Kel-tec P 32 Instructions Manual

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K EL-T E C  C NC  IN DUSTR IE S  IN C.
PO  B O X 2 36009
 K EL-T E C  P -3 2 P IS TO L
     C O CO A  F L  3 2926
   3 21-6 31-0 068
S A FE TY,  IN STR U CTIO N,
 A ND P A RTS  M ANUA L 
						

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                K EL-T E C  P -3 2 P IS TO L
SA FE TY,  IN STR U CTIO N,  &  P A RTS  M ANUA L
                                        S TA TE M EN T O F L IA BIL IT YThis  p is to l  m ay b e c la ssif ie d a s a  d angero us w eapon a nd is  s u rre ndere d by K EL-T E C  C NC IN DUSTR IE S IN C.  w it h  th e u nders ta ndin g th at th e purc h ase r a ssu m es a ll  lia bilit y  r e su lt in g fr o m  u nsa fe  h andlin g o r a nya ctio n th at c o nstit u te s a  v io la tio n o f a ny a ppli c a ble  la w s o r r e gula tio ns.   F ir e arm s c a n c a use  s e rio us in ju ry  a nd d eath .   S afe ty  m ust b e th e p rim e co nsid era tio n o f a nyo ne w ho h andle s fir e arm s.   A lw ays tr e at a  fir e arm  a s th ough it  w ere  lo aded.    A lw ays k e ep th e m uzzle  p oin te d in  a  s a fe  dir e ctio n.
In  o w nin g a  fir e arm , y o u a re  r e sp onsib le  fo r th e fir e arm ss  s a fe ty  a ndse cu rit y .   A lw ays s e cu re  fir e arm s fr o m  c h ild re n.
                                    R EA D T H ESE IN STR U C TIO NS,                                      A ND W ARN IN G S C AREFU LLY ,                                      B E S U RE Y O U U NDER STA ND                           T H ESE IN STR U CTIO NS A ND W ARNIN G S                                    B EFO RE U SIN G  T H IS  F IR EA RM .
This  S AFE TY, IN STR U C TIO N, &  P A R TS  M AN UAL s h ould  a lw ays a cco m pany th is  fir e arm  a nd b e tr a nsfe rre d w it h  it  u pon c h ange o f o w ners h ip  o r w hen th e a rm  is  lo aned o r p re se nte d to  a noth er p ers o n.   A  c o py o f th e S AFE TY, IN STR U CTIO N, &  P A R TS  M AN UAL is  a va ila bleF R EE u pon r e quest. 
						

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SA FE TY  IN STR U C TIO NS A ND W ARNIN G SREA D A ND C AR EFU LLY  F O LLO W  T H ESE W ARN IN G SAND IN STR U CTIO NS.
These  w arn in gs a nd in str u ctio ns a re  p ro vid ed to  a ssu re  th e s a fe  fu nctio nin g o f th e h and gun.   F ailu re  to  h eed th em  m ay r e su lt  in  im pro p er fu nctio nin g a nd  s e rio us in ju ry .
K EL-T E C  fir e arm s a re  d esig ne d to  fu n ctio n r e lia bly  w it h  p ro per c a re  a n d k n ow le dg eable  u se .   D o n ot u se  y o ur fir e arm  u nle ss y o u fu lly  u nd ers ta n d th ese  in str u ctio ns, a n d th e s a fe  o pera tio n o f y o ur fir e arm .
Only  s a fe  g un-h a ndlin g  h a bit s  w ill  e nsu re  th e s a fe  u se  o f y o ur fir e arm .   T his  is  y o ur r e sp o nsib liit y .   A ccid ents  a re  th e  r e su lt  o f v io la tin g th e  r u le s o f  s a fe  gun h an dlin g a nd c o m m on s e nse .
B efo re  h and lin g a ny fir e a rm , u nd ers ta nd it s  o pera tio n.A lw ays tr e at e ve ry  g un a s if  it  w ere  lo ad ed.N eve r a cce p t o r p ic k -u p a  fir e arm  w it h out c h e ck in g th e m agazin e, a n d th e c h am ber to  a ssu re  th e w eapon is  e m pty .   D o n ot tr u st th e e xtr a cto r to  c le ar th e c h am be r, lo o k a n d fe el.
A lw ays m ake  s u re  th e m uzzle  is  p oin te d in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n a t a ll  tim es.N eve r p oin t a  fir e arm  a t a nyo ne  o r a nyth in g y o u d o n ot in te nd to  s h o ot.
M ake  s u re  y o u r  a u die nce  is  a lw ays 5  o r m ore  fe et in  b ack  o f y o u, n ot n ext  to  y o u w hen fir in g.
K ee p y o ur fir e arm  u nlo aded  w hen n ot in  u se .N eve r k e ep a  lo a ded fir e arm  in  th e  h o m e, c a r, b oat, o r R V.N eve r s to re  a  fir e arm  w it h  a  c a rtr id ge  in  th e  c h am ber.N eve r s to re  fir e a rm s a nd a m munit io n to g eth e r, k e e p th em  lo cke d u p  a nd  aw ay fr o m  c h ild re n.
N eve r to uch  th e tr ig ger w hen w ork in g th e s lid e.N eve r a lt e r a ny c o m pone nts  o f y o ur fir e arm .
Alw ays u se  o nly  c le a n, d ry  o rig in al  fa cto ry  a m munit io n.N eve r ta ke  m edic a tio ns, d ru gs, o r a lc o h ol  w hen h andlin g fir e arm s.N eve r lo ad o r u nlo ad a  fir e a rm  w it h ou t a ssu rin g th e m uzzle  is  p o in te d  in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n.N eve r lo ad a  fir e arm  e xce pt im media te ly  b e fo re  s h ootin g .
S A FE  G UN H ANDLIN G  IS  Y O UR R ESPO NSIB IL IT Y 
						

