Jul 10, 2017 The Beretta Tomcat 3032 is a diminutive 32 ACP pocket pistol which is pretty cool, but can be problem-prone. I had one for a few years; here’s the rundown. That little button towards the rear of the grip between the screws is the magazine release. The safety is visible at rear of slide, and that. One week old Beretta Tomcat with cracked frame.Frame cracked on frame rails for the slide above triggerguard. Also, Beretta has been working with customers, and rumored that even those that are out of their 12 month warranty, to replace the broken Tomcat 3032 black framed pistols with the thicker upper slide Tomcat 3032 INOX version (With an up-charge) that proves to be much less failure prone.
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The Beretta Tomcat 3032 is a diminutive 32 ACP pocket pistol which is pretty cool, but can be problem-prone. I had one for a few years; here’s the rundown.
- I have the Tomcat Inox. My very favorite carry gun. The frame cracking issue can be avoided by not shooting ammo with a muzzle energy over 130 ft./lbs. (basically.32 ammo over 71 grain). My Tomcat is very accurate, super reliable, and fun to carry and shoot.
- Jan 19, 2010 If you do have a cracked frame, Call Beretta and insist they send you a shipper - offer to pay for it. It's got to be much less expensive than FedEx. Beretta does not care how much it costs you to send a gun to them. If your gun is less than 1 year old they will probably send you an INOX Tomcat.
That little button towards the rear of the grip between the screws is the magazine release. The safety is visible at rear of slide, and that little lever below the slide and aft of the trigger is the barrel release; pivoting the knurled portion forward allows the rear of the barrel to pop up, so you can load or unload the chamber without racking the slide.
The safety locks the slide forward when it’s engaged (by moving it upward).
The Tomcat has a small frame–pretty much the same frame used on 22 rimfire and 25 ACP Beretta pistols. And while it’s plenty strong for those cartridges, the 32 can be a bit much for it to handle. Add that it’s made of aluminum, and it’s easy to see why some Tomcat owners end up with cracked frames.
My Tomcat served me well enough except for one problem (see below). Enterprise architect 13 keygen. It was used when I got it, and I guess I fired a few hundred rounds through it while I owned it. But in the end I just wanted something more powerful to carry, so I traded it off.
The Tomcat mag holds 7 rounds of 32 ACP, making it an 7+1 gun.
That’s the trigger bar above the trigger, just below the slide; the slot for this bar is what makes the frame a bit weak.
Trigger pull on this SA/DA gun isn’t great; the double action pull is too heavy for my 8-pound trigger scale to read. Cyberlink powerdirector 12 ultimate suite free with crack. The single action pull weighs about 4 pounds, which isn’t bad — except that you’ve got to take up a mile or so of trigger slack first, and a bunch of creep later, it will finally break.
The double-action pull actually felt better to me; it’s smoother and the trigger breaks farther forward than when it’s in SA.
I was impressed with the accuracy of this little pistol, but although the frame remained intact, it did give me some trouble. While shooting it at the range, the slide wouldn’t go all the way forward. Turned out, the hinge pin for the barrel (visible just below slide near front of frame) had moved over to one side, and was binding the slide. I drifted it back into place and it worked fine again, but that pretty much ended any sort of love affair between me and this popper.
Push the barrel release forward, and the barrel will pop up like so, exposing the chamber. To load, you can just slip in a cartridge and pop the barrel back into place, and just like that, you’re ready to rumble.
This view shows how easy it is to load the gun with its barrel popped up. Cleaning the Tomcat’s barrel is pretty easy, of course.
Hey, it’s a pocket pistol, so the sights ain’t gonna be much. The front sight is part of the barrel; don’t mess with it. The rear sight can be drifted right or left to correct for windage errors, but don’t get too anal about the sights; this is pretty much a belly gun after all.
My Tomcat came with a small hard case that worked pretty well, and even had a spot for a spare magazine.
The 3032 Tomcat is blowback-operated and has no extractor to pull out empty cases, so you’ll need to keep the chamber nice and clean.
I passed this pistol on to a new home some years ago, and I don’t regret it. I just couldn’t trust it as a carry piece, so it wasn’t much good to me.
