was on at the time? I think that's a valuable piece of information to have when deciding if this is safe to pocket carry.
@@rodneyws1977 I can't be certain this many years later, and unfortunately dad is no longer around to ask, but I don't think it was engaged. It is supposed to be safe to carry with the safety off.
@@rodneyws1977 I have a newer model of tomcat and I think a round could be set off with the safety on should the hammer not be pulled at least far enough to put it in half cock. There doesn't seem to be any safety mechanism (other than half cock) that would prevent a moving hammer from striking the firing pin without the trigger being pulled.
@@ancavalcanti92, appreciate your response too. I've read through the manual and we all know how manuals are. If the lawyers had their way, we'd all walk around with unloaded firearms. The manual is clear that half-cocked is a bad idea... like it specifically calls it out. Can you explain why you think half-cocked with the safety on is safer than hammer down with the safety on?
Most 32 ACP hollow points out of a short barrel are not going to expand not enough velocity so you're much better off just using FMJ hardball and get good penetration that way
Thanks for letting everyone know. I’m new to smaller handguns and just purchased a 3032. I was going to get JHP rounds but hearing this I am just going to get FMJs.
I have yet to buy one (price is often too high) but I will, and yes, I would carry it. I've got quite a few 32's and carry some of them already. I'm even getting into reloading for 32. Just a fun gun/caliber.
@@wingnutmcspazatron3957 Hi Wingnut! I have a Beretta Model 81 (Cheetah) in .32, a Zastava M70, and a very old Alkar. KelTec has a P32 that I don't have yet and a long list of others. Walther PPK, Seecamp, Colt 1903, and there are some other Milsurps too. Don't even get me started on revolvers...😂😂
new sub here ... great job on the vids .. super thorough and informative. My edc is either a bersa thunder 380 plus or the 43x. Super great to find your channel! hope your day is going great
This "mouse" gun It fits in my pant or coat pocket and is very concealable. With training and practice, you can choose to kill or to injure the attacker. The Tomcat effective within 20 to 30 feet, which is undoubtedly a defensive distance. The Tomcat is good for the "normal" threat encounter; however, if I were in an all out fire fight, I would want a 9mm Beretta 92.
Casper, I have both the 92fs and the Tomcat (INOX), and love them both! Did I mention I also have the Bobcat in INOX and an M9 - 22. Holsters for all x2! Need I say more?
Absolutely ridiculous of Beretta to have left those razor sharp points on the slide action. I am currently searching this gun to buy it in the stainless version. One of the first things to do is to machine the hand slicers on the gun
I put a little red nail polish dot on the front sight (Inox). Looks like it came like it from the factory and I can tell it helps with picking up the sight quicker and my accuracy has improved for what it's worth :)
Thanks for mentioning the dagger-like rear of the slide. I love this pistol, but mine cut me so badly, I still have a scar from it. Wasn't paying attention and made a real mess at the range. Still feel bad about it.
There was a long and common problem with a crack in the frame. Beretta only approve low power rounds. I had that problem even in the inox model. The crack ruins the slide cycle and the pistol is then useless and impossible to repair.
I had the 21A .22 LR with smooth rosewood grips and because of it's size and the fact that I could carry it in my front pocket of my blue jeans or shorts, it was my favorite summer time carry. I loved that gun!! The only quirk that pistol had was it's affinity for premium ammunition such as Stingers or Mini Mags and it's definite distaste for the cheaper brands. Federals and Winchesters would start out fine but eventually they would jam the gun. Enough times that not only did I know better then to run the cheapies through it but I wouldn't buy them if the good ones weren't available either. Comparatively speaking, it was like a whole different gun using the good stuff but something you'd sell quickly if you shot junk through it. And my Beretta Centurion isn't nearly as finicky!!! Anyway, I hadn't thought about a .32 ACP version but after this great video I AM NOW...
Caution: The official Beretta 3032 Tomcat Owners manual warns that 32acp ammunition for this pistol should not exceed 60-65 grains. This reviewer has clearly not bothered to READ the owner's manual for the firearm he is reviewing, due to the fact that he is promoting 71 grain or more ammo for this firearm. I find this to be incredibly irresponsible and any owner or prospective purchaser of the Beretta Tomcat 3032 needs to be fully aware of the manufacturer's recommendations and safety precautions.
I have my choice of literally any carry handgun I want and I have routinely carried all of the popular makes and models. However, I find myself carrying the 21A and 3032 Berettas more often than not. Kept clean with good ammo, these pistols perform reliably and accurately. The 32 Auto or 22LR are not thought of as major manstoppers. However, these pistols can be reliable, accurate and have enough round capacity to handle business on 2 or 3 attackers. A CCW's purpose is to drive off the attackers, not to get into a sustained gun battle. Plus I really like the newer models that have threaded barrels. Both the 21A and 3032 are fun as all get out to shoot suppressed. Any serious shooter that does not own a Beretta tip-up barrel pistol is really missing out. PS- for the last 4 months of 2023, Beretta has been offering a $150 rebate on all Tomcats and Bobcats which ends at the end of 2023 (as far as I know). That puts the final cost at $300-$350 depending on where you purchase is from. Super good deal!
Some may think it is too thick, but that makes it easier to grip as a backup pistol …it is closer in size to many full-size or compact carry pistols so you don’t have to adapt to a minuscule grip.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the TomCat pistols and they not just lady guns....they not range guns but up close defense firearms, I have the black matte and Inox series also have the 21A BobCats in blued and Inox, also one Taurus PT22....the TomCats fire flawless with 71g round nose ammo and the 22s always FTE/FTL. 22 is the dirtiest ammo to fire so expect malfunctions after the first or second magazine unless you get copper coated round nose 22 ammo, they are not range guns! so quit reviewing as range guns!!! if you cant hit your target 7ft-10ft in front of you with .22/.32 then you shouldnt carry at all
What are thoughts about keeping the hammer back withe safety on. Less safe I know , BUT that safety is so tight, it still feels safe to me. I’m sacrificing safety for a hair trigger pull with the first round, as long as it’s in a good holster? Full disclosure; I am guilty of the sin of only rarely practicing. If I did that I would be proficient at that long trigger pull. I think I just answered my own question. 😑
I have it. I never use the safty because its single action double action. The first shot will be a long hard trigger pull and then it will follow up in single action. It can be half cocked. That way the first trigger pull is not as long but still firm. 2 advantages. Less likely to snag and go off in the pocket and if it is dropped on the trigger in half cock, it wont go off.
I have the Inox version. Please be sure to address the .32 ACP ammo specification with muzzle energy less then 130ft/lbs. Higher muzzle energy +P ammo can crack the frame and Beretta won’t warranty it either. PMC Bronze .32 ACP 71gr Full Metal Jacket Specifications: - Caliber: .32 ACP / .32 AUTO - Bullet Weight: 71 Grains - Bullet Style: Full Metal Jacket - Case Type: Brass - Muzzle Velocity: 900 FPS - Muzzle Energy: 126 FT LBS - Reloadable: Yes - Lead Free: No - Primer: Boxer - Corrosive: No - 50 Rounds Per Box - 1000 Rounds Per Case - 20 Boxes Per Case Federal Premium Personal Defense 65gr Hydra-Shok JHP (950 Feet/Sec and 130 FT/LBs) -Winchester Super-X Silver Tip 60gr JHP (970 Feet/Sec and 125 FT/LBs) -Speer Gold Dot JHP (960 Feet/Sec and 123 FT/LBs) -Prvi-Partisn 71gr FMJ (902 Feet/Sec and 129 FT/LBs) -Remington UMC 71gr FMJ (905 Feet/Sec and 129 FT/LBs) -CCI Blazer 71gr FMJ (900 Feet/Sec and 128 FT/LBs)
Are you using the FPS off the box or chronographing the speed and calculating the real muzzle energy... remember out of shorter barrels your fps is sometimes quite a bit lower making your muzz le energy also less... usually the fps on a box are from a full size pistol
@@sparky_-mf2cs Factory specs. These are compiled suggestions from other Tomcat 3032 owners who have used these specific ammos specs to avoid cracking the frame and be under warranty. I’ve been only using PMC 71 gr and put over 500 rounds through it w/out any issues.