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SA FE TY  IN STR U CTIO NS A ND W ARNIN G S
AM MUNIT IO N: T he P -3 2 P is to l  is  d esig ned a nd  c h am bere d  fo r th e .3 2 A uto  ca rtr id g e.  D o n ot u se  a ny o th er a m muntio n.   T he P -3 2 w ill  a cce pt + P  am muntio n, h ow eve r n ot w it h  c o ntin u ou s u se .
O nly  u se  c o m merc ia lly  m anu fa ctu re d a m mun it io n, c le an, d ry , a nd in  g oo d co ndit io n .   N eve r u se  n on sta n dard , r e lo aded o r d am aged c a rtr id ges.
N eve r u se  a m munit io n w here  th e p re ssu re  le ve ls  e xce e d in du str y  s ta nd ard s. K EL-T E C  p is to ls  a re  m anu fa ctu re d  fr o m  h ig h q ualit y  m ate ria ls .   T hey w ill p ro vid e e xte nde d s e rv ic e  lif e .   H ow eve r, a ll  w arra ntie s, e xp re sse d  o r im plie d ,are  v o id e d a n d K EL-T E C  w ill  n ot b e lia ble  fo r p ro p erty  d am age o r p ers o na l in ju ry  a n d c o nse quen tia l  d a m ages, if  fa u lt y  a m mun it io n is  u se d in  K EL-T E C  ce nte r fir e  p is to ls .
N eve r d is ch arg e a  fir e arm  w it h out p ro per s h oo tin g g la sse s a nd h earin g  pro te ctio n.
N eve r s h oo t a t a ny w ate r s u rfa ce  o r a ny s u rfa ce  w he re  a  r ic o ch et c a n o ccu r.
N eve r s h oo t u ntil  y o u a re  s u re  o f y o ur b ack sto p  a nd  w hat lie s b eyo nd  it .
I f th e  g u n d oes n ot d is ch arg e a fte r p ullin g th e tr ig ge r, d o n ot c h an ge it s  d ir e ctio n  fo r a t le ast 3 0 s e co nds, th e r o u nd c o uld  b e  a   h ang fir e .  If th e g un so und s d if fe re nt o r d o es n ot o pera te , u n lo a d a n d m ake  s u re  th e b arre l  is  cle ar b efo re  c o ntin u ed fir in g.
D o n o t a llo w  a  fir e arm  to  b e u se d b y in div id ua ls  w ho d o n ot u nd ers ta nd  it s  sa fe  o pera tio n a nd th e r u le s o f s a fe  g un-h a ndlin g .
B e s u re  a ll  a cce sso rie s, s u ch  a s h ols te rs  a nd  g rip s a re  c o m patib le  w it h  th e fir e a rm  a nd th at th e  a cce sso rie s d o n ot in te rfe re  w it h  s a fe  o pera tio n .
W hen tr a nsp ortin g y o ur fir e arm , b e s u re  y o ur fir e a rm  is  u nlo aded a nd  th at th e a ctio n is  o pe n.
If y o u  d o n ot u nders ta n d h ow  to  o pera te  a ny o f o ur p ro du cts  o r h ave  a ny q uestio ns a bout th eir  s a fe  h andlin g, p le ase  w rit e  u s.
A lw ays b e a w are  o f o th er p eop le  s o  th at th ey c a nn ot a ccid enta lly  w alk  in to  th e lin e o f fir e .  W he n fir in g o n a  ta rg e t r a n ge, b e  a le rt a n d fo llo w  th e r a ng e o ffic e rs  c o m mands.   N eve r c ro ss o bsta cle s s u ch  a s fe nce s o r s tr e am s w it h  a  lo a ded fir e a rm . 
						

