Unboxing the Beretta 3032 Tomcat in .32 ACP and First Impressions

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Unboxing the Beretta 3032 Tomcat in .32 ACP and First Impressions
I’ve had my eye on this firearm for a long time. One of my goals in life is to own at least one firearm in EVERY CALIBER. I didn’t own anything in .32 ACP and I saw this gun was for sale for $100 off it’s original sale price. So I went ahead and bought it.
Check out the video to hear my first impressions on this firearm. I am going to EDC this firearm for a few weeks to see how I feel about it’s EDC value. But before I start doing that, I’m going to fire 250-300 rounds out of this firearm in order to gain experience with it and to help learn it’s strengths and weaknesses. But before I do either one of those two things, I will post a video on the “first shots” with this firearm to check to see how reliable and accurate this firearm is directly out of the box.
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[@johnc.4719]

I have one. This is what I carry in the house. I also shot it about 75 times. It's soft shooting, and as accurate as you would think with the small sights. The reason it is my home pocket carry is because of the heavier double action trigger pull. It's like my S&W 642. Nice video.

[@brandonsballistics]

I am really loving this little pistol. I now have 150 rounds through it but I’m going to continue carrying it everyday so I can get more information for when I do the full review. I also like it for those same reasons. It’s WAY more accurate than you expect it to be. I pocket carry it as well (with a pocket holster of course, I use the same pocket holster that the Ruger LCP II came with). I have the magazine full, round in the chamber, safety OFF, hammer DOWN, so my first shot will be the heavier double action squeeze, followed by the easier single action afterwards. Thank you for the compliment buddy. N thank you for liking, commenting, and subscribing! I really appreciate it!

[@brandonsballistics]

Btw, just in case you didn’t know, I do a weekly giveaway on my channel on Sundays. Monday-Saturdays videos all have 1 secret “code word” that I randomly say during the video. Write down each “code word” and post all 6 “code words” as a comment on that Saturdays video. As long as your subscribed, liked, commented, and share the all 6 of the videos that week and of course, posted those 6 secret “code words” under Saturdays video, you will be entered into my weekly giveaway’ The winners send me an email to my email address and I send them my phone number. That way I know I’m talking to the actual winner and the winner knows that they are actually talking to me. I ship the primary prizes USPS Priority Shipping so I can give the winners a tracking number to make sure they get their prize(s). There are two types of prizes. First place gets the best prize ($50 gift card (or gets the option to trade for the 2nd or 3rd place prize if they wanted it more), second & third gets Primary higher value prices (usually item(s) around $50-70 value) and 4th through 5th place (I occasionally make 6 winners) get a secondary prize. The first time I have 4th, 5th, and 6th place winners a TacPack Sticker (one was SpongeBob with an AR and Knife, one was a Hotdog with an AR, and one with a T-Rex with a machine gun). The 4th place winner this time (there was only 4 entries this time so everyone won something) got an official TacPack T-Shirt and TacPack Hat. I’m not sponsored by TacPack or anything. But since I buy their monthly boxes and sometimes their Flash Sale boxes, I have a lot of their items that I could giveaway to contest winners. If any of that interests you, make sure to subscribe to my channel (winners HAVE to be subscribed. If they are picked to win but arnt subscribed, I have to pick another random number using a random number generator), like, comment, share, and write down the “secret code word” on each of the 6 videos before Sundays Winner selection (Monday-Saturdays videos all have a secret code word. If I ended up forgetting to include it in the video, check the description and I’ll have it posted there). Then after you get the final 6th “secret code word” off of Saturdays video, leave a comment under Saturdays video that says what all 6 “secret code words” were. By doing that, you will be entered into my giveaway that will be announced on Sunday. Then be sure to watch Sundays Livestream (I’ll upload it to KZbin shortly after I finish the Livestream. That way everyone can watch it later if they wasn’t able to make it to the LiveStream).

[@toadarmstrong7446]

This is a fun I’m going to for sure buy and buy new.