@@DesmoSD ive also herd people using the recommended ammo and still cracked... like i said the specs are out of a longer barrell typically 4 inch for.32.acp testing ...baretta needs to be alot more clear..for example fiocci 73 gr only travel about 850 in a short barrell 2.7 which would mean the muzzle energy is less than 120 ft lbs. Still under the "recommended " 130 ft lbs but the specs.will tell you its 160 ft lbs... thats put of a 4 or 5 inch barrell...ammo companies are known for using a longer barrel to make ther ammo look more powerfull
@@sparky_-mf2cs Completely agree and unless one has the means to test the speed, more power to them. Some owners were fortunate to have had Beretta honor their warranty while some weren’t. That Fiocchi 73 that you’ve mentioned has been known to crack frames so I wouldn’t try it or recommend it regardless of the math. I’m just passing on the information. I haven’t had any issues with PMC 71gr and will continue to use that ammo.
@@DesmoSD ive never herd the fiocci 73 crack frames. But ther is a 60 grain fiocci ( forgot exactly which one. Might be the sjhp) that is pretty hot. Has more muzzle energy than the 73 gr. That i wouldnt use in a tomcat...i feel you though if i could always find the "safe" ammo i would use it but ammo is hard to find these days so im using watever i can find 😆
I carried this gun as a SECOND back-up gun (Primary handgun plus 2 backups) when assigned specific missions for my agency. Let’s just call it, “Onion field insurance” gun.
I'd be willing to bet that a keyholed .32 wound is just as painful, and maybe a bit nastier than a precise.32 caliber hole. It might not be as immediately lethal, but 6 or 7 should make up for that, perhaps? Compared to my itty-bitty Baby Browning .25, my 3032 Tomcat is a hand-held panzerfaust, lol! If you want to talk about some 'unforgettable slide bite' give the Baby Browning a go. Forget a 2-hand grip, you'll be lucky to get a 2 1/2 Finger grip on it; any more and you will be whistling Dixie, with a few choice words thrown in for good measure, lol!
They fit in a Nite Eyez Mini Mag Lite belt holster too. The but sticks out, but no one has ever noticed and I didn't need a concealed carry permit to carry that way.
I have a friend that has one that I've shot a bit. His is 100% reliable, soft shooting and accurate. You can easily hit a pop can at 15 yards with it. If you're getting bullet tumble Id return it to Beretta. This is not normal for this gun. I've been on the range many times with several people shooting the Tom Cat and have not seen the evidence of bullet tumble. When people ask "what should I buy for my wife" I suggest this gun because it's easy for them to load with the tip up barrel. the recoil is very light, it's very safe to carry and offers more power than a 22LR or 25 ACP. It makes a perfect purse gun for them. However, IMO it's just too thick in the grip for an ideal deep concealment pistol. I find a Ruger LCPII 380 to be a better choice for those who can handle the additional recoil and need a deep concealment pistol. IMO an even better option is one of the micro 9mm like my Sig P365
All great observations...It's strange about the bullet tumble but I have 3 of them and they all do the same thing. Ammo has been hard to find, but I have a few other brands of .32 ordered and I plan to try them and record the results. A follow-up video may be in order. Thanks for watching!
@@TheConcealedCarryChannel Very strange. It makes me wonder if a change was made at some point to the diameter of the bore. The bullet is so short that it doesn't take much rifling twist to stabilize it. But if the bore is oversize that could introduce tumbling. Like you said at the ranges it is to be used the tumbling isn't present and wouldn't make much difference. It would just be better if it didn't tumble. Maybe another subscriber will have some additional info on this.
Honestly, the gun I'm actually carrying the most is LCP max.... Especially on casual quick errands, walking/jogging. Bigger guns stay in the truck or home. It's sometimes scares me because I can't even tell that it's on me.
I carry the Taurus PT 22 now and plan to purchase the Tomcat as a step up. My hands have grown weak and can no longer rack a slide. The tip up barrel is real handy. Too bad they stopped the .380 or made a 9mm version.
Another advantage of the tip up barrel in the Beretta tomcat the Beretta bobcat both 25 and 22 and the continued Jetfire 950 BS in 25.. the advantages it makes it easy to make the gun safe load and unload it. Check. the chamber..
I’ve owned my 30/32 Tomcat for decades now. More than any of my sidearms, my Tomcat just drops into my front pocket, at a moment’s notice; and it’s always there. No holster, no hassle, no bulk, ….it just disappears. It will drill pop cans at ten yards all day long….never a jam. Nothing sexy about it, you won’t see it clearing hostile forces from the front gates, but if you are ever in a real pinch; it can save your bacon.
I have had some dissapointing experiences with small auto pistols. Ill list them here in hope it will help someone out when it come to these. Some of my cons may very well be your pros. Walther PPK. .380 Same manual of arms as Beretta 92fs, my go to pistol for anything serious. It was not reliable with JHP ammo. Trigger was horrible. Costed $150 more than my 92FS. Sig Sauer P230SL. Got this from a guy who really wanted a PPK. So straight trade. Heel mag release, decocker on frame. Awesome if I carried a Sig P226. But I carry a Beretta. However a way better gun than the PPK. In every way. Like the PPK it wasnt particularly small. Some small single stack 9mm were starting to show up. Then I got a Colt Mustang .380. Starting to get into 1911"s at that time. What a shooter. Delayed blowback operation. Super low recoil and above average accuracy for that type of gun. Not as accurate as that 230SL, But good enough. However drawing that thing and swiping off that safety with the speed of a full size 1911 was not happening. Cocked and locked was just as slow as draw and rack a round in the chamber. Im not a fan of unloaded guns for self defense on a timeline of someone's elses choosing. Then one day my mother gets a 3032 Tomcat. She knows very little about guns. But she knows I love Beretta. Her and my dad are at the gun shop. She sees it, thinks its cute and my dad buys it for her. I get a little giddy when she shows it to me. She had no intention of carrying it. She wanted it like she would want a piece of jewelery. Later she decides to carry a gun. Iy is clear a semi auto pistol is too complicated when it comes to her gun interest level. Loading mags, two steps to load the gun and safely unload it, all that jazz. This to her is what a fire extinguisher is to us. So my dad gets her a Colt Cobra. Newer one with full underlug bull barrel. Pawn shop. $300. Shes got it to this day and loves it. Gone up in value as well. Thay 3032 Tomcat is just sitting in her droor for a few years. One day i ask about it. She forgot she had it. Never even got ammo for it. She went and got it and then just gave it to me. I bought a few nice pocket holsters for it. Front pocket and a back pocket one that resembled a wallet. At this time i already had a concealed carry gun that the previous small autos were trying be. A Sig Sauer P239 in .40S&W. Kind of big but it was reliable, powerful, and easy to reload. All the features and creature comforts of a a full size combat pistol. So i wasn't going back to .380 or .32 for that matter. But that Tomcat was going to be a backup to that Sig 239. I had nothing but problems with it unfortunately. It looked so good sitting next to my 92FS. But it malfunctioned more than it fired with all ammo types. I tried everything to. Later in I was at the gun shop my parents got it from. Owner asked how my mom liked that Tomcat. I told him the story and how it worked best with the purpose of why she had it. I never bothered to get ahold of Beretta about it either. It was purchaed NIB. It had been years. I was checking out a S&W j frame 438 bodygaurd airweight. Kind of pricey. So not seriously. A cop, and fellow gun addict, that came into work carried one as his backup gun. I asked if got one of the new glock 27's for that purpose since he carried a Glock 22 for duty. But he unzipped his shirt and had that in a holster under his vest strap. Told me he often makes contact with people with that already in his hand in his jacket pocket. Sometimes already pointed at them if things seemed sketchy. Pointed out how it will fire all 5 rounds in the pocket and will not snag when he draws it out. Then he showed me how he keeps another one on his ankle. I thought that was pretty slick. So the owner of the guns shop tells me that if i want that 638 he'll take back that Tomcat at full purchase price towards it. $500 snubbie is now a $200 snubbie. Done and won. I've never looked back. Well except for right now as im posting this. I think the small revolver is superior to these pocket autos in almost every way. Equal or better power than the .380, draw and fire, safe to pocket carry, i used a Clipdraw pocket clip on mine, and more reliable when less than ideal maintenance. Also not ammo sensitive. I ended up giving it to my ex wife when we split. She later got a m&p 9mm 2.0 and offered to give it back. Told her to keep it in case she wants to carry it and to give it to our daughter when she is old enough if she doesnt want it anymore. I carry a Walther P99AS these days. Too much out of control behavior going on these days for me to carry a single stack or 5 shot anything. But if i have the need for something pocket sized it will be a Smith J frame, Charter Arms or something of that type i go to. Also that Sig P230SL, that is seriously nice pistol and if you get the chance to have one dont pass it up. Wish i still had it. But it was sold to get the P239. Still have my 92FS of course. Got a few more of them actually of differing variants. But concealed carrying one of those even in winter sucks. Which is why I went through all this to begin with.
