PSA-25 pistol?

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Hi everyone and Merry Christmas!

I've been on the hunt for a .25 automatic pistol for some time, and I've come across this:

http://www.precisionsmallarms.com/

Apparently, this is a small firm currently making a reproduction of the Baby Browning pistol. After some research, most have good things to say about them. They start at about $599-$699 for the basic model, and go up from there.

I haven't been able to find much feedback on this company or this pistol, only a few brief videos and a couple short reviews. I'm surprised there isn't more out there on it as it appears to be pretty interesting.

Does anyone out there have any more information on these guns? Any personal trigger time with them? I know many don't like the .25 ACP cartridge but this isn't about that, I am really intrigued by the design of this pistol and the Baby Browning in general and would like to own one. I'm just not sure about this outfit due to the lack of info I have about them.

If anyone knows more, please share!

Have a Merry Christmas and a happy new year! t8008.gif
 
600 - 700 should buy a nice baby browning. If you are wanting it because of the neat factor why not get the orginal
 
If you're buying it for the neat factor fine. If you're buying it to carry I think the Beretta or Taurus is a better idea.
 
In a gun mag I read years ago Paul Hantke gave it a good review.

...600 bucks?

Curiously Hans-Ulrich Rudel carried a 25 auto on missions.
 
They're very well built but a bit too pricey for my budget. I picked up this mint Lightweight Baby Browning, along with the original box and manual, for around $400 just a few years ago.
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Save money buy the browning or buy a Bauer . I bought my Bauer 1980 and I still shoot it and even carry now and then . That way to much money for a many time copied 25 auto.
 
Seecamp was recently sold to Whalley Precision who is talking about producing the Seecamp in 25 ACP again.
 
PSA = Baby Browning, PSA is making the small Baby Browning under license from Browning/FN. It is a Baby Browning in every thing but name. You can even buy a Renaissance Model for 4000$ or a Imperial Model for 6500$
 
Oh cool!

I looked on Gun Broker and saw that the Baby Brownings are running close to the basic PSA-25 models. I think it'd be uber cool to have a new production PSA-25 gun, but I'm just not sure if they make a good product or not. I can't get much about the quality from anything I read. I'd prefer something high quality!
 
I have one.

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I got a very good deal on it from my FFL buddy, who saw them at the SHOT show when they first came out. It's a very well-made gun, and you'd be hard-pressed to find an older Baby Browning in NIB condition.

I would not carry this as a primary defense gun. I have average-sized hands, but I can only get one finger on the grip. This makes it hard to shoot accurately. Also, you have to be really careful how you hold it or you will get bit by the slide. I've found that the best way is to get your trigger finger as far into the trigger guard as it will go. This will prevent you from "choking up" on the grip and consequently getting bit.

Despite being only a .25, it does smart a bit to shoot. Still, it's cool as heck, and people at the range flip out when they see it.

A more practical carry .25 would be a Beretta Jetfire. Much easier to shoot well, IMO.
 
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I picked up a lightly used hard chrome model for $250 early this year. It's as good as either of the two Brownings I've had in the past. But as good as it is, if you're gonna spend more than that, I think the Browning will hold its value better.
 
Im wanting the standard blue PSA gun... I looked at the "Le Bebes" on Gun Broker and they are all over the price of the PSA gun for similair condition.
 
Never owned a PSA, but own a Bauer and a Baby Browning. They are just neat, cute little guns that are pretty reliable. I would not carry one chambered though.
 
Yeah I'm going to carry it in an ankle holster of some kind with six in the mag, unchambered. Supposedly there isn't much keeping them from going off if hit.
 
Just remember, this is a condition-3 carry gun. The striker is only held back by the sear, even with the safety on, and it's not held back by much.

I have a Bauer that I enjoy on the range. It sure is tiny - I think it would fit inside a pack of cigarettes. Only problem I have is the mag release occasinally popping free under recoil. Never bothered to have it fixed.
 
I've shot a real Baby Browning and it's one of the few guns I was happy when the magazine was finally empty. Too small to get a good grip on... And I've got small hands. My buddy and I put a box of 50 rounds through his and now it's back in the safe until we deem ourselves crazy enough to try again.

That being said they're cool little things, but IMO miserable to shoot.
 
I have a PSA .25 that I bought a number of years ago and finally got around to shooting it a few years ago. It was fun to shoot but not easy to keep all parts of my hand away from the gun's moving parts.

I tried for many years to find a decent Baby Browning and was always disappointed in both the price and condition of any one I found until I saw the PSA at my LGS. The PSA "version" is very well built and finished and an exact copy of the Baby Browning except for the markings; which makes sense because it's built from the original plans. If you want a Baby Browning in NIB condition - this is your gun.
 
Be aware that this particular Browning design - regardless of who makes the pistol - uses a long nose on the firing pin to double as an ejector. If you are ejecting a fired case they're isn't any problem, other that in some guns the long nose is prone to breaking, particularly if one dry fires very much.

But if you are clearing a chambered loaded cartridge the firing pin will hit the primer when the slide is pulled back and the round is about 1/4" out of the chamber. This can (and has) caused an unexpected BANG!! :eek:

Therefore be very careful - and gentle - when extracting a chambered cartridge. :uhoh:
 
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