Pocket Pistols
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I actually always thought the 1934's were nice looking guns. They do, as you point out, feel great and shoot nicely. I had a beauty 1934 for many years before selling it a few years back to a fellow CGN'r that intended to immediately pass it on to his son as a 12(7). I don't regret selling it, though. As much as I liked the look of the gun, and enjoyed how well it shot, I always found it annoying how the mag itself held back the slide after the last shot - meaning you either had to manually engage the slide lock if you wanted to keep it open, or just remove the mag (and let the slide slam forward). My preferences in 12(6)s are for the more modern ones (well, as modern as they can be seeing there's been no new ones imported since the 90's).
The little Beretta is still a great gun, and in the last few auctions leading up to the freeze I was looking to pick up a 1934 or 1935 - as long as I could get it for dirt cheap. All the ones I saw went for a little more than I wanted to pay, though.
I use to have a few NAA and Freedom mini revolvers, some of those you have to be careful where all the fingers are before pulling the trigger.
The Black widow was a great gun as it looked like a 1/10 th size python. That one I do miss.
I have a spare 32 mag or 2 that I am not sure what they fit, I may toss a few parts on the EE one of these days.
The Black widow was a great gun as it looked like a 1/10 th size python. That one I do miss.
I have a spare 32 mag or 2 that I am not sure what they fit, I may toss a few parts on the EE one of these days.
I'd be interested if they are for a 1907 Savage.
First, I'm terribly jealous, thanks for posting. It makes me more certain than ever about hanging on to banned firearms.
Second, thanks for the laugh. I had to look up the Cooper reference:
“Carry a 25 if it makes you feel good, but do not ever load it. If you load it you may shoot it. If you shoot it you may hit somebody, and if you hit somebody, and he finds out about it, he may be very angry with you.”
– Col. Jeff Cooper
. Thanks, I also didn't understand the reference.There have been a few people shot with a 25ACP, but usally under a card table at 3 ft. would hurt a bit, I thinks more than a few lady of the evening used them.
in the 20's they where a thing,
Colt , Browning had some, Beretta made the 950 in 22 short and 25, they are a great little gun, big enough th hold OK sold lots of them over the years.
The mags ,I did post a ad with some mags while back in the EE, sold some, no Savage mags. It would have been a year or so ago.
Will do another one in a few days, or just snap a picture of the 32, it is nickel, no name and post here, too late tonight will measure it again.
One feed lip has a little teat sticking up, likely for a mag disconnect, euro thing mainly for stupid people.
in the 20's they where a thing,
Colt , Browning had some, Beretta made the 950 in 22 short and 25, they are a great little gun, big enough th hold OK sold lots of them over the years.
The mags ,I did post a ad with some mags while back in the EE, sold some, no Savage mags. It would have been a year or so ago.
Will do another one in a few days, or just snap a picture of the 32, it is nickel, no name and post here, too late tonight will measure it again.
One feed lip has a little teat sticking up, likely for a mag disconnect, euro thing mainly for stupid people.
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I used to watch a TV program called the First 48. Filmed live in US police homicide units.
Each show was about a murder. Usually a shooting, and they did a good job of showing the guns, calibers, etc and describing the wounds.
Most popular calibers were 380 and 9mm. Usually cheap guns.
But some were 25ACP. A 25 will pierce the heart.
But obviously all the others hit with a 25 and who walked away, annoyed, did not make it on the program.
Each show was about a murder. Usually a shooting, and they did a good job of showing the guns, calibers, etc and describing the wounds.
Most popular calibers were 380 and 9mm. Usually cheap guns.
But some were 25ACP. A 25 will pierce the heart.
But obviously all the others hit with a 25 and who walked away, annoyed, did not make it on the program.
There was a long-ago Gun Digest article looking at reports of people hit with .22 LR and finding approximately a 50% fatality rate. Granted, the deaths were probably more likely to be reported than woundings, but even that round is nothing to laugh at (from either end of the gun).
The smaller the round the more that shot placement makes a difference.
The smaller the round the more that shot placement makes a difference.
Speaking of 25..... anyone know a good place to buy 25 auto ammo? I don't shoot my 25s very often, but I do every now and then and my supply of 25 is dwindling. I don't reload 25, and can't find any ammo online for much less than $40 a box (!!!).
Good thing I don't use much 25.
With every other calibre it seems like availability is not an issue and prices have been coming back down. Not to pre-covid levels, but better than it has been the last couple of years. I just bought some 380 and 32 for a bit less than $30 a box. It's never as cheap as 9mm, but geez $40 a box for 25? I just won't shoot the littlest guns too much for now!
If I actually used much in the way of 25 ammo, I'd get set up to reload it. I'd imagine that it would be fussy to reload, on account of the tiny powder charges. I only have a couple of 25s, though, and they only go to the range once or twice a year for a bit of fun. I'll make my small supply of 25 last for a while.
I load for many calibers but can't imagine reloading a 25ACP. It is the only caliber I shoot with only factory ammo.
I load the 32ACP and that needs the smallest powder charge my Dillon can throw - 2.5gr of PowerPistol (95 gr lead RN).