[@brandonsballistics]

It’s the Beretta 3032 Tomcat in .32 ACP. The barrel feature really makes it easy to load. I haven’t had a chance to practice with it yet. I’ll be posting a “first shots” follow up video in a few days and then a week or so later when Ive had a couple hundred rounds through the firearm, I’ll do a comprehensive review on it.

[@DewaKopling]

22lr, .25acp and .32acp is the only caliber guns that can be used for self defense in my country..(Beretta tomcat and ppk is a favourite) With this restriction its hard to stay safe, especially from a couple of machete wielding motorcycle thief or a pipe flintlock gun aimed at you by a hungry mugger :") Note: Revolver = Small tax V.S Handguns = Super Big Tax (you can buy a house here) Shotgun can only be owned by politician and rifle can only be used by police and military Modify any part of the original guns = Jail

[@brandonsballistics]

Ohh wow, that’s INSANE! That’s why Americans are so cautious about letting ANY second amendment infringements pass into law. Rights are easily taken away and RARLY given back. N since Gun laws ONLY affect law abiding citizens (since criminals by definition don’t care about laws) I am always against them. Gun laws just makes crime easier to commit for criminals and make it way harder and WAY RISKIER for law abiding citizens to defend themselves from criminals.

[@brandonsballistics]

Btw, just in case you didn’t know, I do a weekly giveaway on my channel on Sundays. Monday-Saturdays videos all have 1 secret “code word” that I randomly say during the video. Write down each “code word” and post all 6 “code words” as a comment on that Saturdays video. As long as your subscribed, liked, commented, and share the all 6 of the videos that week and of course, posted those 6 secret “code words” under Saturdays video, you will be entered into my weekly giveaway’ The winners send me an email to my email address and I send them my phone number. That way I know I’m talking to the actual winner and the winner knows that they are actually talking to me. I ship the primary prizes USPS Priority Shipping so I can give the winners a tracking number to make sure they get their prize(s). There are two types of prizes. First place gets the best prize ($50 gift card (or gets the option to trade for the 2nd or 3rd place prize if they wanted it more), second & third gets Primary higher value prices (usually item(s) around $50-70 value) and 4th through 5th place (I occasionally make 6 winners) get a secondary prize. The first time I have 4th, 5th, and 6th place winners a TacPack Sticker (one was SpongeBob with an AR and Knife, one was a Hotdog with an AR, and one with a T-Rex with a machine gun). The 4th place winner this time (there was only 4 entries this time so everyone won something) got an official TacPack T-Shirt and TacPack Hat. I’m not sponsored by TacPack or anything. But since I buy their monthly boxes and sometimes their Flash Sale boxes, I have a lot of their items that I could giveaway to contest winners. If any of that interests you, make sure to subscribe to my channel (winners HAVE to be subscribed. If they are picked to win but arnt subscribed, I have to pick another random number using a random number generator), like, comment, share, and write down the “secret code word” on each of the 6 videos before Sundays Winner selection (Monday-Saturdays videos all have a secret code word. If I ended up forgetting to include it in the video, check the description and I’ll have it posted there). Then after you get the final 6th “secret code word” off of Saturdays video, leave a comment under Saturdays video that says what all 6 “secret code words” were. By doing that, you will be entered into my giveaway that will be announced on Sunday. Then be sure to watch Sundays Livestream (I’ll upload it to KZbin shortly after I finish the Livestream. That way everyone can watch it later if they wasn’t able to make it to the LiveStream).

[@erroneous6947]

My brother is a tattoo artist he Carrie’s one of these on him at all times. And Carries a S&W governor in his backpack.

[@brandonsballistics]

