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I found an old version, seems a Pardini MP .32, something like 10 or more years old for few bucks: 1/5 price Pardini HP New.

Is there some issues with this old version?
Are spare parts mostly interchangeable with lastest version?
Is a problem mayor maintenance, like magazine, or slide?
Finally is worth the price for competing quite seriously?

Thank you,
best regards,
LukeP.

Attached a pics, i think the pistol is like this, pardini MP.
From what is different from the following version, pardini HP, is only exterior differences?

Those "go faster" racing stripes on the newer HP models are actually reinforcing strips to help prevent a frame-cracking problem that happened with some MP's. My understanding was that this tended to occur with shooters who primarily used hotter factory-loaded ammunition. This was particularly the case in certain countries where the reloading of ammunition was illegal and ISSF shooters (often State-supported) used nothing but factory ammo.
Personally I would fully inspect the pistol before purchase. Do a field-strip and closely inspect the frame (especially around the mag-well) for any sign of hair-line cracks or fractures. Consider using a magnifying glass or loupe. If you can identify any cracks, stay away.
If it all checks-out OK and you do decide to purchase, use only low-powered hand-loads. I know someone who has owned an MP for years who loads 1.3 grains of WST with a 100 grain WC projectile and he has never had an issue with cracks.

You might want to confirm this with Larry Carter (if you're in the States), but I believe virtually no critical parts are interchangeable between the one you're looking at and what's available today. I owned an MP several years ago and sold it when I found the trigger would not hold its settings. After 2 or 3 matches it would let off well under 1Kg

Since I would not handload for a .32 S&W WC, what factory ammo would be considered as similar soft / mild for a problematic pistol such as the Pardini-Fiocchi MP ?

Many thanks,
Alexander

Fiocchi ammo has always worked well in the Pardini's I have the same mode and have been lucky not having it crack. Parts are still available, but the barrel has a different shape than the new one. The internals are still available-except the bolt.