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IN TR O DUCTIO N
The P -3 2 is  a  s e m i- a uto m atic , lo cke d b re ech  p is to l,  c h am bere d fo r th e  .3 2 A uto  ca rtr id g e.
T he fir in g m ech an is m  is  d o uble  a ctio n o nly .   T he  m agazin e h as a  7  r o u nd c a pacit y .   T he K EL-T E C  P -3 2  is  th e lig h te st .3 2  A uto  p is to l  e ve r m ade.   T ha nks to  it s  lo ck in g d yn am ic s a nd s u pe rio r e rg onom etr y , p e rc e iv e d r e co il  a nd p ra ctic a l  a ccu ra cy a re  co m pa ra ble  to  m uch  la rg e r g uns.
T he P -3 2 is  m ain ly  in te nde d fo r p la in clo th e s p o lic e  o ffic e rs  a s a  s e co ndary  w eap on ,or fo r c o nce ale d c a rr y  b y a rm ed c it iz e ns.  T he s m all  g rip  s iz e  a nd lig ht tr ig ge r p ull   m ake th e P -3 2  id eal  fo r fe m ale  s h oote rs .
F ro m  th e v e ry  b egin nin g o f th e d esig n a nd d eve lo pm en t, c o m pute rs  h ave  b e en  u se d  exclu siv e ly .   A ll  m ach in ed  c o m ponen ts  a re  a ls o  m ade o n m ode rn  h ig h  s p e ed co m pu te riz e d  e q uip m ent.   E qually  a dva nce d q ua lit y  c o ntr o l  e quip m en t a nd  t e st p ro ce dure s e nsu re  a  fir e arm  w it h  u nco m pro m is in g q u alit y  in  m ate ria ls  a nd  w ork m ansh ip .
C O NSTR U CTIO N
The P -3 2 h as s ix  m ain  c o m po nent g ro up s:  b arre l,  s lid e, fir in g m ech anis m , g rip , a nd m ag azin e.
T he b arre l  is  m ad e o f S AE 4 140 o rd na nce  s te e l,  h eat tr e ate d to  4 8 H RC.
The s lid e is  a ls o  4 140 s te el,  a nd c o nta in s th e fir in g p in  a nd th e e xtr a cto r.
T he r e cta ngula r fr a m e is  m ach in ed fr o m  s o lid  7 075 -T 6 a lu m in u m  a nd h ouse s t h e  fir in g m ech anis m .
The tr ig ge r c o nnects  v ia  a  tr a nsfe r b ar to  th e h am m er.   T he h am m er is  d riv e n  b y a  nove l  fr e e flo atin g e xte nsio n s p rin g .   T he lig h t w eig ht fir in g  p in  tr a nsm it s  th e  e ne rg y o f th e h am m er to  ig nit e  th e p rim er.   A fte r fir in g, th e h am mer b lo ck  h old s th e  h am mer a w ay fr o m  th e fir in g p in , p ro vid in g a  m ech anic a l  s a fe ty .   T he fu nctio nin g o f t h e  m ech a nis m  g re atly  s u rp asse s a ll  a pplic a ble  S AAM I s a fe ty  s ta nd ard s.
T he g rip  is  m ade  o f th e  u lt r a  h ig h im pact p oly m er D upon t S T-8 018 .   T he g rip  a ls o  fo rm s th e m ag azin e w ell  a n d th e tr ig ger g uard .
T he P -3 2 is  n orm ally  s u pplie d w it h  a  7  r o und s in gle  c o lu m n s te el  m agazin e. 
						

