So I broke down and bought a Seecamp LWS .32 yesterday

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I really wanted to fill in the gap of having a very small carry gun on days that even my PPS felt too big. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet, but it appears to be a very well built gun and I'm very impressed with how easily and naturally it fits in my big hands.

Because there's a pretty big waiting list for Seecamps here in MA, I bought a used one at Four Seasons that someone had blued. The original Seecamps have a beautiful stainless look to them, and unfortunately this one has a generic utility-gun look to it, but this isn't a show-off piece - it's a self defense tool, plain and simple.

I've heard these are really finicky with ammo, and I'm hoping that's not the case, but I'll know after the first range session. So what do you guys think? Any tips or experience with Seecamps? Am I going to like it, hate it, etc? I'm not looking for a range gun that I'll enjoy shooting. I have plenty of those. I just want a reliable gun that I will actually carry because it's small enough to really deep-conceal.

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I'm going to take a guess at the responses I might get to this post, and preemptively answer them below just for fun. :)

Possible Response 1: "Dude, that thing is ugly!!"
My response: "I know, I didn't buy it because it was pretty. I bought it because I want something I'll actually carry every day."

Possible Response 2: "Dude, you should've bought a 1911!"
My response: "I already have a 1911."

Possible Response 3: "Dude, .32 ACP ammo sucks and has poor ballistic performance. That won't stop anybody!"
My response: "Well, it DOES suck because it's really expensive. But I'd rather have 7 rounds of .32 with me than no gun at all."

Possible Response 4: "Go check out the Seecamp forum".
My response: "I already have. I just wanted to gloat about my little purchase over here on NES because I really like this forum."

Possible Response 5: "You should have bought a J-frame snubbie instead."
My response: "I already have a J-frame snubbie. It's great, and I carry it when my PPS is too big, but sometimes I need something even a little smaller than a snubbie."

Possible Response 6: "Glocks suck!!"
My response: "@#$&, what?? We aren't even talking about Glocks. But I happen to like my Glock very much, thank you."
 
I have an SW.32 and it's true that they are finicky with ammo. Most .32 ammo won't even fit in the magzine so don't be too suprised by it. The ammo that does work, works great and it can be a reliable little gun. That said, I haven't carried mine since I bought my PPS and J-frame, however I'm not ready to give up on it yet.
 
I handled that one the other day. No bad. I was surprised how small they truly are. EspeciAlly compared to my tomcat. Let us know what u think.
 
My dad has one and out of curiosity I took it to the range one day. When I picked up the Ammo for it I made sure to get what Seecamp recommends and think I went with the Speer Gold Dot. It fed every round perfectly, I think I put about 20 or so rounds through it. I was hitting the paper surprisingly well at about 20' for a gun that has such a short barrel and no real way of aiming other than just pointing it (no sights). After about 20 shots though my trigger finger was in pain from the stiff trigger on it. Not a range gun, but will do the job nicely in a self defense situation. I don't think that I would ever get one other than just to have one. Loved how easily it concealed with a pocket holster though. Its a gun that I want to hold with two hands to keep steady while aiming but it seems difficult to do so since it is so small.

I should have brought a watermelon as a target since I was playing with hollow points, would be able to see the type of damage they could do to it haha.
 
LOL...great preemptive responses...
I love my seecamp. when i first got it i put 2 boxes through it with no problems. small gun with that serves a purpose.
 
I bought a new one 3 weeks ago. I used gold dots with no problem. I think they shoot great and carry better. Good Luck.
 
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I had one for a little while but ended up getting rid of it because of the recoil. The pistol absolutely beat the sh** out of my trigger finger within a few rounds. Also be sure to keep track of the little spring that may pop out when disassembling. My pistol came from the factory with an extra for that "oh crap" moment.

Just my thoughts though. Everyone is different.
 
Dear Glock folks - don't hijack his Seecamp thread.

There are other good handguns out there besides your plastic fantastic.

I love my Seecamp LWS .32. I shoot Winchester white box (flat nose not round) for about $20 - $21 for 50 rounds. And for real world use I use Winchester Silvertips (what the little pistol was designed for).

I won't get rid of the little Seecamp.
smitty
 
Ha, I prompted his Glock comment by joking in my original post that someone would probably post something unrelated like "Glocks suck". :)

Anyway, I finally went to the range with my Seecamp today, and all I can say is WOW! This is a GREAT little gun. After reading about all the ammo difficulty people have had, I was very impressed when I had no failures of any kind. I shot a little bit of Winchester white box (mine was round nose) and some CorBon. No jams, no FTE's, and on top of that, this thing was incredibly accurate. For a mouse gun with no sights, I shot pretty good groups at 25 ft and even hit the bullseye a time or two. The Winchester was a pleasure to shoot, and the CorBons kicked a bit more but weren't too bad.

I have some Silvertips and Hornady coming, but for now, I feel confident carrying it with the CorBon. I am very happy with my purchase.
 
Anyone who thinks the Seecamp 32 beats up there trigger finger doesn't ever want to shoot the 380 Seecamp. I had one for a while, I only sold it because I was able to make a $160 profit and have a Rohrbaugh 9mm I would rather carry.
 
Titan said:
Does your camera always photograph things upside down?
Click to expand...

I took the pic in Australia, so it just looks upside down. :) kidding.

But actually, I do have a new iPhone 4 and it seems to have a lot of bugs with rotating pictures the wrong way, upside-down, etc. It's quite annoying, but here's the fixed version, right-side up: http://imgur.com/a/0UH6r/blued_seecamp_lws_32

But yeah, I'm definitely loving this little Seecamp so far!
 
Beware the new over sized Speer Got Dot .32

I've had my Seecamp .32 for about a year and I love it. It's on my ankle every day. About once every few months I fire six rounds through it. It kicks like a mule, but it's such a well made gun from what I can tell.

I bought a bunch of the old Winchester Silvertips from the Manchester Firing Line last year and I squirreled them away. Whenever I see Speer Gold Dot's I grab a few boxes. I emptied my mag last week. I was reloading it Friday and the rounds were sticking. I figured I'd left the mag loaded to long and it had effected the spring or something. I tried three other mags, same thing.

Saturday Afternoon I went down to Four Seasons hoping to see Lloyd, the resident Seecamp expert, but he wasn't there. So Gerry and I were dicking around with Federal & Horady ammo and they both fit just fine.

Carl saw what we were doing and said the Speer had changed the length of their .32 Gold Dots. He disassembled my mag and said the recommendation was to cut off the top portion ( leaving about a quarter inch ) of the metal L-Shaped piece that runs up the back of the spring and leaving the part that locks in the slip on mag cover.

I'm all set with that. I only have 40 rounds of the new oversize stuff. I'll either trim down the bullet heads but more than likely just take out the metal L-Shaped piece altogether and stretch wrap the mag cover on until I've cycled through that ammo.

I stretch wrap the mag holder shut anyway because I seem to always catch the release lever on something at work. I used to reach down every half hour or so and squeeze it through my pant leg. One day one of my guys found my mag in the middle of the warehouse floor, while we were open ... to the public. I've used stretch wrap ever since.
 

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