{"id":867,"date":"2023-04-13T20:57:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guncoupons.net\/?p=867"},"modified":"2023-04-13T20:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:57:08","slug":"throwback-thursday-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-25-acp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guncoupons.net\/?p=867","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: The Rise and Fall of the .25 ACP"},"content":{"rendered":"


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By the standards of 1905, the 6.35x16mmSR (AKA .25 ACP<\/a>) was a tiny miracle. Using a semi-rimmed case, this cartridge could fit both revolvers and semi-auto handguns. Loaded from the start with smokeless powder, it duplicated the ballistic performance of .22 LR rimfire and 5.75mm Velo-Dog loads, while improving on both in substantive ways. Compared to unjacketed .22 LR, it was more reliable in semi-auto pistols<\/a> and produced less muzzle flash, being optimized for two-inch barrels. Compared to the centerfire Velo-Dog case, it was more compact.<\/p>\n

While 50-grain FMJ is rightly considered marginal for self-defense, at least the high-quality 1905 FN Vest Pocket (1908 Colt Vest Pocket in the U.S.) was reliable, reasonably accurate, and carried 6+1, again improving on the Velo-Dog revolvers. At the time, no comparably small .22 semi-auto pistols even existed. In England, Webley began production of .25s<\/a> in 1906.<\/p>\n

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