Had to return for repair a 3032 Tomcat, was just informed that Beretta WILL not repair I was offered eithers Apx 1 compact now or a tip up .32 when(if) Beretta releases one for sale as they no longer make the 3032! Very not happy with Beretta. This may be a good pistol but it is not comparable to the tomcat in size I bought the tomcat for it's size and DA/SA trigger with manual safety and tip up barrel. Have a canik TP9SF elite which is probably as good if not better than Apx 1 compact.. End of rant.
Sure, it's a great carry pistol, and it meets FBI ordinance specs with Lehigh Defense Extreme Cavitator ammo. It also carries more rounds than most pistols of this size without the rim lock issues of Keltec's P32. ua-cam.com/video/9eGKBTDcKbc/v-deo.html
For anyone reading this, rimlock is an issue of loading or using shorter cartridges such as hollowpoint rounds not intended for the weapon. Lesson, don't use hollowpoints. Use decent FMJ ammo for 32 in any weapon designed to use it, and you'll get about the same penetration as a 380 and won't suffer from shifting ammo in the mag.
Great option when its not jamming, which is often. Sorry. Would never carry this. If you want a mouse gun, it will defend you....against a mouse. Never go lower than a 380. I edc 6 different calibers, none lower than a 380.
The Sigs and Glocks are about the size of my Hellcat in 9mm so zero advantage there. I'm considering a TomCat because I want something small with just enough bullet to get it done. 9 mil is as small as I've ever gone. Quite honestly I never thought it was a good round - I was .45 and .357 all the way but 9mm is a great utility round as I've learned. So why a .32? First, only because of the TomCat, it fits my needs for an easy to carry point and shoot break contact defensive weapon plus - it will injure and or kill. I'm talking sudden encounters at a gas pump, ATM or on a sidewalk stroll. It's not for gunfights. There are ammos like the hydra shock that will get the job done. One other reason for the TomCat, numerous designer rounds were fed through its closest competitors, notably the Seecamp and even the Seecamp couldn't swallow it all but everything fed through the TomCat worked - no feed failures or jams. The TomCat is a smooth easy to manage shooter and one thing that guides me now is this 'rounds on target are more important than size of the rounds'. Any time you put some rounds of any caliber into someone their desire to persist decreases dramatically.
When your old and minding your own business ,like poor old lady on Miamis News waiting on a bus bench & watching Shoot out describing that it was front seat view of 20 seconds of mayhem . You carry Beretta nifty mouse a gun . Real life, God forbid , just have to .
Getting. A broken neck I don't play games...my .32 fits well in my budget...and my pocket. And my CCW is known as I took the local "news paper" "mouth" to tattle on me. as I got my gun and certification. Tks
I carried the Tomcat from the late 90s to the mid 2000s. Great handling and accurate shooter. The problem is no extractor if the round fails. G42 is what I carry now along with a .32 H&R mag S&W snubbie.
Of course the Beretta has an extractor. It's the little swiveling lever on the left side of the frame, in front of the grip. Push the lever. And the barrel pops up, extravting the cartridge and dropping it at your feet. 😆
@@robertshirley1192 If the shell is stuck you have to drive it out. I carried both the bobcat and tomcat for more than 10 years. There are better options today.
@@chasrmartel4777 yeah; though the way you worded it, "if the round fails", would imply an unfired cartridge in the chamber, which ought to be tossed out when the barrel pops up.
Great overview. The 3032 also has a half-cock, a safety feature in case you drop it on its hammer. For those with model 21A (22LR or 25ACP), you'll notice the Tomcat is thicker, largely due to the .32 caliber.
Wrong. The 3032 half cock is not meant for that purpose. The manual specifically says to not carry with it half cocked. If the gun is dropped in the half cock position the impact could break the hammer notch, and/or sear, causing the hammer to strike the firing pin.
I HAD ONE CARRIED IN MY BACK POCKET . FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS PERFECT FOR CONCEALED CARRY WEAPONS NO PROBLEM. ITS COMPACT LIGHT AND WILL PUT DOWN A GIANT. 2 HEAD SHOTS. DOUBLE TAP.
I almost bought one to replace the Derringer that I was carrying as a backup but when I saw the LCP Max wit 10+1, I went that direction. I still might get one though, I have a soft spot for the 7.62 Browning.
Careful about any ammo over the 130 ft lbs limit specified by Beretta for warranty . I believe the Underwood +p is just over this limit at 135 ft lbs. everyone has to decide for themselves.
this is a last ditch pistol, the one you use when/if your carry pistol isnt available for whatever reason and is intended to be used within 20ft or so.
With any small barrel pistol at range the bullet will tumble and keyhole the paper. My father bought the exact same 3032 (and is his carry pistol) with the same safety lever. I remember reading the owner's manual recommended Winchester Silver Tip JHP's.
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It doesn't matter what someone carries. It can be a 22, 25, 32, 380, 38 Special, 9mm, etc. What matters is are comfortable carrying the weapon, and can you put rounds on the threat.
I have a Beretta tip-up in the 1st 4 of your 5 listed here, myself. The 380 isn't as small as the 1st 3, but is a manageable mid-size. My 9mm CC is the KT PF9, a bit smaller than the Beretta .380, but I'm comfortable with all of them.
One of the best self defense firearms ever invented (Concealed Carry). 32acp is far more capable that people would believe. It was Browning himself that invented it... and also the .25ACP. These calibers were extremely popular at the beginning of the 20th century and especially up to and throughout the 50's and into the 60's. It's only since then that they became less common... but I believe they will be popular again in the coming years. People are always interested and happy to hear about the smaller guns like the Baby Browning, Bernardelli, NAA revolvers and other firearms like that... and I always hear people saying "I would carry a gun if I had one of those"... or "I would carry every day if I had one of those"... so I think they're a good way to get new people interested in concealed carry.
I have an FN Baby Browning .25, and a 21A Bobcat .25. The Baby Browning is cute as a button, and a major pain in the ass to load, chamber, and fire.
The 21A isn't much larger, but oh so much more user-friendly, to the point of being pleasurable and fun to shoot. God Bless JMB for all his foresight and ingenuity! I wonder what he could have given the free world had he been given an extra 50 years? I am also ever so grateful to Beretta for continuing Browning's pursuit of the perfect personal self-defense firearms!
Nothing wrong with my tomcat. I won’t be storming the beaches of Normandy or clearing houses in Fallujah but for it’s intended purpose, it’s perfect.
This is the first of your videos I've seen. Found it because I'm interested in the 3032. Was able to watch while I was washing dishes, on my Kindle, .Was able to hear every word. I didn't miss the loud music, needlessly long intros used by most tubers. Beretta is offering a $150 rebate now so if I can find a good price maybe I can get one. I've liked and subscribed and looking forward to more videos.
Welcome aboard!
I have many had guns and have had many professional roles in military and gov roles. I carry the new 21a in 22 a great deal mine is walnut checkered with suppressor threads. I found it reliable 500+ rounds and no failures or misfires. I use heavy Winchester super x. It does great and feels great in the hand and is accurate out to 25 yds. It is a great gun. I have many compact 9s and if I do not need to deal with barriers the 22 is great.
It's my daily carry primary gun, with a Ruger SP101 357 as a backup at times. It is so easy to carry and shoot.
I use Fiocchi in several 32 acp guns. The bullet diameter on most US rounds, are bit too skinny to grab the rifling well, also kinda anemic. I've also found on PMC, in particular, that the rim is thinner, adding to headspace. Also, that the ramp between rim and case body is too narrow and steep. The Beretta is more an in-line feed, and that ramp issue doesn't affect it much.
Do recommend Fiocchi ball? I’m just got a tomcat and wondering what functions well…?
Underwood makes viable defense rounds for it. Love mine. And Beretta model 81. LOK makes great grips for the cheetah range.
