.25 pocket pistols

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Hello. Not sure if this is the best place for this but here goes. I'm thinking of picking up a couple of pocket pistols because they are cheap and look good in my collection. I've got a black powder vest pistol and am thinking of an old browning baby or browning 1906 and maybe some more. Any recommendations? Anything to stay away from? They are cheap enough and seem to come up fairly often here and gun shows And yes I do have my 12(6). Thanks
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You can't go wrong with Colt, FN, Browning and, Beretta. Be very careful with the BUG bite, these things can become very addictive.
 
That's not good because I have a very addictive personality. Forgot about the berettas, they are supposed to be very good I've read. Never shot one though.
 
They're in the EE almost weekly. I had a colt in 25 at one time, but at more money than 9mm I just can't be bothered with them or 32 acp for that matter ( I have a mint ppk that hasn't had a box of shells thru it in 30 years). I have a number of really nice .380's. I would however like to get hold of a real derringer (and no a Bond arms isn't even close). But for the most part, I prefer more recent prohibs as opposed to the older stuff. I especially like my 629 and 624 snubs (44 mag and 44 special respectively)
 
Rdrash said:
That's not good because I have a very addictive personality. Forgot about the berettas, they are supposed to be very good I've read. Never shot one though.
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I have a 950B and it is hard to beat.

As dogzilla said, 25 and 32 acp pistols are getting extremely expensive to feed.
 
dogzilla said:
I prefer more recent prohibs as opposed to the older stuff. I especially like my 629 and 624 snubs (44 mag and 44 special respectively)
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So do I, but they rarely surface as owner keep them. When they do show up they are gone before you can say shazam.
 
I have a VG Baby Browning .25 ACP and an Astra .22 short.

The Astra is very well made (same pistol as a Colt Junior) and I shoot it often because .22 short is cheap and .25 ACP is not.

Another consideration is that mouseguns made prior to 1946 are eligible for 12(7) transfer if you have family members that you love.

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My little Beretta 950B

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The unique tip up barrel allows you to stuff 9 rounds of .25 acp into pistol smaller than the palm of my hand.
 
Does anyone have a Walther TPH in .25 ACP? .25 ACP is something that is missing from my collection.

I just ordered a Beretta 950B. It's made in Brazil but selection is limited so I didn't want to wait. I will probably pick up a Baby Browning sometime but would love to get my hands on a Walther TPH.
 
I've got a Colt 1908 in 25... a great little gun that shoots and functions well. Many of the early pocket pistols are similar to the 1908 (i.e. copies or clones), and even the Baby Browning was very similar.

Just don't expect much accuracy from these kind of guns... a 2" barrel with sights that are barely visible. Set your target up about 10 feet away and have fun!
 
Calahan said:
I've got a Colt 1908 in 25... a great little gun that shoots and functions well. Many of the early pocket pistols are similar to the 1908 (i.e. copies or clones), and even the Baby Browning was very similar.

Just don't expect much accuracy from these kind of guns... a 2" barrel with sights that are barely visible. Set your target up about 10 feet away and have fun!
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True... accuracy is pretty bad... but somehow more fun than a larger caliber imo.
 
armycat said:
Does anyone have the Beretta 418, the .25 ACP used by James Bond?
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In Dr. No, Bond turns in his Beretta for a PPK. They used a Beretta 1934 in the film instead of the 418 in the book. The funny part is they referred to the 32auto PPK as being more powerful than the .380 Beretta he (reluctantly) handed in onscreen.

But then, later in the movie, Bond is supposedly using his PPK with a suppressor, and he actually has an FN 1910. Same scene, he refers to his opponent's 7+1 shot Colt 1911 45ACP as a 6-shot Smith & Wesson.

I guess while Bond has a "license to kill", the movie makers have "artistic license".
 
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