The .25 ACP cartridge, and guns made to fire them, are very close to the top of the "Love to Hate" list. I don't think that there are very many times that I would chose to carry my one Colt .25 auto, for defense, and never have, but only because I have a Seecamp .32 ACP, that I consider a better choice. That being said I would not hesitate to use my little Colt .25 ACP. if need be. I wonder how many of the classic stories being told about the use of the .25, and it's spectacular failures could be substantiated, and how many are fiction? The .25 did the job required of it for many years, so why not give it credit, for the job that it did until better choices came along, and quit dragging it through the mud? It's a little like condemning the Model T Ford, because there are Ford Mustangs out there. It's real easy to do, I confess, I catch myself doing it. I catch myself condemning the excellent S&W weapons containing lock holes.
Chubbo