This has quickly became my backup firearm. I really like it too. Sure, I have my Shadow Systems MR920 with a red dot sight in appendix carry but I have my Beretta 3032 Tomcat in a pocket holder, which allows me to put my hand in my pocket, grab the grip of my Beretta 3032 Tomcat, and be ready to simply pull it out of my pocket or be ready to shoot while still in my pocket through my pants. Btw, just in case you didn’t know, I do a weekly giveaway on my channel on Sundays. Monday-Saturdays videos all have 1 secret “code word” that I randomly say during the video. Write down each “code word” and post all 6 “code words” as a comment on that Saturdays video. As long as your subscribed, liked, commented, and share the all 6 of the videos that week and of course, posted those 6 secret “code words” under Saturdays video, you will be entered into my weekly giveaway’ The winners send me an email to my email address and I send them my phone number. That way I know I’m talking to the actual winner and the winner knows that they are actually talking to me. I ship the primary prizes USPS Priority Shipping so I can give the winners a tracking number to make sure they get their prize(s). There are two types of prizes. First place gets the best prize ($50 gift card (or gets the option to trade for the 2nd or 3rd place prize if they wanted it more), second & third gets Primary higher value prices (usually item(s) around $50-70 value) and 4th through 5th place (I occasionally make 6 winners) get a secondary prize. The first time I have 4th, 5th, and 6th place winners a TacPack Sticker (one was SpongeBob with an AR and Knife, one was a Hotdog with an AR, and one with a T-Rex with a machine gun). The 4th place winner this time (there was only 4 entries this time so everyone won something) got an official TacPack T-Shirt and TacPack Hat. I’m not sponsored by TacPack or anything. But since I buy their monthly boxes and sometimes their Flash Sale boxes, I have a lot of their items that I could giveaway to contest winners. If any of that interests you, make sure to subscribe to my channel (winners HAVE to be subscribed. If they are picked to win but arnt subscribed, I have to pick another random number using a random number generator), like, comment, share, and write down the “secret code word” on each of the 6 videos before Sundays Winner selection (Monday-Saturdays videos all have a secret code word. If I ended up forgetting to include it in the video, check the description and I’ll have it posted there). Then after you get the final 6th “secret code word” off of Saturdays video, leave a comment under Saturdays video that says what all 6 “secret code words” were. By doing that, you will be entered into my giveaway that will be announced on Sunday. Then be sure to watch Sundays Livestream (I’ll upload it to KZbin shortly after I finish the Livestream. That way everyone can watch it later if they wasn’t able to make it to the LiveStream).

[@michaelstann3390]

Seems like a cool little gun. I don't know what it is but I have the hardest time loading most ammo into magazines by hand. I use the speed motor 95% of the time. At least with my 9 mm I do. I can do my 22 calibers pretty easy

[@ronchappell216]

This is an old post, so you may well have heard this already - but I recently got a Tomcat and thought loading the magazine was a pain also. Then I saw that you can grab the little pegs on the side of the magazine to help compress the spring. Simple thing I'd never heard of and it helps a lot. Hope you're enjoying your Tomcat!

[@ronchappell216]

I take this back. Just went to the range and realized my Bobcat has this feature but not the Tomcat!

[@danmac1827]

Thanks for the video. Does your empty mag drop free? Mine doesn’t move at all when I hit the mag release, I have to just pull it out. Doesn’t even pop out at all.

[@brandonsballistics]

Mine doesn’t drop free but it does drop down a few inches to allow easier stripping. Mine had issues not doing it when i first bought it. After loading and unloading (just doing that over and over again) like 50-100 times, it started freeing up and dropping a few inches like it’s suppose to.

[@danmac1827]

@@brandonsballistics That’s good to hear, right now (new) mine will fly out of the magwell with 2 or more rounds in the mag, but with 1 or none it doesn’t move. Maybe it will loosen up.

[@brandonsballistics]

Yeah hopefully

[@jefftaylor5926]

Beretta warns about using 73gr ammo like Sellier& Bellot and Fiocchi because there ammo is a little hot and might crack the frame right above the trigger pin, I think Beretta redesigned the 3032's with a thicker slide and frame in the mid 2000's to solve the cracking problem but still warns about using 73gr. ammo, and I have heard that even the new thicker frame and slide 3032's will crack if you shoot a lot of 73gr in them, I have a original thin 3032 and a old colt and Mauser 32 auto that i shoot PPU hollow point and round nose 71gr and PMC 71gr round nose in and have not had any issues. If you want to shoot 73gr ammo get a Kel-tec p32 (they are hard to get because they sell out quickly) I have one of them and I shoot anything and everything in it with no issues!