I plan on getting 1 next year. It will b added to the pocket carry rotation. Along with a J-frame and LCP II.
Entertaining review. Thank you. I even sat through all of the commercials 😉
I finally bought one 😊
I bought one of these about two years ago from a friend who was selling it for his mom. It was part of a collection her late husband had, and they offered it to me for what the local gun shop was gonna give her for it at $200. Looks brand new, and was black like this one but with wood grips. I think I did ok for that. What do y’all think? I also got a 181 serial Ruger mini 14 for $300 that looks brand new too.
You got a great deal.
great deal on two firearms I like an awful lot, I own both. watch the ammo on the tomcat, keep it within the energy spec. It is a fine shooting pistol, i like the DA/SA and tip up barrel. it quickly replaced my seecamp in 32 as a regular carry pistol.
Did it have a threaded barrel on it? If so, that's one of the newer production Covert models which are around $650 new.
@@HTacianas no threaded barrel
Dang you got ripped off… I’ll tell ya what.. since I’m such a nice guy I’ll give ya 200 for it so you can recoup that money you loss. 😂
Bought a .25 Jetfire in 1984..love it to death...
Maybe the Tomcat is a candidate for that new super carry 30 cartridge or what ever it is called. Though might be a bit snappy..
It would have to be rechambered. The round is considerably longer than the 32ACP.
The pressure on that new 30 Super Carry is crazy high, much higher than 9mm even. I'm not sure but if I had to guess, I'd say we won't see any "true" pocket sized guns chambered in the new 30.
@@thereindeertherabbitthebat592 I would have to agree with that. From what I have heard they are not even talking about it for the micro-compact pistols. So far all I have heard is getting more rounds in compact and subcompact pistols.
@@thereindeertherabbitthebat592 - The Tomcat is quite a heavy micro and imagine that if that new 30 round is successful they would release a version with less pressure that matched 380 performance such that it could then compete on magazine capacity but still be shootable. However, that said I think the new 30 fixes a problem that does not exist. The .327 magnum round as an example was an attempt to do similar for revolvers yet it has never gained much traction even though its proposition as a bigger round count enabler sounded quite compelling.
The early blued ones had a problem with the frames cracking, Ive owned several inox ones,which unfortunately had to be sold,but I thought it perfect as a pocket gun
One of mine is from 1996, and probably has 3000 or so rounds through it. No problems to date and hopefully that luck will hold. Great little guns.
@@TheConcealedCarryChannel what type of ammo do you use if you dont mind me asking?
Some people simply make the “relief cut” over the crack and have no problems going forward. The crack occurs in a thin, aluminum strip that covers the trigger mechanism. If it cracks and the relief cut is not made, the crack area can buckle up and interfere with the slide recoil action.
Nice video, I actually enjoy these videos. Have you ever had to use a concealed weapon? Is it so dangerous where you live, you need to carry? I can see where it offers a certain sense of security.
Concerning concealed carrying... there are crazies even in the nicest small towns. The best reponce time for 911 is 5 mins. You are your own best first reponder.
@@robertbranstetter3900 THIS.
Have you ever had to use an extinguisher? There that much arson where you live to need an extinguisher at home?
Have you ever had to use your car seat belt? There that much car crash you need to buckle your belt?
Carrying is just a way to protect your butt if something happen. In the hope nothing will never happen.
In my country it's illegal to carry. There murder everyday who would be avoided if people carried a gun for their personal defence...
What is model number of holster. Can’t find it. Also do they make a iwb holster for gun and mag combo that you recommend? Thanks for video
Carried mine today
what year was your Tomcat made? it has a smaller thumb safety, like the Bobcat does. Both of mine have the longer thumb safety (which is a problem when changing the grips out)
I had one . Miss it ! Sorry I sold it
could the slide be worked on ?
Jack Ruby showed the world how to use a mouse gun
Something that dwarfs something is that it's not larger than the subject next to it whether an item or person!!
To me that's a purse gun for ladies who are never at the range. For concealed pocket carry, thin is the name of the game. I carry a Ruger EC9s with a Crimson Trace laser red dot attached, thus no need for the "good sights" of the LC9s, which make it harder to draw from my pocket. It is almost never noticed and I go everywhere with it. It's in my pocket as soon as I'm cooking breakfast.
But the main thing for me is: 32 might be good enough for James Bond, but having a bullet that's twice as heavy and hits with 3 times the energy of those 70 grain 32's; 9mm Luger is a minimum requirement.
I love this mouse gun!
I seem to have much better results when it comes to accuracy.
I would not pay for one when I can buy more pistol larger caliber for the same price.
Now if I needed a deep concealed pistol for safe in my pocket carry I would carry it.
They made the alley cat that had real sights
Too thicc, 42 is much thinner and in a John Moses Brown in caliber
.32 acp is also a Browning caliber. It was his first pistol cartridge design and made it for use in the FN1900.
These small Beretta pistols are so fascinating.
Love my .22 LR Bobcat. Even my +1 likes it and she generally doesn't care for any gun I bring home.
I was concerned when I saw operators say the frames cracked, sometimes after one shot. I understand that the company beefed them up a little, but some are still breaking. I own a Ghostbusters model and it is Cerakoted so I have hopes it will last a while, but I am skeptical.
Those of you who criticize the caliber, remember the goal of self defense. It's not to win a fight or put someone in handcuffs, it's to break contact and get the heck outta there.
Lol most of the mafia murders were done with either a 32 or a 22...... lots of dead people would argue that this round sucks.
It’ll clean all the buggers out somebody’s nose…😜
Pretty sure one of these to the kisser will suck.
Put someone in hand cuff and win a fight can be done easy with 32acp.
Fighting multiple people, at distance no.
I've shot several animals with a 32acp and it immediately kills them. Goats, & dogs have thinker skulls than humans with humans having one of the weakest skulls from animals in its weight class.
If stronger animals immediately die in a head shot humans stand ZERO chance.
I've yet to have a animal survive a head shot
@@oscarbear7498Dad always told me: "It's not what you hit them with, it's where you hit them".
I have competing maladies, atrial fibrillation and hiatal hernia. This little pistol has proven a godsend. I'm sure that for many and perhaps most, it falls into the "better than nothing" category. For my purposes, it provides reassurance. Sure, I would prefer a more powerful cartridge, but this has come along at just the right time for me. I knew about these pistols for years. Mine has become a trusted companion.
It's an excellent firearm. I actually consider it to be one of the best self defense firearms ever created. It definitely has pro's and cons... but nothing has ever compared to it as far as I know. I know Taurus came out with the Pt-22 and Pt-25's, but they're DAO (which is okay)... but I don't know of any other DA/SA firearms of this size, especially with a tip up barrel. I really think Double Action (DA/SA) is the best option for concealed carry and there just isn't many DA/SA firearms of this size. Also, the .32 is far more capable than most people would believe. I know the 72gr ammo causes the frames to crack... but it's not hard to find the 71gr ammo. Underwood makes the Xtreme Defender ammo in .32ACP now, but I don't know if it runs in this gun. I would bet that it would and that it would protect against the frame from cracking, even if you get the hotter stuff.
The xtreme defenders are by far the best self defense round I've ever seen in smaller calibers (.380, 9mm, .32ACP). In .380 it literally outperforms nearly all 9mm rounds in terms of penetration, not over-penetrating and being By Far the most "barrier blind" round that has ever existed. You can shoot it through glass, drywall, bone, leather, fleece, thin sheet metal and many other things... but then it will STILL penetrate almost the exact same amount as if it never passed through a barrier. As good as it is though, I don't buy it myself, because I think it's priced unfairly.
Sorry to hear about the Atrial Fibrillation and Hiatal Hernia. I have the same. I never knew that the two were linked though (in the medical field), but I always knew they were (because I can feel it on a regular basis). I very strongly believe that other heart and especially lung problems are caused by the stomach also.
@@deucedeuce1572 thank you.
I had Trijicon Night Sights installed by ToolTech gun sights. Added grip extensions and had custom wood grips made by some guy in Texas. It's now a Beretta Alley Cat clone, but better looking. I have put a couple of thousand rounds through it without any malfunctions. My favorite pistol to this day.
What hardball ammo does it like? I just picked up an FDE and looking for ball ammo recommendations
Have you considered mounting a scope?
