Took the pipsqueaks out to the range ...what fun!

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The weather was lousy, wanting to rain or snow. Just that dampness and cold that makes me want to just go back to bed. Instead I decided to take the 25 auto and the .380 for a little trigger times. The The Titan .25 auto was given to me by my mother in law after my FIL passed away some years ago.
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Then a recent purchase, a RIA .380 auto.
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First, the .380. I bought it having no real purpose except that it is a cool little 1911. It doesn't disappoint. I have probably shot a box of ammo thru it previously with no hiccups. On this trip I shot about 70 rounds. On 2 occasions the slide didn't go fully into battery on the next round. With just a little nudge it was back to work. Other than that function was near perfect. Recoil was pretty tame. However the recoil can feel a little sharp, possibly because of the VZ grips. Accuracy was not a problem out to about 15 yards. If I get too much farther distant then the accuracy problem is more a "me" problem than the gun's capability. I am also practicing more left hand/ left eye shooting out to about 3 to 10 yards. I think that is a good skill to become proficient at.
Now for the 25 auto. I don't have any idea how old it is but I would guess 50 to 60 years. The ammo
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is at least that old. The price is $5.25 I believe. The rounds are a mix of Federal and Winchester
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I shot about 20 rounds. All fired and the gun functioned perfectly. One thing I noticed immediately was the smell of the burnt powder. It didn't smell like any thing I have ever shot before. At 10 yards I could consistently hit paper in my first 7 rounds.
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At 7 yards the group tightened up with another magazine full.
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All in all, a good time on a gloomy day.
Earlier, I said that I had no real purpose when I bought my Baby Rock. I don't plan to CC it. I'm squared away in that department. Not my idea of a woods carry gun, at least in my woods. But I think now my purpose for having it is the fun factor shooting these little guns. And that's good enough for me.
Merry Christmas all.
 
Sounds like fun!

My Baby Rock has a kind of stiff trigger that I need to work on, but it hasn't malfunctioned on me.

I gave one of those "Titans" (they were sold under various names) to my FiL because he didn't have a 25acp. It works just fine. They were mostly made by Tanfoglio. Did any of them have a steel frame? I can't remember. Anyway, his functions just fine, too.

The OP apparently shoots both of them better than I do. :)
 
NorthBorder

Sometimes it is just fun to take different guns to the range even if they're not in your usual rotation. On occasion I like to take out my Colt Mustang because it's such a soft shooting pistol, has a decent trigger, and it's surprisingly accurate at 10 yards.

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