Bauer .25 (Baby Browning Copy) Question

[BLU]

I recently bought a Bauer .25 Auto, with the original box, for much less than LGS prices. No documentation though. Two questions.... #1. Where can I get the original documentation? A photo-copy or PDF would suffice as I'll never sell this piece anyway. #2. Where can I pick up an original magazine as a spare? (All I've seen are blued, not stainless.)

I know the .25 ACP is a fairly useless cartridge, I don't need advice on that! (Although a Bauer .25 saved me from a two-man whuppin' decades ago!) She'll be a safe Queen, but hopefully will proudly sit there with 2 magazines.

 

[dogtown tom]

I believe Bauer went out of business in the mid '80's.
You might get lucky and find a manual on Ebay.
Here's a pdf of PSA's Baby:http://www.precisionsmallarms.com/images/precision/manual/operatorsmanual.pdf

It's a clone of the FN Baby Browning, so magazines should interchange. The FN Baby cannot be imported, but Precision Small Arms makes a licensed copy.

They don't appear to have stainless mags, but have nickel.http://www.precisionsmallarms.com/index.php/store#

 

[ThomasT]

The PSA site states that their mags will fit the Bauer pistol. And they are a very reasonable $42.65 each.

 

[toivo]

The PSA site states that their mags will fit the Bauer pistol. And they are a very reasonable $42.65 each.

That's the price for chrome or titanium plated. The nickel ones are a bit cheaper, and the blued ones are cheaper still.

You can also get silver or gold plated. Those are more expensive, but not as much as you might think.

 

[BLU]

Thanks for the info! Looks like PSA is the route I will go. The 'Baby' is just a neat little diminutive gun! I'm not surprised someone is making a copy of them. 6 shots of .25ACP in the neck beats poking someone in the eye, eh?! The mag problem is now solved. If only someone with the documentation will step forward and raise their hand?!?

 

[45_auto]

Did you not see the link to the PSA manual that Dogtown Tom posted?

It's better than the Bauer manual.

I've got a couple of Bauers, the PSA parts seem to be interchangeable. I replaced a broken Bauer mag catch with a PSA mag catch.

Click the link below for the PSA manual:

http://www.precisionsmallarms.com/images/precision/manual/operatorsmanual.pdf

A copy of the original Bauer manual that came with mine (if you want to call it that) is here:

http://stevespages.com/pdf/bauer_25.pdf

 

[bannockburn]

BLU

Bob's Gun Parts, (gun-parts.com), shows a magazine for a Bauer .25 for $35 but doesn't say if it's original or aftermarket. Both Numrich Arms (gunpartscorp.com), and Hoosier Gun Works show Bauer parts but no magazines.

 

[BLU]

Thanks.... yes, I'll try them. I was going to call but they only list a FAX#. However... big grin here... they appear to have a magazine for my Beretta Minx as well. If they are originals.... I'm snatching them up!

 

[ThomasT]

That's the price for chrome or titanium plated. The nickel ones are a bit cheaper, and the blued ones are cheaper still.

Toivo you are correct. I didn't notice that the page would scroll down. Looks like the cheapest is $31.66 as long as a round follower will work for the OPs gun.

 

[midland man]

I personally like my 25 auto as I have a jimeneze arms 25 and I carry it when I travel plus I only use 50gr bullet loads works for me!