Rick Mason
Sharpshooter
History of 32 ACP Ammo
Great overview of the 32 ACP and its place in both firearms history and world history.
As a note, let me mention one part...
On September 6, 1901, William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot twice, point blank, in the abdomen by an anarchist from New York named Leon Czolgsz. Czolgsz was carrying a .32 Iver Johnson revolver, which he concealed with a handkerchief as he pretended to shake the President’s hand. Eight days later, McKinley died of gangrene from the bullet wounds.
This is why even the small derringers and other belly guns were so feared back in those days. It wasn't their "knock down power" or the "one shot kills" of the little guns/calibers that scared people. It was the almost sure death from gangrene that would follow any close up shot into the abdomen.
BTW, this link leads to the ammo dot com website where they are selling ammo. I have nothing to do with the site or the company. I just enjoyed the article and thought you would also.
Great overview of the 32 ACP and its place in both firearms history and world history.
As a note, let me mention one part...
On September 6, 1901, William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot twice, point blank, in the abdomen by an anarchist from New York named Leon Czolgsz. Czolgsz was carrying a .32 Iver Johnson revolver, which he concealed with a handkerchief as he pretended to shake the President’s hand. Eight days later, McKinley died of gangrene from the bullet wounds.
This is why even the small derringers and other belly guns were so feared back in those days. It wasn't their "knock down power" or the "one shot kills" of the little guns/calibers that scared people. It was the almost sure death from gangrene that would follow any close up shot into the abdomen.
BTW, this link leads to the ammo dot com website where they are selling ammo. I have nothing to do with the site or the company. I just enjoyed the article and thought you would also.