[@brandonsballistics]

I saw that in the owners manual but I wasn’t for sure if they ment 73 grain self defense rounds (since it mentions that) and that 73 grain bulk range ammo would be ok…. But after typing that, I realize how stupid that sounds since it’s still 73 grain ammo regardless if it’s FMJ or hollow point 🤣. I’ve put 150 rounds of 73 grain FMJ through it already and haven’t had an issue (thankfully). But I’ll switch to a lower grain going forward. I’ll have to try to find that Kel-Tek P38. It sounds fun lol

[@brandonsballistics]

P32* I mean

[@jefftaylor5926]

@@brandonsballistics Kel-tec p32, Yes They are only 9oz loaded and very small, i call the gym shorts guns cuz i carry the p32 when i walk my dogs and am only wearing gym shorts and a tank top! Lol If you get a p32 get a steel guide rod(they come with a plastic one and it works) but i think a steel one is better and they are only 5 bucks, also get the mag pinky extenders( they come in a 2 pack for around 8 bucks) and make the pistol a lot easier to hold on to cuz like i said it's a small gun. Just a heads up if you get one it takes about 50 to 60 rounds to get use the trigger( it's a single action half cocked) it sounds weird but it's the only safety on the gun and it works perfect(i have never had a accidental discharge) and i have carried it for some yrs now but like i said it takes a bit to get use to the trigger but once you do it's good, and for it's size it's decently accurate. As you might have fig out i like the .32 auto caliber ( i have 6 firearms in 32 auto) and i enjoy them very much. Good luck and if you get a p32 i hope you like it as much as i like mine!

[@brandonsballistics]

@@jefftaylor5926 thank you for the great info! Yeah, I tend to have to get extenders on all of my “pocket sized” pistol magazines so I can get a full grip on it. N I’ll definitely check out the P32 sometime in the future. It’s definitely peaked my interest

[@jefftaylor5926]

@@brandonsballistics Your welcome!

[@SavvyCrypto]

Just got mine!

[@brandonsballistics]

Nice! I need to compare this to the Kel-Tec P32. I constantly hear people say it’s better. My guess? I wouldn’t think so. It would be hard to beat Beretta. But it’s something I do plan to check out in the future

[@jessepayne8847]

I just ordered the ghost buster version I had the .25 bobcat version and sold it and have missed it ever since

[@brandonsballistics]

Nice! I haven’t owned the .25 ACP version yet. It’s definitely something on my list of future purchases though!

[@oo7-ro6bu]

These are $600 in my area

[@milesmanges]

I got mine in early 2021 I paid $400

[@brandonsballistics]

Yeah range in price from place to place.

[@josephsimonis959]

I found a good used one for $250 in a swap shop!

[@brandonsballistics]

Hell yeah, that’s a great price for it. I got lucky and got it on sale but not as low as $250. It’s absolutely a buy for $250. It’s actually becoming one of my favorite “mouse guns”. It’s been my EDC firearm ever since the first shots video (either as my primary or as my back up). The more I use it, the more I like it.

[@brandonsballistics]

Btw, just in case you didn’t know, I do a weekly giveaway on my channel on Sundays. Monday-Saturdays videos all have 1 secret “code word” that I randomly say during the video. Write down each “code word” and post all 6 “code words” as a comment on that Saturdays video. As long as your subscribed, liked, commented, and share the all 6 of the videos that week and of course, posted those 6 secret “code words” under Saturdays video, you will be entered into my weekly giveaway’ The winners send me an email to my email address and I send them my phone number. That way I know I’m talking to the actual winner and the winner knows that they are actually talking to me. I ship the primary prizes USPS Priority Shipping so I can give the winners a tracking number to make sure they get their prize(s). There are two types of prizes. First place gets the best prize ($50 gift card (or gets the option to trade for the 2nd or 3rd place prize if they wanted it more), second & third gets Primary higher value prices (usually item(s) around $50-70 value) and 4th through 5th place (I occasionally make 6 winners) get a secondary prize. The first time I have 4th, 5th, and 6th place winners a TacPack Sticker (one was SpongeBob with an AR and Knife, one was a Hotdog with an AR, and one with a T-Rex with a machine gun). The 4th place winner this time (there was only 4 entries this time so everyone won something) got an official TacPack T-Shirt and TacPack Hat. I’m not sponsored by TacPack or anything. But since I buy their monthly boxes and sometimes their Flash Sale boxes, I have a lot of their items that I could giveaway to contest winners. If any of that interests you, make sure to subscribe to my channel (winners HAVE to be subscribed. If they are picked to win but arnt subscribed, I have to pick another random number using a random number generator), like, comment, share, and write down the “secret code word” on each of the 6 videos before Sundays Winner selection (Monday-Saturdays videos all have a secret code word. If I ended up forgetting to include it in the video, check the description and I’ll have it posted there). Then after you get the final 6th “secret code word” off of Saturdays video, leave a comment under Saturdays video that says what all 6 “secret code words” were. By doing that, you will be entered into my giveaway that will be announced on Sunday. Then be sure to watch Sundays Livestream (I’ll upload it to KZbin shortly after I finish the Livestream. That way everyone can watch it later if they wasn’t able to make it to the LiveStream).

