.32 ACP
7.65 mm Browning rounds. Left: standard FMJ. Right: military FMJ with nickel coating.
Type	Pistol
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	John Browning
Manufacturer	Fabrique Nationale
Produced	1899
Specifications
Case type	Semi-rimmed, straight
Bullet diameter	.309 in (7.8 mm)
Neck diameter	.336 in (8.5 mm)
Base diameter	.337 in (8.6 mm)
Rim diameter	.358 in (9.1 mm)
Rim thickness	.045 in (1.1 mm)
Case length	.680 in (17.3 mm)
Overall length	.984 in (25.0 mm)
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type	Velocity	Energy
65 gr (4.2 g) JHP	925 ft/s (282 m/s)	123 ft·lbf (167 J)
71 gr (4.6 g) FMJ	900 ft/s (270 m/s)	128 ft·lbf (174 J)
Test barrel length: 4 in Source(s): Federal Cartridge[1]

.32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the .32 Automatic is a pistol cartridge. It is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, initially for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol. It was introduced in 1899 by Fabrique Nationale, and is also known as the 7.65×17mm Browning SR or 7.65 mm Browning.^[2]

History[link]

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 operation as well as a small rim for reliable feeding from a box magazine. The cartridge headspaces on the rim.^[3] The cartridge was a success and was adopted by dozens of countries and countless governmental agencies.

The .32 ACP cartridge was chambered in a variety of popular blowback automatic pistols of the day, including the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless, the Savage Model 1907 Automatic Pistol, and the Browning Model 1910 Automatic Pistol. The .32 ACP was used^[4][5][6] in the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip, and the pistol, a Browning M1910 (serial number 19074), is on display in the Army Museum of Vienna.

Allegedly, Adolf Hitler committed suicide with his personal .32 ACP Walther PPK,^[7] by pressing it against his right temple and pulling the trigger while simultaneously biting down on a cyanide capsule.

Design[link]

The .32 ACP was designed for blowback semi-automatic pistols which lacked a breech locking mechanism. The relatively low power made it a practical blowback round. It is still used today primarily in compact, inexpensive pistols. Cartridges in .32 ACP are also sometimes used in caliber conversion sleeves, also known as supplemental chambers, for providing an alternative pistol caliber carbine function in .30-caliber hunting rifles.

Performance[link]

The .32 ACP is compact and light, but short ranged, having marginal stopping power.^[8] Weapons chambered in it are often valued for their compactness and light weight relative to larger caliber pistols, particularly for concealed carry use. It offers more velocity and energy than the .32 S&W, which was a popular round for pocket defensive revolvers at the time of the .32 ACP's development. Although of lighter bullet weight, the .32 ACP also compares favorably to the .32 S&W Long in performance.

The .32 ACP is quite suitable for varmint hunting, although most handguns chambered for this round have little, if any, type of sights for improving accuracy.

The .32 ACP is one of the most common calibers used in veterinary "humane killers", such as the Greener Humane Killer. The relatively low power is not a concern with a muzzle-contact shot to the skull. As a result the round has been found to be perfectly adequate for the purpose, even where fully grown horses and bulls are concerned.

In Europe, where the round is commonly known as the 7.65 mm Browning, the .32 ACP has always been more widely accepted than it has in America, having a long history of use by civilians as well as military and police agencies.^[2]

Today the cartridge increased in popularity due to modern compact concealed carry pistols chambered for it, such as the Kel-Tec P-32, Beretta Tomcat, Seecamp LWS 32 and North American Arms Guardian .32 This increase in popularity has led many ammunition manufacturers to develop new loads for the cartridge which have better performance.

Synonyms[link]

• 32 Auto (typical designation in America)
• 32 Browning Auto
• 7.65×17mm
• 7.65×17mmSR (SR — Semi-Rimmed)
• 7.65 mm Browning (typical designation in Europe)
• 7.65 walther

Prominent firearms chambered in .32 ACP[link]

• FN M1900
• FN Model 1910 and 1910/22
• Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
• Mauser HSc
• Sauer 38H
• Beretta 81 and 82
• CZ-50
• ČZ vz. 27
• Walther PP
• Walther PPK
• Seecamp LWS 32
• Škorpion vz. 61 Machine pistol
• Kel-Tec P-32
• FÉG 37M Pistol

See also[link]

• .32 NAA
• List of handgun cartridges
• 7 mm caliber for other cartridges of similar diameter (7.0 - 7.99 mm diameter)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Is The .32 Mission Feasible?
• Ballistics By The Inch .32ACP results

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ACP is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:

Organizations[link]

