Posted on 12/08/2017 5:41:10 AM PST by w1n1
These days most concealed carriers refer to smaller handguns less than a .45 caliber as “mouse guns.” We’re talking about the Browning .25 ACP.
Yes, its is considered an antique self-defense gun from the early 20th century, some would say it was a fad that never faded.
Most people that do have these .25’s are collectors and a small minority that actually have this as a backup.(ankle or throwaway guns) But is it a reliable self-defense gun?
Nowadays thanks to smart gun folks have put this caliber to the test against gel. The ideal penetration is “twelve inches” according to FBI protocol.
Here’s Youtuber mark3smle tackling this question of whether or not the .25 ACP is reliable for self-defense.
Yes this little piece is the ideal size for concealed and lightweight, but it may not be the caliber to have to stop someone in its track. Probably best as a last resort. See the full footage testing of this .25 ACP for personal defense video here. Anyone carrying a mouse gun?
Just in case you had a "Blueberries for Sal" moment?
I knew an old gentleman who had two pristine baby Browning .25acp’s with consecutive serial numbers. He had many people try and buy them from him but he would not part with them. One day three guys kicked his door in to relieve him of those pistols and he promptly shot all three of them with one of them. One died and the other two survived their wounds.
A .22LR or a .25ACP is better than a .44 magnum at home in the safe. I carry a Keltec P32 90% of the time in .32 ACP and feel comfortable carrying it. Shot placement is everything.
Old Joke...
"My .22 saved me from a bear once. I was hiking with my bf when we came across an angry brown bear looking right at us, I pulled out my .22 fired one shot into his knee, and got out of there, safe and sound.
I really love that gun, and besides, I can always get another boyfriend..."
I just went to Gunbroker.com and searched for the Taurus Judge and got over 600 listings of new pistols.
Apologies, I just realized we’re talking about different firearms.
Taurus Judge vs. Rossi Circuit Judge.
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“Good, brutal series..”
I watched the finale “Homecoming” twice... the final shootout is awesome! Hope they do another series.... what if Goode returns? What about the signed owners of the mine now? I really liked the characters.
Hans Ulrich Rudel, Stuka pilot and the highest decorated German soldier of WWII, carried as his personal weapn...a .25 automatic pistol. In a belt holster, he barely noticed it while sitting and strapped into his *office* seat, but it was there if he had to leave his plane behind Russian lines...which he did, at least three times.
He would not have fared well if taken alive by the Soviets. Like a tank crewman prepared in the event he faced burning to death inside a disabled tank, he had the tool that could keep that from happening.
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