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Drifter
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.25 ACP Vest Pocket

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I recently inherited this little fella and was just wondering what kind of opinions the forum might have of it.

I've not fired it yet, but did take it down, clean and lube it. Looks like it has seldom been fired in it's 80 year life +/-.

Anyone else own one or something similar?

Fired one?

Usefulness as a BUG?

Paperweight? :lol:[/url]
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on the topic at hand, I have never dealt with the aforementioned gun.
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[quote="pbandjelly
on the topic at hand, I have never dealt with the aforementioned gun.[/quote]

Sorry bout that, please try again. Had a glitch in my website.
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daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang, that thing's small!!

that would sure be a good "last resort" gun. aim for the eyes!!!
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Nice museum piece, but I'd rather have a good knife as a backup. If you chrono it, let us know what you're seeing.
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What's that quote I saw the other day?

Something about "...If I you ever shoot someobody with that thing, and they find out about it, they are going to be pretty ticked off!"
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Rex B wrote:What's that quote I saw the other day?

Something about "...If I you ever shoot someobody with that thing, and they find out about it, they are going to be pretty ticked off!"
I Looooove that quote!

It's a Cooperism (Col. Jeff Cooper, Commentaries, Vol. 4 #14):

"As we used to teach in the spook business, carry a 25 if it makes you feel good, but do not ever load it. If you load it you may shoot it. If you shoot it you may hit somebody, and if you hit somebody - and he finds out about it - he may be very angry with you."

My wife and I laughed at that! :shock: Can you believe it?

...Well, maybe you shouldn't be too quick to laugh, Funnybones, as others here may quickly point out that a a bullet of any size (.25 included) can make you very dead indeed.... :roll:

I STILL think it's funny, though! :anamatedbanana
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Post by jimlongley »

It's an eyeball gun, stick it your assailant's eye and pull the trigger. :shock:

Given a choice I would probably make that a safe queen, just for the family history aspect, and if I really felt a need for something smaller than my .32NAA BUG, I would get a .17HM2 NAA revolver.
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I'm fond of the 32cal round for a mousegun.. I find that a 380 in an extremely small package is just too much for me (I'm an old fart), and the 32cal is a nice trade-off when you simply cannot carry something larger.

The Seecamp LSW32 is the smallest pistol I've personally ever owned that is accurate (@GOMA range), reliable and offers 7 rounds of hp Silvertips or Gold Dots if needed.

Obviously, when you can, you should carry something "bigger & better", but often times circumstances (wx/wardrobe/function, etc) dictate mousegun or no gun... A mousegun is infinitely better than harsh words. ;-)

I also have a NAA Guardian (32cal) and KelTec P32 and I've found all three of my 32cal pistols to be accurate and reliable. I just prefer the smaller size of the Seecamp. I would recommend any of the three..

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