[Fido969]

One reason for the idea of poor performance in a .25 acp “saturday night special” might be typical barrel length. 2 1/2 inches is a typical barrel for one of these little guns. Anything bigger than that will give you more muzzle force.

[Paleo Pete]

Very true, most .25 auto guns do have short barrels.I think mine was 2.5 inch. Current Jiminez .380 is 3 I think, still pretty short, which is why I’ve always had a preference for a revolver. Not hard to find 5 and 6 inch barrels, and not too hard to control those.