							IN TEG RA L F R O NT A N D  R EA R S IG H TS
EJE C TIO N P O RT
B A RREL(M UZZLE  E N D )
GRIP
T R IG G ER
T R IG G ER  G U ARD
M AG AZIN E C A TC H
M AG AZIN E
ASSEM BLY  P INS LID EREC O IL  S P R IN GGU ID E
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							Functio nin gW hen th e P -3 2s  tr ig ge r is  p ulle d , th e tr ig ger a xis  is  r o ta te d fo rw ard  to ge th er w it h  th e tr ig g er b ar w hic h  e ng ages th e h a m mer a nd  t h e n th e h am mer b lo ck .    A fte r a bo ut 8 5 d egre es r o ta tio n , th e tr ig ger b a r d is e n gages,  h old in g  t h e  h am mer b lo ck  fo rw ard  o f  th eh am m er, w hic h  th en r o ta te s fo rw ard  to  s tr ik e  th e fir in g p in .
T he ig n it e d p ow der g as d riv e s th e b u lle t fo rw ard  th ro u gh th e  b arre l  a nd  s im ult a n eo usly  d riv e s th e s lid e a nd b arr e l  b ack w ard s.   A fte r a b out 1 /4  ( 6  m m ) th e b arre l  is  u n lo cke d  by th e a sse m bly  p in  a nd r e le ase s th e s lid e to  tr a ve l  b a ck  e xtr a ctin g  t h e  c a se .   O n it s  w ay b a ck , th e s lid e  is  g ra dually  s lo w ed d ow n b y th e r e co il  s p rin g s.
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Clo se  to  th e r e a r p osit io n, th e e m pty  c a se  h it s  th e  e je cto r, a nd  is  t h ro w n o ut o f th e g u n.   T he r e co il  s p rin gs d riv e  th e s lid e fo rw ard  a ga in .   T he to p  c a rtr id ge  in  th e m ag azin e is  p ic ke d u p b y th e b re ech  fa ce  a nd p ush ed in to  th e b a rr e l.    C lo se  to  b a tt e ry  th e b arre l  is  ca m med u p,  p o sit iv e ly  lo ck in g in to  th e s lid e.
D urin g th e r e a r r e co il  m otio n, th e h am mer is  d is e n gag ed  a nd fo ll o w s t h e s lid e  a ctin g  lik e  a n e xtr a  r e co il  s p rin g.   A s th e s lid e m ove s fo rw ard ,  th e  h am mer r o ta te s w it h  it   u n til t h e h am mer b lo ck  r e e ngages th e h am mer h old in g  it  a w ay fr o m  t h e  fir in g  p in .   W hen  th e tr ig ger is  r e le ase d th e tr ig ger b ar m ove s b ack w ard s a nd b e hin d th e h am mer c a tc h .   T he P -3 2 is  th en r e ad y fo r th e n ext s h ot. 
						

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IN STR U CTIO N F O R U SELoad in gTo  lo a d, fill  th e m agazin e b y p re ssin g a  c a rtr id ge  d ow nw ard  o n th e fo rw ard  p ortio n o f th e m agazin e fo llo w er ( o r d ow nw ard  o n  th e c a se  o f t h e  p re vio usly  lo ad ed c a rtr id ge ) a nd s lid in g th e c a rtr id ge  fu lly  u nde r th e lip s o f t h e  m aga zin e  u ntil  th e c a rtr id ge  is  a ll t h e w ay b ack  in  th e m agazin e.
R epeat th e s te ps a bove  fo r th e n u m be r o f c a rtr id ges y o u  w is h  to  lo a d, u p to  th e m aga zin e  c a p acit y .   D o n ot a tte m pt to  lo ad y o u r m agazin e w it h  m ore  th an th e  s p ecif ie d n u m be r o f r o un ds b eca use  d oin g s o  c a n c a use  a  fe ed in g  m alf u nctio n .
A s th e .3 2 A C P is  s e m i- r im m ed, ta ke  s p e cia l  c a re  n o t t o  p u sh  th e r im  b eh in d  t h e  pre vio us r o u nd o r tilt  d ow n th e fr o nt o f th e  c a rtr id ge.   A  fir m  t a p o n  t h e  b ack  o f t h e m agazin e to  a lig n th e  r o unds is  a  g ood h abit  w it h  a ny m ag azin e.
H old  th e p is to l  in  o ne h an d w it h  th e m uzzle  p oin tin g in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n a n d w it h  y o ur fin ge r o ff th e tr ig ger a nd o uts id e th e tr ig ger g ua rd .    In se rt th e lo a de d m aga zin e  in to  th e grip  u ntil  it  is  lo cke d in  p la ce .   C heck  to  a ss u re  m ag azin e is  s e cu re .   P ull  th e s lid e b a cka nd r e le ase .   T his  s tr ip s a  r o und fr o m  th e  m aga zin e  a nd  s e ats  it  in  th e b a rre l  c h a m ber.   A t a ll  tim es k e ep y o ur h ands a w ay fr o m  th e m uzzle .   
If y o u  w is h  to  r e sto re  th e m agazin e in  y o ur p is to l  to  f u ll  c a pa cit y , p re ss th e m ag azin eca tc h  a nd r e m ove  th e m ag azin e to  lo ad th e m is sin g r o un d.    N ev er lo ad  r o un ds d ir e ctly  in to  t h e c h am ber.  R em em ber to  k e ep  y o u r p is to l  p o in te d  in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n  unde r a ll  c o ndit io ns a nd a lw ays k e ep y o ur fin g er o ff t h e  t r ig g er a nd  o uts id e th e tr ig ger g uard .