I might would carry it... I've priced em, and they're a "tax return" gun, lol.You could add kel tec P32 to the above. But other wise I think you have the list of current made. I would not carry but would love to have a PSA. Right next to a gold pocketwatch.
Yeah .. if you actually *use* the PSA-25, spring replacement intervals are absolutely wild.I have a P3AT and a Bauer (it’s like a PSA, another Baby Browning clone.) The Bauer is almost too small to work the controls and hold properly. It also jams. The PSA may or may not jam but there’s not a lot of room for error in small designs and the spring replacement recommended intervals on the PSA are pretty crazy as I recall. In short, it’s cute but these tiny old school pistols are more like pocket jewelry than serious defensive handguns so I’d go with the polymer .32 or .380 for any real world carry use.
The Beretta Jetfire 950 is a good gun but I always opt for my .380 instead. It’s thinner and packs a bigger punch.
How do the two compare in size, and is the diminutive Baby Browning worth the massive step down in caliber ? I consider the BB the autoloader equivalent of the NAA revolver.I have just the two: a Baby Browning and a KelTec P3AT. The Colt Mustang and the SIG P238 are too big to be considered as vest pocket pistols.
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Went to the LGS yesterday to buy the P32 that they had in stock to use as a pocket pistol.
Walked by the Ruger display on my way to the P32 and noticed the LCP looked very similar in size.
I ended up comparing the two side by side and the LCP is virtually the same size as the P32 except it is wider by the difference in calibers (.380ACP vs .32ACP) and weighs just slightly more (~2 oz.).
I ended up buying the LCP because it is in .380 which should give better ballistic performance even though it will be more punishing to shoot in such a small gun.
If that had been a factor for me, I probably would have chosen the P32, but since this will be a SD gun I won't be shooting it frequently except for break-in and practice.
How do the two compare in size, and is the diminutive Baby Browning worth the massive step down in caliber ?
Just my opinion: the Nano is way beyond the upper end of vest pocket size.Don’t forget the Beretta BU9 Nano. Maybe at the upper end of vest pocket size but gets you 9mm. < 1" thick
I have a Seecamp .25, and it's a great little pistol to shoot. It's definitely vest-pocket size but a touch on the heavy side. My main complaint is the manual of arms re unloading, namely the fact that you can't rack the slide with the magazine out. For those of you unfamiliar with Seecamps, this means that to unload you have to drop the magazine just a bit -- not so far that you activate the slide-locking function but far enough so that the slide will not pick up the next round -- before you can rack out the chambered round. Then you can finally remove the magazine.No love for the seacamp?
Ive owned a number of pistols like this over the years, and always thought the Seecamp was the one that set the standard. Its very well made, can be carried safely loaded, is reliable and shootable.No love for the seacamp?
Do you know of instances of AD with fully loaded browning 25ACPs.The Baby Browning is not safe to carry loaded.
The striker is held back by a tiny sliver of metal, with none of the modern safeties of something like a Glock.
As such, it is only really safe to “Israeli carry” them where you have to cock the gun after drawing it. Doing so with that itty bitty slide while under duress would not be enjoyable.
Skip the Baby Browning. It’s an antiquated design with no power and low capacity. Get a Kel-Tec P32 if you want the tiniest mouse gun currently made that’s still worth carrying. I’ve got 600 trouble free rounds through mine and it makes it’s way into my pocket often.
I do. A friend of mine used to carry his Baby in his back pocket in a folded hankie. I carried mine the same way. He was working in the garden with his wife, bent over, and the gun went off. Luckily the only injury was to his jeans. His wife wasnt real happy though, and that wrath was probably worse than getting shot.Do you know of instances of AD with fully loaded browning 25ACPs.