Some Specs
- Weight fully loaded (7+1) with Magtech 71-grain HP ammo: 16.65 ounces
- Weight unloaded with empty mag: 14.55 ounces
- Length: 4.9 inches
- Width (thickness): 1.1 inch
- Height: 3.9 inches (including mag)
- Barrel Length: 2.4 inches
- Sight radius: 3.25 inches
Beretta 3032 Tomcat | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Italy |
Production history | |
Designer | Beretta |
Manufacturer | Beretta |
Produced | 1996–present[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 410 g (14 oz) |
Length | 125 mm (4.9 in) |
Barrel length | 61 mm (2.4 in) |
Cartridge | .32 ACP |
Feed system | 7 round detachable box magazine |
The Beretta 3032 Tomcat and Beretta 3032 Tomcat Inox are semi-automatic pocket pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta. They are chambered in .32 ACP (a.k.a. 7.65 mm Browning) and are small pistols, designed for concealed-carry and use as backup weapons. The Beretta 3032 Tomcat builds on a long line of small and compact pocket pistols for self defense manufactured by Beretta.[2] The allure and popularity is commonly attributed to the loading procedure, which does not require the user to 'rack' the slide to chamber a round, but rather place a round in the tip-up barrel before the magazine is inserted. This is especially popular for those with weaker or smaller hands.
A deactivated Tomcat was used by actor Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond film Die Another Day.[3]
Specifications[edit]
The Beretta 3032 Tomcat is a simple blowback pistol with a single- and double-action trigger mechanism.[4] It also features a tip-up barrel.[4] It is fitted with a frame-mounted thumb safety. This safety acts as a slide stop when engaged. The frame is made of aluminiumalloy while the slide and barrel are carbon steel in the standard version and stainless steel in the 'Inox' variant.
A document included with all Model 3032 Tomcat pistols warns that the owner should never use ammunition that exceeds 130 ft⋅lbf (176 J) of muzzle energy. Notably, even normal factory .32 ACP cartridges have become significantly more powerful in recent decades, and can well exceed the 130 ft-lb limit of the pistol's initial design, one that Beretta continues to use to this day. Representatives of Beretta USA have often recommended that owners purchase their .32 ACP ammunition online, so that the muzzle energy is properly verified in specification charts. Use of any ammunition that exceeds this rating may cause irreparable or prohibitively expensive damage to the firearm, most commonly manifesting as a crack on the frame. However, contrary to common belief, this is not considered a defect in factory materials, but a problem caused by ammunition and the consumer's neglect of the factory parameters. [5]
The significant increase in the power of .32 ACP ammunition is often attributed to consumers demanding more and more powerful sub-caliber cartridges. This, in turn, results in ammunition that is believed to produce greater 'stopping power' against assailants. Suzuki sj410 transmission service manual.
Notably, the design omits an extractor mechanism, thus, the firearm relies solely on the blowback energy of the cartridge to extract and eject spent casings.
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Beretta recommends caution when removing grip panels, as the safety mechanism is retained underneath with spring tension. Parts can be lost during improper removal, making the firearm inoperable until repaired. The barrel should also not be completely removed from the assembly, which may cause frame damage.
Beretta 3032 Tomcat with magazine.
Beretta 3032 Tomcat tip-up barrel.
Variants[edit]
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The model 3032 Tomcat is available in an 'Inox' variant, with stainless steel barrel and slide and the frame anodized for a similar aesthetic.[6] For a short time, a titanium-framed model was also available.[4] Previously, Beretta offered a variant of the Tomcat possessing tritium night sights referred to as the 'Alley Cat,' which was discontinued in the late 2000s.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Model 3032 Tomcat Historical Information'. Beretta USA. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^3032 TomcatArchived October 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at Beretta International
- ^'James Bond gun collection stolen in London raid'. The Guardian. 27 March 2020.
- ^ abcIan Hogg (2004). Pistols of the World. Krause. p. 40. ISBN0873494601.
- ^'Model 3032 Tomcat ammunition' at Beretta USA'. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ abMassad Ayoob (2005). Gun Digest Book Of Beretta Pistols. p. 161. ISBN0873499980.
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