Raven .25 find

[351 WINCHESTER]

Yesterday I was in our lgs and the owner asked me if I had a mag. and a firing pin for a Raven .25. I told him I did. Turns out the fp was fine. Not having a mag. he asked me if I wanted it and I asked him how much.

$15. and I told him to put my name one it. I know they are not the greatest or the most powerful and I sure as heck don't need it, but I just could not turn it down for the price. A box of ammo costs more than the gun.

 

[hatchetbearer]

nice find!

 

[Onward Allusion]

A lot of folks may call me nuts, but the Raven 25 ACP is not such a bad gun. It is probably one of the more dependable inexpensive 25ACP's out there. $15? Can't beat that with a sharp stick!

 

[smalls]

I don't think you can turn down any gun for $15, not even a Raven.

 

[whetrock]

I've heard that the Ravens are actually serviceable. I don't have any experience with them, but do own a Phoenix arms HP22 that is a decent handgun, and capable of respectable accuracy. For 15 dollars, I would have purchased it as well.

 

[Dframe]

I owned one long ago. I found it reliable and surprisingly accurate. The safety didn't operate as well as I liked and it's striker fired action didn't lend to comfort in carrying. I carried it a bit but always with full magazine and empty chamber. All in all it was a great fun gun for plinking at the range.

 

[bannockburn]

For $15, and all it needs is a mag, I think that's a great deal.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

I was gifted a Raven in 1992; when first I tested it, it fired and functioned every time. Bought a spare magazine and tested it at the range. Since then, I have kept it as a backup. Once a year, I take the gun to the range, fire both magazines empty at a target 7 to 10 yards. Then clean the gun and reload the magazines.

Tiny grip, short sight radius. They are not the easiest gun to shoot, but if you maintain sight alignment as you squeeze the trigger, it will shoot better than the rep that .25s have. But point and jerk the trigger the bullet may end up on the far side of the moon. I don't recommend one as a first or only gun; but as a backup or challenge (sight alignment and trigger control) you can't beat the price.

 

[pockets]

Mine has always functioned reliably....even with a 15-round magazine.
I'd pay $15 for a second one to play with.

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[Jim NE]

It's hard for me to comment on a Raven thread without saying the words "Once upon a midnight dreary..."

I had two Ravens, one nickel plated. They were $40 new. $15 used is purty good, even if it needs a part or two.

I'm sure my old Ravens jammed now and then, but I don't remember them doing it a lot. The only real jamming problem they ever had involved ergonomics more than anything else. The way I gripped the gun, the slide would rub against the fleshy part of my shooting hand, which kept it from cycling properly. If I really concentrated, I could hold the gun so it wouldn't malfunction, but it was a hassle...

...so I shot the Raven, "Nevermore...."

 

[Jim NE]

Oh, and one of my Ravens went full auto for a three or four round burst, once. That was fun.

 

[loose noose]

George Jennings was the man that invented the gun and marketed it, he had several sons and daughters that followed in his footsteps. Old George became a multi-millionaire shortly after marketing the gun. Now ya know the rest of the story.

 

[Kiln]

Ravens are just fine. Mine had a couple of problems at first but I screwed with the mag a little and it works great.

The Raven was my first firearm and is still one of my favorites.