Baby Browning Range Report

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I was at the range today. On this particular range, the closest we can shoot is 25 yards - not the best distance for a short sight radius..
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This thing is tiny!

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Anyway, I fired 5 shots, 2 hands, rested. They all hit paper
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Nice that is impressive. I have a Colt 25 vest pocket coming which is pretty similar. I'll be happy to hit anything at 25 yards.
 
The baby browning is quite a bit smaller than the Colt, and the corners on the slide are much sharper.
I have a couple Hi Standard derringers, 22 and 22mag, the 22 mag was not too bad, the 22 rf, damn paper was too small. The trigger pull is a long hard DA on them, and I can't see the sights, not that it would matter.
Picked up a small little 22 lr semi, looks like a mini PPK , about the side of a vest pocket, made by Iver Johnson, TP22 . First one I have ever seen NIB. That is the hazard of online auctions, find stuff that you did not know you needed.;)
 
marshall said:
The baby browning is quite a bit smaller than the Colt, and the corners on the slide are much sharper.
I have a couple Hi Standard derringers, 22 and 22mag, the 22 mag was not too bad, the 22 rf, damn paper was too small. The trigger pull is a long hard DA on them, and I can't see the sights, not that it would matter.
Picked up a small little 22 lr semi, looks like a mini PPK , about the side of a vest pocket, made by Iver Johnson, TP22 . First one I have ever seen NIB. That is the hazard of online auctions, find stuff that you did not know you needed.;)
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Yes. I have a vest pocket FN and a vest Colt. I thought they were tiny, until I opened the box with the new Baby Browning. I could use it as a key fob.
 
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I haven't held the Browning but the Colt is pretty small so that Browning must be tiny. The challenge with the Colt it the grip safety. Difficult to hold the gun, depress the grip safety and pull the trigger.
 
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gdawg said:
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I haven't held the Browning but the Colt is pretty small so that Browning must be tiny. The challenge with the Colt it the grip safety. Difficult to hold the gun, depress the grip safety and pull the trigger.
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YES! I have a large hand and it does not automatically depress the grip safety. I have to think about it and squeeze a certain way.

The 1911, in contrast, has a very light spring behind the grip safety and it is easy to depress.

The Browning 1955 has a very stiff grip safety that my hand does not touch. I find it a difficult gun to shoot.
 
I have never handles a 1955, When you try that Baby, cycle the slide when gripped in you hand , of you have large hands. I don't, But have sold 2 or 3, one to a fellow with fat hands.
The slide damn near took this thumb off, ended up in the ER , 20 yrs ago. Just a heads up, and why I mentioned the sharp edges.
Those berretta's are a neat gun as well . 22 short are nice shooting
 
Don't own any .25 autos, but I have little IJ double action revolvers in .22 and .32. The grips is small and the sights are really tiny, but I can hold a 2" square at 5m with them.
Next smallest is a Beretta 71 .22LR. It is accurate and reliable, excellent small shooter.
My Browning 1900 .32 is challenging to shoot. Trigger pull and grip safety squeeze are heavy.
 
medvedqc said:
a baby gun or gun for baby lol ... i cant even imagine holding it in my hands.
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Well both, a first gun , well not really, over the years ,I have had smaller ones, NAA min revolvers make these look huge Freedom Arms had a small one same size as well
5 shot , 22 short or LR and 22 mag.
 
Don't have a baby, just the 1906... but I have something smaller... (don't even go there, it's a gun :p) and while I can sort of hold the browning, any smaller is determinedly too small for my hands to use.

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Ganderite said:
YES! I have a large hand and it does not automatically depress the grip safety. I have to think about it and squeeze a certain way.

The 1911, in contrast, has a very light spring behind the grip safety and it is easy to depress.

The Browning 1955 has a very stiff grip safety that my hand does not touch. I find it a difficult gun to shoot.
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Yes the 1910/1955 is not a good shooter. Neat that they were issued to Generals, but no functional sites in addition to the heavily sprung grip safety. Though given how well you shoot that Baby Browning at 25 yds, I bet you would do fine.
 
had a baby some 25 years ago, fired it lots and yes the slide can bite you, its small and compact, the 25cal round packs a decent punch for its size, never tried target and at 10 yards you were lucky to hit a can or two per mag
 
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