Beretta 3032 Tomcat Inox .32 ACP
Model: J320500
Beretta 3032 Tomcat Inox .32 ACP
Model: J320500
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About This Firearm
The Beretta 3032 Tomcat Inox is a seven-shot DA/SA .32 ACP built for pocket carry. Beretta still makes it. Its two-position safety locks the slide as well as stopping the pistol from firing, so the gun cannot be cycled while the safety is set.
The barrel tips up to load, which puts a cartridge in the chamber without the slide being pulled at all. The slide and barrel are stainless steel and the aluminum frame is anodized to match them. The grips are polymer, the sights are fixed and nothing on the pistol mounts an optic.
If you're cross-shopping, the Beretta 3032 Tomcat FDE has an MSRP of $649 and the same seven rounds at the same 14.5 oz, but its barrel is threaded 1/2x28 and runs 2.9 inches, which makes that pistol 0.5 inch longer and 0.15 inch wider. The Beretta 30X Tomcat holds eight rounds and will mount a red dot on a plate in its rear sight dovetail. At 4.92 inches long and 1.1 inches across, this is the most compact of the three.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Stainless on the slide and barrel means no finish to wear through at the muzzle or along the rails.
- The frame is aluminum alloy under the matching finish, so the weight sits in the slide and the gun hangs low in a pocket.
- The bore scrubs from the chamber end with the barrel tipped up, so there is no rod drawn across the crown.
- The sights are small and fixed, so where the pistol hits was decided at the factory.
- There is no optic mounting of any kind, where the Beretta 30X Tomcat takes a dot on a dovetail plate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Inox mean here?
It is Beretta's name for the stainless version. The slide and barrel are stainless steel and the aluminum frame is anodized to a matching tone.
How does the tip-up barrel work?
A latch on the frame lets the barrel pivot up at the breech. A cartridge drops straight into the chamber and the barrel closes onto it.
How many rounds does it hold loaded?
Seven in the magazine and one more in the chamber. Because the barrel tips up, that chambered round goes in without cycling the slide.
