Confession time - let's see those .25 autos

[Brianbasic]

Here's my Raven P25(Ashton), former evidence gun. I rescued it and now. use it as my edc. She has run flawlessly so far.

 

[deadin]

Here are four more that were in my collection at one time.....
(Sorry about the small pictures, but these are from my archives....)

In order: French LeFrancais Pocket; Unis Vest Pocket; Haenel Q and a PAF Junior (Pretoria Arms Factory, South Africa)

 

[Irn-Bru]

One I actually forgot I owed until this thread. My Beretta Model 20. It's a little scarcer than the Model 21.

 

[4T5GUY]

Everyone has some really nice .25's. Here are all of mine, I
think.
Beretta 21BS Mauser 1910 Baby Browning
Galesi 506 Mauser WTP I Colt 1908
CZ 45 Colt JR

Thanks for the fun post.

 

[BUFF]

I don't believe I have ever owned a .25 ACP. Couple of .32 ACP's, which are close. Almost bought a Seecamp once.

Jeff Cooper said, if in a fight, he'd rather be armed with a hatchet than a .25.

 

[sigp220.45]

Jeff Cooper said, if in a fight, he'd rather be armed with a hatchet than a .25.

If I could carry a hatchet in my front pocket I might agree.

Nah, on second thought I'd rather have a gun.

 

[les.b]

Well, BUFF, I don't usually carry a .25, because I have a lot of other stuff to choose from...but I see that you are LEO like myself, and I know that I've seen a quite a few of dead folks that got that way with a .25.

I'll agree, and I have the utmost respect for the Colonel, and have studied his works quite a bit, but....I would rather have a .25 than nothing, or even a hatchet!

Shot placement is very critical, and my own observations of dead folks with .25 cal holes in them confirm that the bullet striking something critical was the deciding factor.

On the other hand, I always like to point to another shooting victim that I know of, locally, who was shot through the torso with a .44 mag, and not only survived, but was back to work in a month or so. Why?....Nothing critical was destroyed, and prompt medical intervention helped stabilize the victim

Point is, that the little .22s and .25s are frequently underrated. Same thing with the .32. At one time it (the .32) was standard police issue in most European countries in the ACP form, and in many US police Departments in revolvers. Teddy Roosevelt, when he was Commissioner of the NYPD, chose the Colt .32 New Police as the first issue gun for the department, and issued thousands of them.

Best Regards, Les

 

[Absalom]

I only have one .25 in my collection. I don't carry it, but I'll show it off anyways. Those Browning designs, from little to big, are just irresistable.

 

[4T5GUY]

I really had hoped that this post wouldn't go down the, ".25
ACP isn't a viable option for self defense" road.
My .25's are mostly part of a greater collection of the same
manufacturers. They represent some of the smallest pistols
that were made by Mauser, Colt, "Browning", and CZ.
I actually have carried some of them at one time or another,
others I never would of course.

 

[crsides]

Here's a colt 25 in a box that I had not seen before. ca 1911.

Charlie

 

[Davinman]

here's one of my mouse gun 25's, i inherited the gun & it just sits in the box in my safe.

 

[boykinlp]

Here's a colt 25 in a box that I had not seen before. ca 1911.

Charlie

Dang Charlie,
That is a definite gem! Since that gun is a 1911 vintage, this must be 1912! It is in great shape.

 

[bracebeemer]

I like little guns too!
Bill

 

[boykinlp]

I like little guns too!
Bill

I would like that one too! I definitely love the Heiser holster.

 

[forindooruseonly]

I sneered at the .25 for a long time, without actually shooting one.

My girl has a Mauser 1910 that her grandfather brought back from WWII, so we cleaned it up, put new springs in it, and took it to the range. Not the most accurate with it, but it was definitely fun to shoot!

I have to admit, there is something endearing about the little cartridge.

 

[tndrfttom]

I believe I paid $65 for this little Galesi. Bought it because it was inexpensive and I had 4 boxes of .25 ACP ammo at home. It functions well and seems well-made. I guess the 68 Gun Control Act stopped the importation of these.
Anyone know what model number this is?

 

[DWalt]

For many years my carry gun has been a Galesi .25 (sorry I do not have a picture of it, but see the posting above), which is a finely made pistol along the lines of a Baby Browning or Colt 1908. I carry it in a sheath cordura holster in my right front pants pocket. I don't even know it's there and no one can tell I'm packing. I've never had any need to use it, and I pray that doesn't change. But if I need it, it will be enough. I have determined that it is highly reliable with Blazer 50 grain FMJ loads, and that's what's in it. The Galesi is one of those handguns barred from importation after GCA-68. Charles Whitman had one in his arsenal at the Texas Tower shooting, but I don't think he fired it. BTW, if you carry a .25 pistol, 50 grain FMJ loads are the best. You can buy several flavors of expanding bullet .25 ACP ammo, but in practice they won't expand much, if at all, and their penetration is inferior to the 50 grain FMJ.

 

[turnerriver]

My Colt with a Heiser belt case designed to hold cartridges too small to put in a cartridge belt. I carry this sometimes, I live in Miami and like Sig said, it's awful easy to slip in my shorts pocket when going out to the store.
Les, that is a very fine holster you have.

A little Browning.

Regards,
turnerriver

 

[kwill1911]

 

[turnerriver]

Kevin, those are outstanding.
I think this is the holster that Scott Meadows shows as being provided for the US .25 pistols.

Regards,
turnerriver