I got one with a scope
People always complain about a 22 for self-defense I don't know about them but I don't want to get hit by no type of caliber bullet
I have an Inox in a DeSantis pocket holster. It is the CCW I do carry. It may not be the one I want to carry, but its size allows you to easily slip it in your pocket as easily as a wallet. No need to change clothes or put on a holster or have some uncomfortable hunk of plastic or metal jammed against your body. The .32 ACP is perfectly suited to the size of the pistol allowing you to fire it with one hand if need be. As far as the bad guy was concerned, you were reaching into your pocket for that wallet...
Is .32 enough? Watch the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt by John Hinkley. He used a snubnosee .22 revolver and took-out a Washington Police Officer, a Secret Service Agent and James Brady. The payoff with the .32 acp Tomcat is follow-up shots on target. It has almost no recall or muzzle flip. You can empty the magazing into a hand sized grouping in 2 seconds from 7 yards. It would take months of training to confidently do that with a single stack 9mm if you could achieve it at all.
I’ve had mine since 94 I call it my summer gun pretty much go anywhere. I got some underwood ammo and 32 and that’s what I carry in it now. Most of the research I’ve seen and read hollow points will not open up and you’re worried about penetration anyways.
I owned one many years ago and I carried it then and I would Not hesitate to carry it again! Great little Gun! I now own it's little brother the Bob Cat which is the 22LR model and I also love this little Gun! They work for me!
I have a Tomcat, love the looks, but it is a problematic gun. I bought the Inox version in 2020, and the trigger return spring broke with only a few hundred rounds through it. Rather then return it to Beretta, I fixed it myself. Several months later the frame cracked at the usual place. I never used any ammo with pressure above 129, but it broke anyway. Beretta replaced it with a new gun, which I only rarely shoot. I’ve been shooting for 60 years, owned a lotta guns, and the Tomcat is the only one that ever broke, and this one broke twice. They are cool looking, but are not real robust.
I have been shooting Beretta compact and sub-compact pistols for forty years, and found them to be robust, reliable, easy and fun to shoot. I bought a couple of the 3032 Tomcats last week, an INOX and a Covert; and the Covert was screwed up from the factory. It was single-action only; the trigger did not engage with the hammer down, but you could carry it cocked and locked. Before I sent it back to Beretta, I read around online and found all the reports of issues, failures and cstastrophic frames cracking, and I'm kind of put out with Beretta for selling me these junk pistols.
@robertshirley1192 it's funny because every glock I touched broke, never had problems with sig, smith, colt or berreta.
Glocks are useless for me 😂
@@trollmastermike52845 I believe you, but tell me; Glocks are ugly, with the ergos of a particulary rough brick, but how do you break one? I believe much of their reputation for reliability is in their outstanding, magazines, but most people find them as reliable as or more reliable than any other make.
@@robertshirley1192 trigger bar was fubar from factory, and I had a bad firing pin.
Honestly, mine is in my waistband this very second. I have choices and this one is especially nice lounging about the home or on property where the random chance of encounter is about .000000000001%. None the less, I still carry it out and about, sometimes also with a .32 ACP Seecamp in my pocket. I've had a few other .32s sold them, mostly older surplus guns, functional but not nearly as fun IMHO. The most fun of the .32s is easily the VZ61 Skorpion, its an absolute joy, I just wish ammo was free. I've fired mostly FMJ Fiocchi ammo, no issues and these guns are surprisingly powerful despite the smaller cartridge size. Most of the time, people are shooting guns at paper targets at a gun range, so you never really see what one of these little zippers can do. If you shot a few through a burn barrel and watched the impacts into the soft earth you wouldn't think it was so weak and puny anymore as most people believe.
I'm about to buy a Tomcat Inox as an ankle gun, and for being armed at home much like you described. I've always wanted one. I conceal a Polymer 80 PF940c (G19) as my main gun when out and about, would be nice to have a real compact gun with a company I trust with quality craftsmanship for an ankle gun. Also, I bought two Vz61 parts kits, one in .32 and the other in .22lr. I am currently 3d printing out a CZAR v2 frame for the .32 and a Vs22 frame for the .22, the final frame should be done in about 4 more hours. You should Google those frames, they're really neat looking. I can't wait for the parts kits to come in, I ordered them yesterday. I would just build a regular Vz61 pistol, but I would like to have a stock or pistol brace so I'm going with the 3d Printing option at the moment with a small folding brace. I might get another parts kit and put in for a tax stamp to SBR it so I can have it with the original configuration (minus full auto) with the overfolding wire stock, that would be sweet. I've always wanted a Vz61 since I saw one as a boy in a movie back in the 90s.
Edit: now that I remember, I'm just going to buy a Tomcat parts kit and just 3d print the frame. There are so many gun models you can 3d print out there now, I mean ffs you can fully 3d print a CZ EVO3 Scorpion aside from barrel and bolt of course, and they've been tested with thousands of rounds in full auto by the designers with zero issues. Mine won't be full auto though 😢. You should get into the hobby, it's fun as hell, especially when the gun functions flawlessly, gives me a real sense of pride in my work and I cherish the gun more than I do if I were to buy it. Get an Ender 3 v2 printer, I got mine for $200 and it does beautiful prints and good strong filament is cheap as well. You can print a Glock frame for about $10 in plastic materials.
@@Wimmig43at339 I had no idea there was a tomcat model out there, that's awesome. I bet the parts kits have gone up in price but I might have to look into that
@@quark_E yeah the prices are usually pretty high for a parts kit from what I’ve seen, if you build one it’ll probably end up costing more than buying an actual one. But I just love building guns, I have 12 so far that I’ve made. :)
I love mine and the fire ball it creates, I will say it’s not my favorite to carry with but I do still carry it from time to time.
Great pistol. I initially bought it from my wife that I like to pocket carry it too. I did not realize for the first few years that I have it that it can be carried cocked and locked. Great feature
Nice little pistol. My 32 ACP is not small enough for a pocket gun but I have carried it in an IWB holster. It is a CZ VZ 50 made in 1951. Not a fist choice for carry but it is accurate, reliable and will do its job if I do mine 😁. My pocket carry is a S&W M&P Bodyguard 380. Great video, thanks for the information.
I have a Tomcat Inox. It is beautiful like its big brother, my 92 FS Inox. My Tomcat has almost a perfect trigger for carry, I use a Blackhawk No.1 in the pocket and a Crossbreed Hybrid IWB. I LOVE it. But, I won't admit how much I paid for each Berettas.
No shame here, Beretta makes great firearms
These are great little guns, and the very first auto I personally ever fired. I must, however, give a cautionary tale because you mentioned pocket carry safety and that you consider this gun to be safe for it.
My dad owned literally 6 of these things in 25acp, and carried one in his pocket for a couple decades with no problems. His all came from either the 1960's or early 1970's and were actually this model's predecessor, called the Bobcat if I remember correctly. Then came that one day. He was carrying his favorite one, again in his pocket, when his old truck gave him a little trouble underneath. He did what most of us would do, and crawled underneath to see if he could fix it. He was wearing jeans at the time. Somehow, the hammer snagged on the cloth of his pocket, pulling it back just enough that when it slipped free, the gun fired! He was carrying a 25acp version at the time. The bullet travelled down the front of his thigh, leaving a nice little channel carved into the muscle, before turning inward just above the knee and came to rest just against the top of the knee cap. I'll never forget his first words, "Damn, I need a bigger gun!" He crawled out from under the truck and we took him to the hospital to remove the bullet, which he carried as a good luck charm the rest of his life.
I understand these are technically two different models, but they are really just different executions of the same design. If you plan on pocket carrying one, at least get yourself a good, leather, pocket holster that encloses the hammer so you don't end up with a good luck charm like my dad did.
As for dad's statement about a bigger gun, he sold all 6 of his Berettas and bought a S&W 38 Spc Centennial for pocket carry instead, which he carried until he died.
Do you happen to know if the safety was on at the time? I think that's a valuable piece of information to have when deciding if this is safe to pocket carry.
@@rodneyws1977 I can't be certain this many years later, and unfortunately dad is no longer around to ask, but I don't think it was engaged. It is supposed to be safe to carry with the safety off.
@@Last-Varangian, thank you for the response.
