...hollow points.
There is no place for a .25 in my book. I have a 380 that can be hidden in a Speedo.
I always, when carrying, have a small 9mm KelTec which slides right into my front pocket and can be aimed and fired without removing it from the pocket. Not something I really want to ever have to do !!!!! but I like having the option.
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We had a .25 pistol before it was lost in a tragic boating accident.
My experience? .25 ammo is not exactly common nor is it cheap. You can get it, but probably not at Walmart or any sporting goods store that most people use for the other common calibers.
I always liked the little Beretta tip up barrel autos. Reliable and surprisingly accurate. I had a Minx in .22 short with a 4 inch barrel.
It was accurate enough for hunting but you had to really concentrate as it was easy to miss by just being a little careless with your hold. Also mine shot a bit to the left so I had to compensate.
Still they would be a good choice for concealment tho even for that, the Baby Browning is smaller.
One of the greatest fighters of all time, William Fairbairne liked the little .32 Colt and point shooting. For that matter it was John Browning’s favorite of all his inventions.
For a serious gunfight I guess it would be one of the full sized Glocks in 10mm. I have never shot anyone but from what I have read, the little .32 does a lot better than the .25, almost equal to some of the larger calibers.
I am sure a 22LR or a 25 or 32 caliber can be deadly and, if not, put the fear of life in an attacker, so it is a good backup gun. In a zombie apocalypse we’ll use whatever we’ve got. But for concealed carry and more immediate self-defense, if I ever have to shoot someone, I want to know that within one to three shots they are dead or will be momentarily. I am comfortable that my 9mm will suffice, even my previous .380 was fine.
Was in a gin mill once when some ass wipe put four .25s through the window. The misshapen slugs were found on the window sill. They hadn’t made it through the cheap drapes.
Knew it was a .25 when we found casings outside on the sidewalk.
I teach all the NRA pistol classes - from basic to the most advanced. During the more advanced classes the focus is on speed and accuracy. Students have to draw from concealment, then shoot AND HIT the target center mass during the final firing sequence. Hits count. I am often questioned about small caliber guns for concealment. They are easy to hide, generally easy to draw and with practice just as effective as something larger.
Small handed people have trouble with larger pistols. The grips don’t fit their hand well. After they shoot about a thousand rounds through a small pistol doing draw from concealment and put holes center mass I for one would not mess with them while they are carrying a .22. They are just as deadly.
Additionally if anyone has ever shot someone with any concealed pistol and had that pistol “knock them down” - I would like to hear about it. Simple physics says that in order to knock an attacker off their feet the recoil from that pistol will either knock the shooter off their feet or at the least break a wrist or shoulder. Attackers don’t get knocked down...they fall from lack of blood or because they are so mortally wounded that their brain finally tells them to fall down.
Carry what you are comfortable shooting 50 rounds at a time with. Practice and practice some more so when the SHTF you don’t have to think about all the steps you have to take. You just have to make sure you are in the right defensively and let muscle memory make accurate shots.
How about an AR15 pistol, chsmbered in .25-45 Sharps?
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A Beretta 6.35 cal Gardone V.T made in Italy in 1957.....
I don't carry it and have never bothered firing it. It was in my dad's firearm collection and remains there.....
My dad was a Detroit cop and married my Canadian step-mom back around 1960. At the time she owned a flower shop in Windsor so she either bought the gun herself or my dad did and gave it to her for protection before they got married and she moved here to Detroit.
1. What does Claude carry? I’d guess not s .25.
2. Sure, 25s &32s kill, maybe even stop, but as evidenced by the tables posted, no where near fighting calibers do. Are just wanting to talk, or fight?
3. Do cops or operators generally rely on mouse gun? Why would you?
The threat is NOT gone. The perp knows where you live, you don't know where he does. It seems prudent to make sure he can't run away.
I know I can hit a man in the eye at 10ft with my Sig P232.
And I’m OK if I miss and hit him in the cheek or the forehead.
Or, dead on the nose.
If he happens to have a gun, I’ll try to make sure I shoot first. If I don’t, I’m probably dead but will empty the magazine anyway so the cops won’t have to look very long for who it was that killed me.
Rule #1 - Shoot first
Rule #2 - Keep shooting
fun little gun but get a bigger cal with more man stopper ability after the la riots i kept my 25 auto in my carpenter bags where i kept my tape measure
>>>Stopping the attack does not mean to end a person’s life with a big .357 magnum<<<
The Dirty Harry Character used a Smith and Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum Pistol, just like the one I have in my Gun Cabinet.