Editing .32 ACP (section)

==History==
John Browning engineered a number of modern semi-automatic pistol mechanisms and cartridges. As his first pistol cartridge, the .32 ACP needed a straight wall for reliable [[Blowback (firearms)|blowback operation]] as well as a small rim for reliable feeding from a box magazine. The cartridge [[Headspace (firearms)|headspaces]] on the rim.<ref name="wilson">{{cite book |last= Wilson|first=R.K. |year=1990 |orig-year=1943 |title=Textbook of Automatic Pistols |url= |location=Plantersville, SC |publisher=Small Arms Technical Publishing Company |page=254 |isbn=9780935632897}}</ref> The cartridge was a success and was adopted by dozens of countries and many governmental agencies.

When the .32 ACP cartridge was introduced, it was immediately popular and was available in several blowback automatic pistols of the day, including the [[Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]], the [[Savage Model 1907]] automatic pistol, the [[Ruby pistol]] and the [[FN Model 1910|Browning Model 1910]] automatic pistol. Gun popularity rose after firearms expert [[Geoffrey Boothroyd]], of the UK, informed author [[Ian Fleming]], his countryman, that [[James Bond]]'s [[Sidearm (weapon)|sidearm]] should be a [[Walther PPK]] chambered in .32 ACP. A significant factor in recommending this round was its availability throughout the world in the 1950s.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Ian Fleming |date=March 19, 1962 |title=The Guns Of James Bond |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1073622/index/index.htm |url-status=dead |magazine=Sports Illustrated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022218/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1073622/index/index.htm |archive-date=2013-10-05 |access-date=2013-10-03}}</ref>

Between 1899 and 1909, [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal|Fabrique Nationale]] produced 500,000 guns chambered for .32 ACP.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Shooter's Bible Guide to Cartridges |publisher=Skyhorse |year=2011 |isbn=9781616082222 |editor-last=Woodard |editor-first=Todd}}</ref> [[Heckler & Koch]] produced the [[Heckler & Koch HK4|HK 4]], their first handgun, in 1967. 12,000 HK 4 pistols were produced in .32 ACP for the German police and other government agencies. Several long guns have been chambered in .32 ACP, from the Tirmax and Dreyse carbines to the [[AR-15]]-style [[Armi Jager]] AP-74.

Modern so called "[[Pocket pistol|pocket pistols]]" are commonly chambered in .32 ACP such as the [[KelTec P32]].