@@rodneyws1977 I have a newer model of tomcat and I think a round could be set off with the safety on should the hammer not be pulled at least far enough to put it in half cock. There doesn't seem to be any safety mechanism (other than half cock) that would prevent a moving hammer from striking the firing pin without the trigger being pulled.
@@ancavalcanti92, appreciate your response too. I've read through the manual and we all know how manuals are. If the lawyers had their way, we'd all walk around with unloaded firearms. The manual is clear that half-cocked is a bad idea... like it specifically calls it out. Can you explain why you think half-cocked with the safety on is safer than hammer down with the safety on?
Lots of people carry a 32. Including me.
Most 32 ACP hollow points out of a short barrel are not going to expand not enough velocity so you're much better off just using FMJ hardball and get good penetration that way
Yep. 32 ball compares favorably within an inch or two of 380.
Fiocchi 60 grain HP do expand, at least the Italian version I carried from the late 90s to the mid 2000s.
@@chasrmartel4777 And if they do they won't penetrate enough, especially out of a pocket gun.
Thanks for letting everyone know. I’m new to smaller handguns and just purchased a 3032. I was going to get JHP rounds but hearing this I am just going to get FMJs.
Try Underwood fluted Xtreme Penetrators in 32.
Just picked up one of these. FDE with threaded barrel. On sale, and with $75 rebate from Beretta. Incredibly small.
I have yet to buy one (price is often too high) but I will, and yes, I would carry it. I've got quite a few 32's and carry some of them already. I'm even getting into reloading for 32. Just a fun gun/caliber.
What other make/models are chambered in 32? I've never seen any other weapon.
@@wingnutmcspazatron3957 Hi Wingnut! I have a Beretta Model 81 (Cheetah) in .32, a Zastava M70, and a very old Alkar. KelTec has a P32 that I don't have yet and a long list of others. Walther PPK, Seecamp, Colt 1903, and there are some other Milsurps too. Don't even get me started on revolvers...😂😂
Building on what Marc points out, there is also the NAA Guardian in 32acp. The guardian line pulls heavily from Seecamps though.
new sub here ... great job on the vids .. super thorough and informative. My edc is either a bersa thunder 380 plus or the 43x. Super great to find your channel! hope your day is going great
Thanks, and welcome aboard!
This "mouse" gun It fits in my pant or coat pocket and is very concealable. With training and practice, you can choose to kill or to injure the attacker. The Tomcat effective within 20 to 30 feet, which is undoubtedly a defensive distance. The Tomcat is good for the "normal" threat encounter; however, if I were in an all out fire fight, I would want a 9mm Beretta 92.
You never shoot to injure you only shoot to kill. Or at least that’s what lawyers say.
@@NittyGritty420 I prefer to shoot to STOP. I would never say the "K" word. LOL.
@@cannondaleman1 yeah I guess that’s a better way to phrase it. But I still stand by my statement that it’s not ever acceptable to shoot to injure
@@NittyGritty420 I totally agree with that part! This might sum it up...
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Casper, I have both the 92fs and the Tomcat (INOX), and love them both! Did I mention I also have the Bobcat in INOX and an M9 - 22. Holsters for all x2! Need I say more?
Absolutely ridiculous of Beretta to have left those razor sharp points on the slide action. I am currently searching this gun to buy it in the stainless version. One of the first things to do is to machine the hand slicers on the gun
I own one in stainless, love it !
I put a little red nail polish dot on the front sight (Inox). Looks like it came like it from the factory and I can tell it helps with picking up the sight quicker and my accuracy has improved for what it's worth :)
Nice! I used orange.
I used reflective shiny silver nail polish works like a charm
Glow in the dark orange
Thanks for mentioning the dagger-like rear of the slide. I love this pistol, but mine cut me so badly, I still have a scar from it. Wasn't paying attention and made a real mess at the range. Still feel bad about it.
I have a forty year old scar on my left thumb from my dad's Walther PP.
There was a long and common problem with a crack in the frame. Beretta only approve low power rounds. I had that problem even in the inox model. The crack ruins the slide cycle and the pistol is then useless and impossible to repair.
Seriously? I assumed that, even out of warranty, Beretta would install your parts "kit" on a new frame, for a hundred bucks plus shipping.
I had the 21A .22 LR with smooth rosewood grips and because of it's size and the fact that I could carry it in my front pocket of my blue jeans or shorts, it was my favorite summer time carry. I loved that gun!! The only quirk that pistol had was it's affinity for premium ammunition such as Stingers or Mini Mags and it's definite distaste for the cheaper brands. Federals and Winchesters would start out fine but eventually they would jam the gun. Enough times that not only did I know better then to run the cheapies through it but I wouldn't buy them if the good ones weren't available either. Comparatively speaking, it was like a whole different gun using the good stuff but something you'd sell quickly if you shot junk through it. And my Beretta Centurion isn't nearly as finicky!!! Anyway, I hadn't thought about a .32 ACP version but after this great video I AM NOW...
Had little bobcat 22 like a fool I sold it still got my Tomcat 32 and I'm keeping it.😊
Caution: The official Beretta 3032 Tomcat Owners manual warns that 32acp ammunition for this pistol should not
exceed 60-65 grains. This reviewer has clearly not bothered to READ the owner's manual for the firearm he
is reviewing, due to the fact that he is promoting 71 grain or more ammo for this firearm. I find this to be incredibly irresponsible and any owner or prospective purchaser of the Beretta Tomcat 3032 needs to be fully aware of the manufacturer's recommendations and safety precautions.
Probably because the frames sometimes crack.
If you load with Underwood Xtreme cavitator 32 it will come pretty close ballistically to a 380
I’ll carry anything that shoot something. Isn’t that the point.
I have my choice of literally any carry handgun I want and I have routinely carried all of the popular makes and models. However, I find myself carrying the 21A and 3032 Berettas more often than not. Kept clean with good ammo, these pistols perform reliably and accurately. The 32 Auto or 22LR are not thought of as major manstoppers. However, these pistols can be reliable, accurate and have enough round capacity to handle business on 2 or 3 attackers. A CCW's purpose is to drive off the attackers, not to get into a sustained gun battle. Plus I really like the newer models that have threaded barrels. Both the 21A and 3032 are fun as all get out to shoot suppressed. Any serious shooter that does not own a Beretta tip-up barrel pistol is really missing out. PS- for the last 4 months of 2023, Beretta has been offering a $150 rebate on all Tomcats and Bobcats which ends at the end of 2023 (as far as I know). That puts the final cost at $300-$350 depending on where you purchase is from. Super good deal!
good little gun. wiped the sweat from my brow once.
Some may think it is too thick, but that makes it easier to grip as a backup pistol …it is closer in size to many full-size or compact carry pistols so you don’t have to adapt to a minuscule grip.
They should be made for man hands
@@zogbot5103But then you wouldn’t be able to hold it 😁
So much for waiting until next year to buy 1. Just found it on sale for $400 w/ a $150 Rebate from Beretta. So only $250 + tax/ship. Wow!!!
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the TomCat pistols and they not just lady guns....they not range guns but up close defense firearms, I have the black matte and Inox series also have the 21A BobCats in blued and Inox, also one Taurus PT22....the TomCats fire flawless with 71g round nose ammo and the 22s always FTE/FTL. 22 is the dirtiest ammo to fire so expect malfunctions after the first or second magazine unless you get copper coated round nose 22 ammo, they are not range guns! so quit reviewing as range guns!!! if you cant hit your target 7ft-10ft in front of you with .22/.32 then you shouldnt carry at all
What are thoughts about keeping the hammer back withe safety on. Less safe I know , BUT that safety is so tight, it still feels safe to me. I’m sacrificing safety for a hair trigger pull with the first round, as long as it’s in a good holster? Full disclosure; I am guilty of the sin of only rarely practicing. If I did that I would be proficient at that long trigger pull. I think I just answered my own question. 😑
I have it. I never use the safty because its single action double action. The first shot will be a long hard trigger pull and then it will follow up in single action. It can be half cocked. That way the first trigger pull is not as long but still firm. 2 advantages. Less likely to snag and go off in the pocket and if it is dropped on the trigger in half cock, it wont go off.
I have the Inox version. Please be sure to address the .32 ACP ammo specification with muzzle energy less then 130ft/lbs. Higher muzzle energy +P ammo can crack the frame and Beretta won’t warranty it either.
