25acp

[dashootist]

Who sells the cheapest 25acp ball ammo? I've this strange urge to buy a Beretta 950 Jetfire, and can't seem to shake it. But I don't think I want to reload 25 cal.

 

[jfrey]

Academy on our area.

 

[Milkmaster]

I own both the Model 21a Beretta Bobcat pistols. One is 22lr and the other a 25. I like the Bobcat over the Jetfire for having the DA trigger option. Some folks confuse the two models because they are very similar. My two have not had any problems with jams. I have found that I like the 22lr better. It is much more accurate than the 25 in my case. You might want to take a look at the 21A Bobcats when you are looking at the Jetfire. The Bobcat 22lr can be bought in the INOX model. I hope you enjoy your choice

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

Probably CCI Blazer.

 

[dashootist]

Bobcat is no good. My trigger finger is very short. It doesn't like DA triggers. My hand gets into an awkward position just to reach DA triggers.

 

[CTPhil]

I just bought some Fiocchi .25 FMJ from East Coast Gun Sales for $12.85/50 rounds.

 

[MachIVshooter]

It's dirt cheap if you reload, but it's also a royal pain in the posterior; Most measures won't accurately sling such small charges, and your hands cramp up from handling those tiny cases and bullets.

I had a bunch of Magtech 50 gr. FMJ bullets I got for $5/100. Normal primer cost, next to nothing for powder (1.3 grains Win 231, IIRC). I was about $0.08/round

 

[usp9]

Walmart carries Remmington .25acp for $17 and change.

 

[dashootist]

Anyone know if the Dillon 550 is good at throwing very small powder charge?

 

[gordy]

I don't have a problem reloading 380acp on the 550b.

 

[MachIVshooter]

I don't have a problem reloading 380acp on the 550b.

It's almost 3 times the charge. Very few measures are accurate at the ~1.3 gr. level of the .25 ACP. I had velocity variations of nearly 200 FPS using an RCBS measure. I ended up using the little dipper from the Lee die set.

 

[gamestalker]

I use an RCBS 5-10 scale and it most deffinitly measures accurately to that degree. Also, if your loading such light charges it is easier to avoid major variances if you load with the slow or slowest burning powders, because they will maintain a more consistent pressure than will the faster powders such as W- 231, especially if your having difficulty getting an exact powder measurment. Velocity will also be at it's best, and small variances in the powder charge weight will be insignificant.

 

[rogertc1]

Walmart

 

[MachIVshooter]

I use an RCBS 5-10 scale and it most deffinitly measures accurately to that degree.

So does the 5-0-5 and most any other scale. It's measures that are the problem.

 

[I'm3rd]

Most "experts" recommend the .25acp over any .22 rimfire round because of the more reliable centerfire primer of the .25acp cartridge.

I once had a .22 caliber Beretta Minx that often misfired when using most brands of .22 ammo, especially CCI. I tried several other brands and the only one that would fire reliably without fail was Remington. I believe that was possibly because the Remington brass may be softer than the others, or maybe the Remington priming mixture is more sensitive to a light hammer strike than the others. The little Beretta's hammer spring was noticeably weak compared to a full or medium size semiauto spring.

Whatever the cause, I decided it was impractical to keep a pistol that would only fire reliably with one brand of ammo. So I sold it at a loss and advised the buyer to use only Remington ammo if he intended to use it for a defense weapon. He already owned a little-biddy North American Arms single action .22 magnum revolver that he used as his regular carry gun. I assume he wanted the semiauto Beretta because of it's much faster rate of fire compared to a single action revolver. However, I seriously question the wisdom of using any .22 handgun as a first line defensive weapon unless that's all the owner can afford, and in that case any gun is far better than no gun.