• The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
• ACP Magazines, Australia
• Active Citizen Project
• Alberta Conservative Party, the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
• Alliance for Climate Protection
• American College of Physicians
• American Corporate Partners
• Asociación Cívica de Potosí, Nicaragua
• Associated Collegiate Press
• Association of Chess Professionals
• Association of Chinese Professionals
• Atari Coldfire Project
• Australasian College of Phlebology
• Australian College of Pharmacy
• A Connecticut Party
• Accelerated Care Plus

Science & technology[link]

• Accelerator Coherency Port, feature of ARM Cortex-A9 processor
• Acepromazine, veterinary sedative
• Acyl carrier protein
• Airline Control Program, software operating system
• Albany College of Pharmacy, New York
• AC Propulsion, electric vehicle drive systems company
• Algebra of Communicating Processes
• American College of Physicians
• Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, scientific publication
• Atomic commit protocol, in Distributed transaction management and processing
• Autologous Conditioned Plasma, used for treatment of injuries
• Automatic Cell Planning, in mobile communications
• Average CPU Power, a power consumption metric
• ANSI code page, a term used somewhere for native Windows code pages (although Microsoft accepts that the word ANSI is a misnomer)
• Application Communication Protocol, a vehicle telematics protocol

Other[link]

• Acampe, an orchid genus
• Acetophenone, a chemical compound
• Acid calcium phosphate, an ingredient in baking powder
• Address confidentiality program, a privacy service for crime victims
• Advanced Care Paramedic
• Advanced Certified Paralegal
• Aerospace Cadets of the Philippines
• Airport Core Programme, Hong Kong International Airport
• Alliance for Climate Protection
• Allied Communication Publication, a military protocol specification
• Aluminium Composite Panel, building material
• American Communist Party
• Andrew Comrie-Picard, rally car driver
• Appalachian College of Pharmacy, Virginia
• Application Communication Protocol, a vehicle telematics protocol
• Armenian Communist Party
• Army of Club Penguin
• Array Control Processor
• Associate Computing Professional, see Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals
• Associated Construction Publications
• Audax Club Parisien, in cycling
• Australian Consolidated Press
• Automatic Colt Pistol
• Autoridad del Canal de Panamá or Panama Canal Authority

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"A Leela of Her Own" is the sixteenth episode in the third season of the animated series Futurama and is a homage to A League of Their Own directed by Penny Marshall. It originally aired in North America on April 7, 2002. Bob Uecker provided the voice of himself and Tom Kenny provided the voice of Abner Doubledeal.

Plot[link]

A new pizza restaurant run by Cygnoids has moved in across the street from the Planet Express building. Leela convinces the others that they should go to greet their new neighbors. They find that the Cygnoids have much to learn about Earth customs. Fry tries to help them get adjusted, first by giving them advice on how not to make pizza (such as not using live bees as an ingredient, not crushing rats to make wine, and not letting their relatives live in the pizza oven when not in use) and then by suggesting that they learn how to play blernsball (the 30th century version of baseball as seen in "Fear of a Bot Planet"). The Planet Express staff and the Cygnoids form teams and go to a blernsball diamond in a nearby park. While playing blernsball with the Cygnoids, Leela's lack of depth perception causes her to injure opposing players by beaning them in the head. Gaining notice from Abner Doubledeal, the owner of the New New York Mets, who thinks that having a one-eyed woman repeatedly bean opposing players would be a good novelty act, she becomes the first female player to play professional blernsball. Leela sees herself as a pioneer for women in sports, but Jackie Anderson, a female star for a college blernsball team, tells her that she is an embarrassment who is making it harder for legitimate female athletes to be taken seriously. Leela is on the fast track to becoming the worst blernsball player ever and seeks help from Hank Aaron XXIV, a distant relative of Hank Aaron, who is currently the worst blernsball player of all time.

Leela, not wanting to be the worst blernsball player of all time, is delighted when she throws a strike to Hank Aaron after taking his advice. During the last game of the season, the Cygnoids sell their pizza in the stadium and their franchise is bought by Fishy Joe. With the Mets leading in the bottom of the ninth inning and two out, Leela pleads to be put in the game, explaining that she has been training with Hank Aaron. The manager gives in and Leela pitches to Jackie Anderson, who is making her professional debut. Leela throws two strikes, but on the third pitch Jackie hits a grand slam and wins the game.

Leela walks away, unhappy until Jackie tells her that she really was a role model after all, since she encouraged women to try harder than ever in order to prove that they were not all like her. Meanwhile, at the blernsball museum, Hank Aaron XXIV sadly leaves his post as the worst blernsball player ever (now occupied by Leela), with the head of the original Hank Aaron consoling him by reminding him that he is still the worst football player ever.

Broadcast and reception[link]

In its initial airing, the episode received a Nielsen rating of 3.0/9, placing it 89th among primetime shows for the week of April 1-7, 2002.^[1]

References[link]

External links[link]

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