The Kel-Tec P-32 is a sub-compact

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using the short-recoil principle of operation that is chambered in

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. It was designed by

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. It is manufactured by

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CNC Industries Inc., of

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and was designed for

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by citizens and by

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s as a back-up gun.

Design

Manufactured by Kel-Tec CNC Industries (founded 1991) in the city of

, United States, the P-32 has a barrel length of . The P-32 operates on

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's short-recoil principle with a locked breech. Similar in concept to a revolver, the P-32 has no manual safety, relying instead on the long double-action trigger pull and an internal hammer block to provide safe operation. The pistol meets

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guidelines, and will not fire if dropped. The P-32 has passed extensive

drop-testing at the H. P. White labs, as well as drop tests to military specifications. The trigger must physically be pulled for the gun to fire. The P-32 is made of the following materials:

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4140 ordnance steel for the barrel and slide;

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for the internal frame which houses the firing mechanism (machined from a solid block of aluminum); and Dupont ST-8018 ultra-high-impact

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for the checkered grip, frame, and trigger.

References

External links

Kel-Tec CNC Industries P32 pageKel-Tec P32 Safety, Instruction, and Parts Manual Kel-Tec Owners Group
(KTOG) {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Semi-automatic pistols of the United States .32 ACP semi-automatic pistols

Design

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