Would you carry a 25-Caliber?

[BE Mike]

Not a good man-stopper for a determined attacker. The idea is to stop a bad guy from doing any (any more) harm. The .25 ACP doesn't have a good track record for this. It does have a good record for lethality, but that is from the bad guy getting away and dying later (sometimes days). As has been stated though, it is better than nothing. The Valor doesn't seem to have the good reputation for functioning and durability that some of the other more expensive brands have, i.e. Beretta, Taurus, Browning, Colt, and FIE Titan, etc.

 

[Hookeye]

Yeah, I'd rock a .25...........a .25-06 !

 

[.452browning]

My grandfather shot a German soldier with an Astra .25 he kept in his pocket. In Belgium his company was suprise attacked just before dawn. He took shrapnel in his hand from a potato masher and his Garand was destroyed. He noticed a German soldier running directly at his foxhole. With the other guy in his foxhole out of ammunition and wounded my grandfather pulled out his .25 and fired 6 rounds as fast as possible at the attacking german (he couldn't draw his 1911 because of his wounded right hand.) the German fell to the ground a couple feet from his hole. Shortly after the attack was repulsed and as dawn came my grandfather noticed the German he shot was still alive. The .25 round impacted just below the rim of his helmet bouncing off his skull knocking him out cold. He pulled him into his foxhole and bandaged his head. They shared a cigarette and spam sandwich before the MP's came to take the POW.

I still have that little Astra .25 in the gun safe. I would carry a .25, but only as a last resort

 

[Indy60]

My grandfather shot a German soldier with an Astra .25 he kept in his pocket. In Belgium his company was suprise attacked just before dawn. He took shrapnel in his hand from a potato masher and his Garand was destroyed. He noticed a German soldier running directly at his foxhole. With the other guy in his foxhole out of ammunition and wounded my grandfather pulled out his .25 and fired 6 rounds as fast as possible at the attacking german (he couldn't draw his 1911 because of his wounded right hand.) the German fell to the ground a couple feet from his hole. Shortly after the attack was repulsed and as dawn came my grandfather noticed the German he shot was still alive. The .25 round impacted just below the rim of his helmet bouncing off his skull knocking him out cold. He pulled him into his foxhole and bandaged his head. They shared a cigarette and spam sandwich before the MP's came to take the POW.

Great story, really good to hear both survived a nightmare neither probably wanted to experience in the first place.

I still have that little Astra .25 in the gun safe. I would carry a .25, but


only as a last resort

Great story, really good to hear both survived a nightmare neither probably wanted to experience in the first place.

 

[gunman41mag]

it's a little sledge hammer

 

[mj.elder]

Take it easy on the trigger, practice with it and I would carry one. My very first gun was a beretta 21a bobcat and i loved that thing. Not super accurate, but you can get used to the .25 if you practice enough.

 

[mohrpork]

I have a little Colt 25 and have used it many of times to euthanize hogs. It is perfect size, and did not have to worry about over penetration. One quick round to head at close range it was done. Used on pigs 70 to 200 lbs.

 

[foszoe]

Yes

 

[Noble]

not at all

 

[gglass]

I Have Your Answer!

I have applied mathematics to your question, and have found the perfect answer.

The average .25 ACP cartridge has a muzzle energy of 64.93 ft/lbs.

Let's say that your firearm is a .25 sub-compact pistol. The average weight of this class of pistol is 13.57 oz. empty, which is to say it weighs 5,936.88 grains. If you could throw it at 75 mph, which is far slower than Major League baseball pitchers throw a fast ball, that velocity works out to be 110 fps, and will yield 160.35 ft/lbs of energy on your target.

This tells us that you will have a much higher energy on target if you just become more proficient in throwing your empty .25 caliber handgun. (Please be sure to remove the ammunition from the handgun before throwing to avoid an accidental discharge... Safety first.)

.25 ACP Cartridge
Projectile weight - 45 gr
Projectile velocity - 804 fps
Projectile energy - 64.93 ft/lbs

Thrown Handgun
Projectile weight - 5,936.88 gr
Projectile velocity - 110 fps
Projectile energy - 160.35 ft/lbs

Behold The Power of Mathematics!

Check it out for yourself: http://www.classifiercalc.com/misc_calcs/me.php


Safety Notice - Whether it is shot or thrown, you can still put an eye out with a .25 caliber handgun!

 

[Hookeye]

The energy of the bullet will be over a smaller area. It should hurt more and maybe go deeper

 

[doddsracing]

I`ve carried a Bauer for years. Fits in the front pocked of my jeans real well!

 

[IndyDave1776]

First, it is better than a fist. Second, remember that if you hold it in contact with the target, the propellant gasses may well do as much or more damage than the bullet.

 

[justjoe]

It'd be on my list right behind a sharp stick. I personally know of two people that took a torso hit from a .25 and proceeded to beat the tar out of the shooter.

 

[DFM914]

I would not carry a .25 . Too small of caliber for me. I would stick to 9mm or above to feel confident about defending myself. Just my opinion.

 

[mrbunky]

it's an eye ear nose and throat gun

 

[Mister.Meow]

It's also one of those guns that ammo is ridiculously expensive due to it being an uncommon caliber. I wouldn't want to shoot it too often and you might have to reload a couple times to take down the attacker...

 

[icejunkie]

Im not sure if a .25 is good for anything but a starter pistol at a track and field event hahahaha

 

[icejunkie]

No offence

 

[icejunkie]

It would hurt though, im not going to keep going after someone shooting anything at me