Originally posted by leaveraction jackson: Para I have read some of your past posts about the 25acp. Do you have a preferred choice of carry ammo? I'm getting ready to purchase a baby Browning.
You can't go wrong with any of the FMJ Euro brands like Sellier & Bellot or Fiocchi, same thing applies to the .32 ACP
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Speer has a 35gr XTP hollow point, but I just stick to what I know will work in mine and that is any decent 50gr FMJ. I have Federal American Eagle now but wouldn't hesitate to use the S&B, Fiocchi, Magtech, or Aguila.
In the .25 ACP, hollowpoints are a waste of money and do not offer adequate penetration. If you want to custom load Speer Gold Dots, you might be able to work up an effective hollowpoint load. Take a look at the link. Otherwise, fmj is the only way to go in .25 ACP.
You'll like the Browning. I found one a few years ago and it was a sweet little gun. More than what I'd hoped for the asking price (it was part of a package deal with lots of 'fluff') but they also had a clone from Bauer. It is all stainless at half the price of the Browning. I feed mine Fiocchi and it hasn't had any issues since day one.
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Originally posted by .38supersig: You'll like the Browning. I found one a few years ago and it was a sweet little gun. More than what I'd hoped for the asking price (it was part of a package deal with lots of 'fluff') but they also had a clone from Bauer. It is all stainless at half the price of the Browning. I feed mine Fiocchi and it hasn't had any issues since day one.
Bauer's are nice pieces,
my Mother handed me one about a year ago, my Dad had given it to her many many years ago, and she felt that she did not need it any longer, so she passed it to me
Years ago, I used a 25 ACP load that had a tiny steel ball mounted in the nose of the bullet that aided in feeding and expansion. Cant recall who made it or if it is still in production. Hornady makes a 25 load with the XTP bullet. And I would guess there is little performance difference between FMJ and HP in the 25.
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I forget what I have been using, but I want to say it's just Remington-UMC FMJ. I have been meaning to order some of the Fiocchi FMJ that Para linked previously.
My Baby Browning is in my back pocket as I type this. Great little pistol, you'll love it.
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Originally posted by YooperSigs: Years ago, I used a 25 ACP load that had a tiny steel ball mounted in the nose of the bullet that aided in feeding and expansion. Cant recall who made it or if it is still in production.
I've read where one should consider .25 to be pretty much like .22, except with the reliability of a centerfire cartridge. I recall buying a Seecamp 25 like 3-decages ago, for the princely sum of, IIRC, $90. That's one of the few I regret selling over the years.