PMC Bronze .32 ACP 71gr Full Metal Jacket
Specifications:
- Caliber: .32 ACP / .32 AUTO
- Bullet Weight: 71 Grains
- Bullet Style: Full Metal Jacket
- Case Type: Brass
- Muzzle Velocity: 900 FPS
- Muzzle Energy: 126 FT LBS
- Reloadable: Yes
- Lead Free: No
- Primer: Boxer
- Corrosive: No
- 50 Rounds Per Box
- 1000 Rounds Per Case
- 20 Boxes Per Case
Federal Premium Personal Defense 65gr Hydra-Shok JHP (950 Feet/Sec and 130 FT/LBs)
-Winchester Super-X Silver Tip 60gr JHP (970 Feet/Sec and 125 FT/LBs)
-Speer Gold Dot JHP (960 Feet/Sec and 123 FT/LBs)
-Prvi-Partisn 71gr FMJ (902 Feet/Sec and 129 FT/LBs)
-Remington UMC 71gr FMJ (905 Feet/Sec and 129 FT/LBs)
-CCI Blazer 71gr FMJ (900 Feet/Sec and 128 FT/LBs)
Are you using the FPS off the box or chronographing the speed and calculating the real muzzle energy... remember out of shorter barrels your fps is sometimes quite a bit lower making your muzz le energy also less... usually the fps on a box are from a full size pistol
@@sparky_-mf2cs Factory specs. These are compiled suggestions from other Tomcat 3032 owners who have used these specific ammos specs to avoid cracking the frame and be under warranty. I’ve been only using PMC 71 gr and put over 500 rounds through it w/out any issues.
@@DesmoSD ive also herd people using the recommended ammo and still cracked... like i said the specs are out of a longer barrell typically 4 inch for.32.acp testing ...baretta needs to be alot more clear..for example fiocci 73 gr only travel about 850 in a short barrell 2.7 which would mean the muzzle energy is less than 120 ft lbs. Still under the "recommended " 130 ft lbs but the specs.will tell you its 160 ft lbs... thats put of a 4 or 5 inch barrell...ammo companies are known for using a longer barrel to make ther ammo look more powerfull
@@sparky_-mf2cs Completely agree and unless one has the means to test the speed, more power to them. Some owners were fortunate to have had Beretta honor their warranty while some weren’t. That Fiocchi 73 that you’ve mentioned has been known to crack frames so I wouldn’t try it or recommend it regardless of the math.
I’m just passing on the information. I haven’t had any issues with PMC 71gr and will continue to use that ammo.
@@DesmoSD ive never herd the fiocci 73 crack frames. But ther is a 60 grain fiocci ( forgot exactly which one. Might be the sjhp) that is pretty hot. Has more muzzle energy than the 73 gr. That i wouldnt use in a tomcat...i feel you though if i could always find the "safe" ammo i would use it but ammo is hard to find these days so im using watever i can find 😆
Just bought one just for my beretta collection.
I carried this gun as a SECOND back-up gun (Primary handgun plus 2 backups) when assigned specific missions for my agency. Let’s just call it, “Onion field insurance” gun.
I'd be willing to bet that a keyholed .32 wound is just as painful, and maybe a bit nastier than a precise.32 caliber hole. It might not be as immediately lethal, but 6 or 7 should make up for that, perhaps? Compared to my itty-bitty Baby Browning .25, my 3032 Tomcat is a hand-held panzerfaust, lol! If you want to talk about some 'unforgettable slide bite' give the Baby Browning a go. Forget a 2-hand grip, you'll be lucky to get a 2 1/2 Finger grip on it; any more and you will be whistling Dixie, with a few choice words thrown in for good measure, lol!
I did get bit by that slide when I owned mine. Sold it. Not a beginner’s gun. I was when I bought mine. Kinda want one again.
Carried a Tomcat as a deep backup. Rode nicely in my uniform pocket, behind my badge. Stoked it with either Winchester Silvertip or Speer Gold Dot
They fit in a Nite Eyez Mini Mag Lite belt holster too. The but sticks out, but no one has ever noticed and I didn't need a concealed carry permit to carry that way.
I have a friend that has one that I've shot a bit. His is 100% reliable, soft shooting and accurate. You can easily hit a pop can at 15 yards with it. If you're getting bullet tumble Id return it to Beretta. This is not normal for this gun. I've been on the range many times with several people shooting the Tom Cat and have not seen the evidence of bullet tumble. When people ask "what should I buy for my wife" I suggest this gun because it's easy for them to load with the tip up barrel. the recoil is very light, it's very safe to carry and offers more power than a 22LR or 25 ACP. It makes a perfect purse gun for them.
However, IMO it's just too thick in the grip for an ideal deep concealment pistol. I find a Ruger LCPII 380 to be a better choice for those who can handle the additional recoil and need a deep concealment pistol. IMO an even better option is one of the micro 9mm like my Sig P365
All great observations...It's strange about the bullet tumble but I have 3 of them and they all do the same thing. Ammo has been hard to find, but I have a few other brands of .32 ordered and I plan to try them and record the results. A follow-up video may be in order. Thanks for watching!
@@TheConcealedCarryChannel Very strange. It makes me wonder if a change was made at some point to the diameter of the bore. The bullet is so short that it doesn't take much rifling twist to stabilize it. But if the bore is oversize that could introduce tumbling. Like you said at the ranges it is to be used the tumbling isn't present and wouldn't make much difference. It would just be better if it didn't tumble. Maybe another subscriber will have some additional info on this.
I bought one about 15 years ago. It had a terribly gritty trigger and I soon sold it. Maybe Beretta has fixed that problem since then.
Honestly, the gun I'm actually carrying the most is LCP max.... Especially on casual quick errands, walking/jogging. Bigger guns stay in the truck or home. It's sometimes scares me because I can't even tell that it's on me.
I carry the Taurus PT 22 now and plan to purchase the Tomcat as a step up. My hands have grown weak and can no longer rack a slide. The tip up barrel is real handy. Too bad they stopped the .380 or made a 9mm version.
I have the 3032 tomcat inox
Another advantage of the tip up barrel in the Beretta tomcat the Beretta bobcat both 25 and 22 and the continued Jetfire 950 BS in 25.. the advantages it makes it easy to make the gun safe load and unload it. Check. the chamber..
Great video. Thanks for pointing out the possibility of slide bite.
I’ve owned my 30/32 Tomcat for decades now. More than any of my sidearms, my Tomcat just drops into my front pocket, at a moment’s notice; and it’s always there. No holster, no hassle, no bulk, ….it just disappears. It will drill pop cans at ten yards all day long….never a jam. Nothing sexy about it, you won’t see it clearing hostile forces from the front gates, but if you are ever in a real pinch; it can save your bacon.
This little kitchen will be my first carry. I am a woman with small hands. I will be moving from NY to Dallas. I would prefer something small.
I have had some dissapointing experiences with small auto pistols. Ill list them here in hope it will help someone out when it come to these. Some of my cons may very well be your pros.
Walther PPK. .380 Same manual of arms as Beretta 92fs, my go to pistol for anything serious. It was not reliable with JHP ammo. Trigger was horrible. Costed $150 more than my 92FS.
Sig Sauer P230SL. Got this from a guy who really wanted a PPK. So straight trade. Heel mag release, decocker on frame. Awesome if I carried a Sig P226. But I carry a Beretta. However a way better gun than the PPK. In every way. Like the PPK it wasnt particularly small. Some small single stack 9mm were starting to show up.
Then I got a Colt Mustang .380. Starting to get into 1911"s at that time. What a shooter. Delayed blowback operation. Super low recoil and above average accuracy for that type of gun. Not as accurate as that 230SL, But good enough. However drawing that thing and swiping off that safety with the speed of a full size 1911 was not happening. Cocked and locked was just as slow as draw and rack a round in the chamber. Im not a fan of unloaded guns for self defense on a timeline of someone's elses choosing.
Then one day my mother gets a 3032 Tomcat. She knows very little about guns. But she knows I love Beretta. Her and my dad are at the gun shop. She sees it, thinks its cute and my dad buys it for her. I get a little giddy when she shows it to me. She had no intention of carrying it. She wanted it like she would want a piece of jewelery. Later she decides to carry a gun. Iy is clear a semi auto pistol is too complicated when it comes to her gun interest level. Loading mags, two steps to load the gun and safely unload it, all that jazz. This to her is what a fire extinguisher is to us. So my dad gets her a Colt Cobra. Newer one with full underlug bull barrel. Pawn shop. $300. Shes got it to this day and loves it. Gone up in value as well.
