PRODUCT R EVIEW 3032 TOMCAT

BY R ICHARD L UTZ APRIL 2021

SELF-LOADING (.32 ACP) SUMMARY I OF F INDINGS Xtreme

Defender round The ideal for people (110 ft-lbs) is with a disability that prevents recommended. the efficient use of conventional The round has a . good stopping

power record ACCESSORIES (though markedly less Log Book than the more Firearm Usage & Maintenance Log Book. powerful rounds [ Blackheart International ] in the handguns described above) Field Bore Brush and is feed Hoppe’s BoreSnake. reliable in the [ Hoppe’s ]

Tomcat. Don't Cleaner/Lubricant Safety catch can be engaged when the gun use high pressure Slip 2000 725/Slip 2000 EWL.

is cocked or uncocked. The +P rounds (or [ Slip 2000 ] release location on the lower grip helps to any ammunition prevent accidental activation. that exceeds 130 Dry Fire Rounds ft-lbs/176 J A-Zoom Snap Caps. [ Lyman Products Corp.] The Beretta 3032 Tomcat holster like Mitch Rosen's muzzle energy) as doing so (c. 1996) was designed for No. 18, not loose in a pocket will compromise reliability Ear Plugs people who have trouble where the safety catch might and durability, with the light EarPro EP3 or EP4 Sonic Defenders. loading and shooting disengage as a result of it alloy frames being prone to [ SureFire ] conventional handguns. moving around). cracking if one does so. All Pocket Holster The.32 ACP chambered Use blue Loctite 243 on the variants now have heavier No. 18 Holster Tomcat (7 round magazine) is grip screws to keep them slides to reduce the stress on [ Mitch Rosen ] ideal for people with a weak tight as the grips hold the the frame (not just the Inox firing hand due to old age or a recoil transfer levers on their variant). Flashlight disability who cannot manage pivot pins. If the grip screws As with any defensive G2X Tactical. the heavy pull of DA/ loosen a lever can fall off its handgun, it’s also desirable to [ SureFire ] DAO revolvers, lack the hand pin and cause the slide to jam. carry a flashlight and a non- strength to pull back the slide The Underwood 55 Grain lethal weapon like OC spray. of a service pistol like the Hot Tips

Glock 19 to load it, or find the recoil of the more To decock the hammer first powerful rounds used in the tip the barrel up, disengage above handguns excessive. the safety catch by moving it The double action (DA) down with your thumb, then Tomcat has light recoil and use your thumb to lower the can be easily loaded by hammer with your thumb placing a round directly into after pulling the trigger. This the chamber without having prevents any possibility of an to pull the slide back thanks accidental discharge. The to its pivoting barrel feature. safety can be engaged with the hammer cocked or uncocked. If you have trouble using the trigger in trigger-cocking Training magazines can suffer mode (for the first shot) you metal fatigue to their springs can carry it cocked with the Barrel tips up to allow easy loading and safe hammer decocking. so don’t use them for combat. safety catch engaged (in a www.stalkvictims.info PR-Tomcat-27/04/21