Bauer 25ssp at the range.

[Mykltn]

Ok, got the Bauer shipped in last week. Gave it a good inspection and cleaning. Then off to the Gun City range. (I know! Not a great place to shoot but it's convenient) Had to place the target out 50 feet which was quite a distance given the Bauers very petite sights. And seeing as I wear bifocals, aiming with those sights is not an easy task. I was still able to get all 50 rounds of Remington fmj on target and about 20% of those shots were double taps. No feed of ejection issues at all. The gun just worked, plain and simple. It looks to be 100% reliable and accurate. Now I would rarely, if ever, use this as a primary weapon (only in cases were I absolutely, positively couldn't conceal anything bigger). But I believe it would be a very good back up or last ditch weapon for very close quarters defence (head and face shots at arms lenght). All in all, I am very pleased with this little gun and even more so with the $200ish price I paid.

[JAB]

I don't have one as nice as the Bauers sound.  Instead, my little .25 is a Titan.  I haven't shot it a whole, whole lot but when I have it has gone 'bang' every time with a good magazine (there were a couple of bad magazine related issues.)  It is also surprisingly accurate.  I don't really carry it, at all, preferring my NAA mini in .22 WMR on the rare occasions when I carry a BUG anymore.  That said, I do have it 'stashed' near my front door in a 'deep conceal but ready access' hiding place.  If someone tried illegally entering my front door with me close by on a rare occasion when I wasn't otherwise armed they would be getting a mag full of .25acp rounds to the face/neck area as I went for something a little bigger.

 

Tests posted on the Brass Fetcher site indicate that even the cheapo Remington UMC .25 FMJ ammo I usually shoot penetrated 14 inches in ballistic gel.  That is two inches beyond the F.B.I.'s 'magical' 12 inch requirement.  It looks like CCI Blazer FMJ made it 15.1 inches.  I wonder if European ammo (like Fiocchi) that is supposed to be hotter might not do even better.  Either way, the .25acp is hardly a pellet pistol.

[LCPfraTN]

Those little Titans aren't as nice as a Bauer, but they are still surprisingly good for what they are. They are very similar to the old Colt Jr and mine have never failed to function.

[LCPfraTN]

Oops , double post. Edited October 22, 2013 by LCPfraTN