They are a bit fragile, being prone to frame cracking. My first one (an INOX) suffered a cracked frame after a few hundred rounds. Tip: the Tomcat is not rated for all 32 ACP ammo. Some of it is too hot (Fiocchi!). Beretta replaced the 1st one with a new one. They are fun guns. I tend to baby mine as they’re out of production, I believe.
A Magnum Opus on heavy loads for the .32 ACP < for use in suitably strong, STEEL framed guns> is being submitted soon for The Fouling Shot, but important safety information needs to get out now and not wait for publication!
My advice is to severely limit loads producing over 130 ft.-lbs. to occasional/emergency use only in micro pistols like the Beretta Tomcat for two reasons:
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2) after prolonged firing,
My Beretta Model 3032 INOX Tomcat until recently had digested over 2000 rounds of hot Euro and heavy bullet hand loads before eventually failing.
If you own a Beretta Tomcat, open the tip-up barrel and inspect the frame rail above the trigger pivot hole for cracks, as shown in the photo.
Beretta doesn't “repair or replace” these any more, nor do they warrant them for use with hand loads or ammunition which exceeds 130 ft.-lbs. manufacturer's rating.
Dec 09, 2016 When I bought my Tomcat (for my wife) at Keith's, I expressed concern about the cracked frame history of the guns. Kmsauto net activator windows 10 get office 2016 activator. They put me touch with the regional Beretta representative who sent me a personal note stating how committed Beretta was to making their customers loyal and happy and inviting me to contact him directly if I had any problems. Because of your mention of a recall/fix I started investigating on the internet to find out what he was referring to and found a thread at Gundirectory.Com on the 3032. On reading that thread I found out about the cracked frame problem. I check the YL’s Tomcat. It has the same crack in the frame they mention on that site.
If you choose to use “hot” loads in yours, then you are on “your own nickel.”
I will continue to use my Tomcat as a teaching tool to demonstrate the advantages of the tip-up barrel for women or elderly who have trouble racking the slide, but any shooting will be VERY limited from now on, with more sedate loads than my hand loaded “Buffalo Bore” approximations.
Beretta 3032 Cracked Frame
I still have no reservations firing the heavy .32 ACP loads in STEEL FRAME, standard sized guns such as the Colt M1903, Walther PP, Beretta M1935, CZ27, etc., replacing recoil springs with the heavier Wolff .380 ACP replacements where available.
Beretta Tomcat 32 Cracked Frame
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