Thay 3032 Tomcat is just sitting in her droor for a few years. One day i ask about it. She forgot she had it. Never even got ammo for it. She went and got it and then just gave it to me. I bought a few nice pocket holsters for it. Front pocket and a back pocket one that resembled a wallet.
At this time i already had a concealed carry gun that the previous small autos were trying be. A Sig Sauer P239 in .40S&W. Kind of big but it was reliable, powerful, and easy to reload. All the features and creature comforts of a a full size combat pistol. So i wasn't going back to .380 or .32 for that matter. But that Tomcat was going to be a backup to that Sig 239.
I had nothing but problems with it unfortunately. It looked so good sitting next to my 92FS. But it malfunctioned more than it fired with all ammo types. I tried everything to.
Later in I was at the gun shop my parents got it from. Owner asked how my mom liked that Tomcat. I told him the story and how it worked best with the purpose of why she had it. I never bothered to get ahold of Beretta about it either. It was purchaed NIB. It had been years. I was checking out a S&W j frame 438 bodygaurd airweight. Kind of pricey. So not seriously. A cop, and fellow gun addict, that came into work carried one as his backup gun. I asked if got one of the new glock 27's for that purpose since he carried a Glock 22 for duty. But he unzipped his shirt and had that in a holster under his vest strap. Told me he often makes contact with people with that already in his hand in his jacket pocket. Sometimes already pointed at them if things seemed sketchy. Pointed out how it will fire all 5 rounds in the pocket and will not snag when he draws it out. Then he showed me how he keeps another one on his ankle. I thought that was pretty slick.
So the owner of the guns shop tells me that if i want that 638 he'll take back that Tomcat at full purchase price towards it. $500 snubbie is now a $200 snubbie. Done and won. I've never looked back. Well except for right now as im posting this. I think the small revolver is superior to these pocket autos in almost every way. Equal or better power than the .380, draw and fire, safe to pocket carry, i used a Clipdraw pocket clip on mine, and more reliable when less than ideal maintenance. Also not ammo sensitive. I ended up giving it to my ex wife when we split. She later got a m&p 9mm 2.0 and offered to give it back. Told her to keep it in case she wants to carry it and to give it to our daughter when she is old enough if she doesnt want it anymore. I carry a Walther P99AS these days. Too much out of control behavior going on these days for me to carry a single stack or 5 shot anything. But if i have the need for something pocket sized it will be a Smith J frame, Charter Arms or something of that type i go to. Also that Sig P230SL, that is seriously nice pistol and if you get the chance to have one dont pass it up. Wish i still had it. But it was sold to get the P239. Still have my 92FS of course. Got a few more of them actually of differing variants. But concealed carrying one of those even in winter sucks. Which is why I went through all this to begin with.
Had to return for repair a 3032 Tomcat, was just informed that Beretta WILL not repair I was offered eithers Apx 1 compact now or a tip up .32 when(if) Beretta releases one for sale as they no longer make the 3032! Very not happy with Beretta.
This may be a good pistol but it is not comparable to the tomcat in size I bought the tomcat for it's size and DA/SA trigger with manual safety and tip up barrel. Have a canik TP9SF elite which is probably as good if not better than Apx 1 compact..
End of rant.
Sure, it's a great carry pistol, and it meets FBI ordinance specs with Lehigh Defense Extreme Cavitator ammo. It also carries more rounds than most pistols of this size without the rim lock issues of Keltec's P32. ua-cam.com/video/9eGKBTDcKbc/v-deo.html
For anyone reading this, rimlock is an issue of loading or using shorter cartridges such as hollowpoint rounds not intended for the weapon. Lesson, don't use hollowpoints. Use decent FMJ ammo for 32 in any weapon designed to use it, and you'll get about the same penetration as a 380 and won't suffer from shifting ammo in the mag.
Great option when its not jamming, which is often. Sorry. Would never carry this. If you want a mouse gun, it will defend you....against a mouse. Never go lower than a 380. I edc 6 different calibers, none lower than a 380.
The Sigs and Glocks are about the size of my Hellcat in 9mm so zero advantage there. I'm considering a TomCat because I want something small with just enough bullet to get it done. 9 mil is as small as I've ever gone. Quite honestly I never thought it was a good round - I was .45 and .357 all the way but 9mm is a great utility round as I've learned. So why a .32? First, only because of the TomCat, it fits my needs for an easy to carry point and shoot break contact defensive weapon plus - it will injure and or kill. I'm talking sudden encounters at a gas pump, ATM or on a sidewalk stroll. It's not for gunfights. There are ammos like the hydra shock that will get the job done. One other reason for the TomCat, numerous designer rounds were fed through its closest competitors, notably the Seecamp and even the Seecamp couldn't swallow it all but everything fed through the TomCat worked - no feed failures or jams. The TomCat is a smooth easy to manage shooter and one thing that guides me now is this 'rounds on target are more important than size of the rounds'. Any time you put some rounds of any caliber into someone their desire to persist decreases dramatically.
When your old and minding your own business ,like poor old lady on Miamis News waiting on a bus bench & watching Shoot out describing that it was front seat view of 20 seconds of mayhem . You carry Beretta nifty mouse a gun . Real life, God forbid , just have to .
Getting. A broken neck I don't play games...my .32 fits well in my budget...and my pocket. And my CCW is known as I took the local "news paper" "mouth" to tattle on me. as I got my gun and certification. Tks
Plus its a Baretta. What do you have? A SIG...On.... Same reason some ranches in texas keep a Longhorn or two. What do you raise? Longhorns......
I carried the Tomcat from the late 90s to the mid 2000s. Great handling and accurate shooter. The problem is no extractor if the round fails. G42 is what I carry now along with a .32 H&R mag S&W snubbie.
Of course the Beretta has an extractor. It's the little swiveling lever on the left side of the frame, in front of the grip. Push the lever. And the barrel pops up, extravting the cartridge and dropping it at your feet. 😆
@@robertshirley1192 If the shell is stuck you have to drive it out. I carried both the bobcat and tomcat for more than 10 years. There are better options today.
@@chasrmartel4777 yeah; though the way you worded it, "if the round fails", would imply an unfired cartridge in the chamber, which ought to be tossed out when the barrel pops up.
Great overview. The 3032 also has a half-cock, a safety feature in case you drop it on its hammer. For those with model 21A (22LR or 25ACP), you'll notice the Tomcat is thicker, largely due to the .32 caliber.
Wrong. The 3032 half cock is not meant for that purpose. The manual specifically says to not carry with it half cocked. If the gun is dropped in the half cock position the impact could break the hammer notch, and/or sear, causing the hammer to strike the firing pin.
@@350CL Thank you sir
@@AlMacasaet Your Welcome.
I HAD ONE CARRIED IN MY BACK POCKET . FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS
PERFECT FOR CONCEALED CARRY WEAPONS
NO PROBLEM.
ITS COMPACT LIGHT AND WILL PUT DOWN A GIANT.
2 HEAD SHOTS.
DOUBLE TAP.
I believe that the Glock 42 “little peopled” the Tomcat. Words are more deadly than guns. But seriously, thank you for the video. Very informative!
Excellent Gun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd carry it, !!! no doubt !!!!!!!!!
I almost bought one to replace the Derringer that I was carrying as a backup but when I saw the LCP Max wit 10+1, I went that direction.
I still might get one though, I have a soft spot for the 7.62 Browning.
With Underwood 32 ACp +P 55gr Xtreme Defender ammo
Careful about any ammo over the 130 ft lbs limit specified by Beretta for warranty . I believe the Underwood +p is just over this limit at 135 ft lbs. everyone has to decide for themselves.
this is a last ditch pistol, the one you use when/if your carry pistol isnt available for whatever reason and is intended to be used within 20ft or so.
Consistent 4"-5" groups at 10 yards with my Tomcat.
With any small barrel pistol at range the bullet will tumble and keyhole the paper. My father bought the exact same 3032 (and is his carry pistol) with the same safety lever. I remember reading the owner's manual recommended Winchester Silver Tip JHP's.
use nail polish, paint neon green for rear sights, and paint bright red nail polish for front sight. youre welcome