What 25 auto just because?

[Coltdriver]

I have a Browning Baby. Great little .25 but there is no way you want to carry it with one in the chamber.

Mine was a slightly rusted beater so I took it completely apart to clean it up. I replaced one part and had a devil of a time getting it back together. In the process I got some great understanding about how the little striker works. Once you figure that out you would never carry it cocked. Mine will dump the magazine as fast as you can pull the trigger.

At the gun show here in Denver just a couple of weeks ago I saw a fellow selling a little Beretta for $90. That was really a good deal.

Browning's are a bit overpriced in my opinion. No way I'd get a replica.

I had a Beretta years ago and it was utterly reliable and if my intention was a .25 to have in my pocket once in a while that would be my choice.

 

[45lcshooter]

I have a Ortgies 25 that i got a few years ago, for pennys really. But the guy had no idea what was wrong with it, a spring and few pins, and all i need is a magazine. Cant wait to start carrying this for deep concealment.

 

[jfrey]

My 100 year old Colt vest pocket hasn't failed me yet. Very accurate for the size.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

I have a Ortgies 25 that i got a few years ago, for pennys really. But the guy had no idea what was wrong with it, a spring and few pins, and all i need is a magazine. Cant wait to start carrying this for deep concealment.

Make certain to never-ever dry fire it (anymore?) or you'll be shopping for a firing pin too.

 

[frankmako]

beretta jetfire is the way to go. the flip up barrel makes it a easy gun to load.

 

[HisSoldier]

Buy a couple of boxes of 25 acp, and it will last you a long time.

Not the way some of us shoot, two boxes per session.

Nothing with aluminum, leaves out Beretta, nothing striker fired, there goes a raft load of .25's. I own many striker fired .25's but there is just something about being able to see the hammer either forward or back.

I own quite a few .25 auto's, my favorite for the joy of shooting is the Astra. Forged frame, all steel except the grips. It has relatively large easily acquired sights, a rarity in .25's. The only fault I know of is the plastic grips crack when the screws are over tightened or when someone like me amps the reloads up to 1200 FPS.
Oh yeah, also Astra's have magazine safeties, but they are easy to remove.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

beretta jetfire is the way to go. the flip up barrel makes it a easy gun to load.

Important - as chambering is the most dangerous point in operating some itty-bitty .25s.

 

[Hondo 60]

If I were looking for a .25acp I'd want a Colt Model 1908 Hammerless

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