I'm not a Seecamp owner, but I've fired at least 5 of them and sold several at a store I managed; I notice you're not getting a lot of responses so I thought I'd chime in.
Back when these things first came out, they had a serious following - everybody wanted the .32 that was the same size as Seecamp's (smallish) .25. The average buyer seemed to be a 45-ish businessman with more extra cash than the average fellow (the Seecamps were not cheap in days of yore), and they were willing to wait the time it took to get the gun made and delivered. (Seecamp was booked up for what seemed like years, so the buyers had to wait while the gun was made and delivered to the wholesaler who had put the order in early.) The Seecamp .32 owners didn't shoot them much (Silvertip .32s ain't cheap or all that easy to find, and the guns don't have sights - which makes range shooting feel sort of silly after a while). They carried the things religiously, and I don't know of anyone ever firing one in self-defense.
The guns were very well made. And cute. And they had a big "neat-o" factor (which I think is significantly diminished by the presence of Guardians, P32s, etc., in today's market). The "neat-o" factor seemed to be a lot of what the buyer got out of his Seecamp - they were frequently written up in the gun rags, and when you brought one out (or when I had one in the case at the store), you were going to attract a lot of attention and oohs and aahs.
As I said, I've fired a number of them. They always work. They have good triggers. They are accurate at self-defense ranges - allowing for the fact that they have no sights. They don't kick much, and they are pretty all-around pleasant. (I can't tell you anything about difference between pre- and post-CNC machining, which makes me suspect that the ones I've seen are all pre-CNC.)
This is all what you should expect from a pocket pistol that cost $650 new fifteen years ago (I know, retail was half that, but who ever got one from a wholesaler for anything approaching 150% of retail?). Nowadays, I daresay you could get one for a lot less - and what does that tell you about demand?
Is it worth it? Well, your call.
If you're into it, get it. A Seecamp will work fine. I think the "neat-o" factor is gone, except with the older crowd (at 35, don't think I don't know I'm getting there). Not to be mean, but it always sort of seems pathetic and breaks my heart when an older friend hauls out his
Seecamp like it was some exotic treasure and offers to let me fire it. (And what would Freud think of
that sentence! \
) I mean: Big deal; let's see the STI LS40. But the Seecamps are well-made, like a prewar Belgian .32 (which would at least be able to fire less-expensive ammo).
If you want it for serious use: It will work fine, and the super-short .32 is probably better than a .25. It's still
marginal at best. But for self-defense, wouldn't you do better spending the money on a Unobtainium S&W .38/.357? It's a little bulkier, but it would weigh about the same (maybe a little less - can't remember) and would give you a lot better odds.
