Thoughts on a Seacamp 32

jollymon · Dec 13, 2020

Never handled one till today and I've only ever seen one in a gun shop before .
I knew that at one time you had to get on a waiting list and drop some deposit and wait , I understand that has changed now from what I saw on there website . So I was offered one with 2 50 rd. boxes of Winchester silver tip HP.
pocket holster and 2 extra magazines , It's not been shot and the price is well below what they have for MSRP on the website , I have a couple of Ruger LCP's for pocket guns , I doubt that I would use it and it does seem well made . Anybody have one or had one and what did you think of it

Blaster229 · Dec 13, 2020

I think it's SEECAMP?

I'd love one. I think they're cool.

jollymon · Dec 13, 2020

Blaster229 said:
I think it's SEECAMP?

I'd love one. I think they're cool.

You are correct , it's actually L.W Seecamp, It is a finely made gun

Rambler · Dec 13, 2020

Yes, Seecamp is correct. Back when I got one, it was an order and wait situation. When you finally got it, it was worth at least double due to market pricing. They are really good pocket pistols. Basically, there are no sights; it is for instinct/point shooting. For many years it was nearly the only deep cover pistol that is actually reliable. Silvertips were the only factory recommended ammo in the early days. You can check with the company as to when this one was made and what to use. If it is below market price, this is a no brainer.

august1410 · Dec 13, 2020

Rambler said:
Yes, Seecamp is correct. Back when I got one, it was an order and wait situation. When you finally got it, it was worth at least double due to market pricing. They are really good pocket pistols. Basically, there are no sights; it is for instinct/point shooting. For many years it was nearly the only deep cover pistol that is actually reliable. Silvertips were the only factory recommended ammo in the early days. You can check with the company as to when this one was made and what to use. If it is below market price, this is a no brainer.

We have a new one at our shop. There is a slip of paper in the box that states only hollowpoints are recommended, but it does not specify brand, etc. It's a remarkably well made little pistol.

Blaster229 · Dec 13, 2020

august1410 said:
We have a new one at our shop. There is a slip of paper in the box that states only hollowpoints are recommended, but it does not specify brand, etc. It's a remarkably well made little pistol.

What are you guys asking for it?

John from MD · Dec 13, 2020

I used to carry one as a back up gun years before the P3AT came around. It really is a belly gun as it had no sights. Mine ran religiously using a diet of Winchester .32 Silvertips. They do have a heavy recoil spring and a heavy trigger spring. The gun was machined really well and hit a torso target at 7 feet which is about as far as I would use it. I sold it when the P3AT came out and it is still with me.

august1410 · Dec 13, 2020

Blaster229 said:
What are you guys asking for it?

If I recall, 579.

StantonCree · Dec 13, 2020

I’m with Mike if you pass I’d like the info. It was on my short list, back on my long list but a great little gun. I won’t do shit with it but having shot them they are kinda cool.

ohen cepel · Dec 13, 2020

Great, little gun. Back in the day they cost more than they do now and you had to wait to pay your $$ for one.

They have moved when the original owner passed away, so are a tiny bit different from the original now.

They can run on FMJ but Seecamp made the mag HP length to address the rim lock issue of the .32. Sort of inverse of how Kel Tec went at it (neither are wrong)

Excellent pistol, very well made and a classic. Is a bit heavy compared to polymer options now though.

If you like it, buy it.

Cochise · Dec 13, 2020

I have one, have had it for years (no HQL so at least that many years, pretty sure I bought it at Gilbert Guns when they were on Rockville Pike...) Mine is flat out reliable with Winchester silvertips or Hornady hollow points. I don't think fmj will fit in the mags. As has been said no sights just point and shoot, the manual says no sights so as not to have anybody believing in a capability that does not exist....

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Dec 13, 2020

My brother had a Seecamp .32...its paperwork specified only Winchester Silvertips to be used. But that was over twenty-five years ago when it was one of the only pistols in its size class. Things have changed...more competition since and manufacturing specs and ammunition choices have expanded. It may be ok to shoot something other than Silvertips now.

Jake4U · Dec 13, 2020

When I need to carry and absolutely cannot print, my Seecamp is the goto edc. With one of these it disappears under a tucked in shirt.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9ZWRFJ/ref=cm_sw_r_u_apa_fabc_6UQ1FbJ2187HS!~OMSelectionMarkerStart~!!~OMSelectionMarkerEnd~

John from MD · Dec 13, 2020

TheOriginalMexicanBob said:
My brother had a Seecamp .32...its paperwork specified only Winchester Silvertips to be used. But that was over twenty-five years ago when it was one of the only pistols in its size class. Things have changed...more competition since and manufacturing specs and ammunition choices have expanded. It may be ok to shoot something other than Silvertips now.

Yep, they specified only Winchester silvertips. Come to think of it, I think I bought mine in 1985 or '86. It was relatively new in that caliber then. I got it to replace the Colt 1908 I had been using as a pocket gun. The thing that sold me was the double action just grab and shoot. I think I sold a nice Winchester model 12 and a model 70 in 30-06 to get the money to buy it.

John from MD · Dec 13, 2020

Jake4U said:
When I need to carry and absolutely cannot print, my Seecamp is the goto edc. With one of these it disappears under a tucked in shirt.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9ZWRFJ/ref=cm_sw_r_u_apa_fabc_6UQ1FbJ2187HS!~OMSelectionMarkerStart~!!~OMSelectionMarkerEnd~

They do but a P3AT does so in a lighter package and with more punch.

johnkn · Dec 13, 2020

I too have a NIB Seecamp 32 from the 80s, fine little gun. For a micro CCW gun I prefer the larger 380 in the LCP2. Good luck...

jollymon · Dec 13, 2020

From what I saw as to how well it was made and the deal I was offered and your recommendations I'll have to add it to the collection of Safe Queens that sit's in darkness

Mike OTDP · Dec 13, 2020

Buy it! Mine routinely rides in my left front pocket. The Seecamp conceals like a .25, hits like a .32.

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Dec 13, 2020

Mike OTDP said:
Buy it! Mine routinely rides in my left front pocket. The Seecamp conceals like a .25, hits like a .32.

"Delivery like a brick through plate glass." Major Boothroyd

Biggfoot44 · Dec 13, 2020

I have the slightly improved , near clone - The NAA Guardian ( specifically in .32acp).

Think basic layout of Seecamp , Except - Frame stretched just enough for fmj . Vestigal sights instead of no sights . Back in the era was good quality materials and workmanship at affordable price point .

The key characteristic ( and likewise the OG Seecamp ) is these are TINY . Great for unobtrusive deep concealment. Not so good for people with XXL hands to barely have a one finger grip .

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