Is the baby browning safe to carry with a chambered round?

This will be in a backup capacity, so no need to remind me of the .25s poor performance.

Assuming it's in proper working order and you use a decent pocket holster, yes. Mine is.

I'd love to have a baby Browning in my collection.

I would not. There is no firing pin block and nothing holding the striker back except the sear. The safety blocks only the trigger. If the sear shears off or is worn, the gun will fire.

I really like the gun. It can be an effective cartridge at contact range and is better than a sharp stick. I carried one in my shirt pocket for a time as a backup on patrol, way before the wave of micro pistols. But, I never trusted the safety enough to carry it with a round chambered.

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Originally posted by Sgt 127:
I would not. There is no firing pin block and nothing holding the striker back except the sear. The safety blocks only the trigger. If the sear shears off or is worn, the gun will fire.

The safety on a Baby Browning blocks the sear, not the trigger.

You may be right. It’s been so long since I played with one. It may block the sear so the trigger and sear can’t move to fire the gun.

Still just a small sear engagement that keeps the gun from firing.