[@22jeepmojave75]

Damn good price

[@brandonsballistics]

I thought so too

[@tonyaf0079]

$349?! 😮

[@brandonsballistics]

Yep, it was on sale for $349

[@brandonsballistics]

Btw, just in case you didn’t know, I do a weekly giveaway on my channel on Sundays. Monday-Saturdays videos all have 1 secret “code word” that I randomly say during the video. Write down each “code word” and post all 6 “code words” as a comment on that Saturdays video. As long as your subscribed, liked, commented, and share the all 6 of the videos that week and of course, posted those 6 secret “code words” under Saturdays video, you will be entered into my weekly giveaway’ The winners send me an email to my email address and I send them my phone number. That way I know I’m talking to the actual winner and the winner knows that they are actually talking to me. I ship the primary prizes USPS Priority Shipping so I can give the winners a tracking number to make sure they get their prize(s). There are two types of prizes. First place gets the best prize ($50 gift card (or gets the option to trade for the 2nd or 3rd place prize if they wanted it more), second & third gets Primary higher value prices (usually item(s) around $50-70 value) and 4th through 5th place (I occasionally make 6 winners) get a secondary prize. The first time I have 4th, 5th, and 6th place winners a TacPack Sticker (one was SpongeBob with an AR and Knife, one was a Hotdog with an AR, and one with a T-Rex with a machine gun). The 4th place winner this time (there was only 4 entries this time so everyone won something) got an official TacPack T-Shirt and TacPack Hat. I’m not sponsored by TacPack or anything. But since I buy their monthly boxes and sometimes their Flash Sale boxes, I have a lot of their items that I could giveaway to contest winners. If any of that interests you, make sure to subscribe to my channel (winners HAVE to be subscribed. If they are picked to win but arnt subscribed, I have to pick another random number using a random number generator), like, comment, share, and write down the “secret code word” on each of the 6 videos before Sundays Winner selection (Monday-Saturdays videos all have a secret code word. If I ended up forgetting to include it in the video, check the description and I’ll have it posted there). Then after you get the final 6th “secret code word” off of Saturdays video, leave a comment under Saturdays video that says what all 6 “secret code words” were. By doing that, you will be entered into my giveaway that will be announced on Sunday. Then be sure to watch Sundays Livestream (I’ll upload it to KZbin shortly after I finish the Livestream. That way everyone can watch it later if they wasn’t able to make it to the LiveStream).

[@davidramirez7884]

He shouldn’t have made this video. Is he still looking for the slide stop

[@brandonsballistics]

To eachs own

[@davidramirez7884]

You don’t know anything about Beretta Mouse / Pocket pistols

[@brandonsballistics]

Never claimed to be an expert on it. Which is why I put a video of me unboxing one and showing my FIRST experience

[@freddygray8058]

This guy doesn't know shit.

[@brandonsballistics]

I know Jack shit and no shit but I don’t know just shit. I’m not a huge fan of the shit family, especially holy shit and aww shit. I’m guessing shit is Jack shits father or some other relative

[@davidramirez7884]

Brandon you should stop making videos

[@davidramirez7884]

Seems like you know a lot about SHIT