I picked this up for $200 at an auction today, I had wanted one of these for a while, since besides being a Ruger nut I have a fetish for micro-sized autos and revolvers......
Looks pretty much new, these are reportedly very well made little guns and lots of cops in the 70's and 80's carried them as backups, maybe a few still do. I have heard they rode nicely in an extra handcuff case.
The lifespan of the recoil and firing pin springs is said to be about 300-500 rounds, the Precision Small Arms web site (they make very high quality Baby Browing clones) says to replace the springs at these intervals.
I don't think many Baby Browning and clone owners put 1,000's of rounds through these guns, unless you are an extreme Baby Browning or .25 enthusiast In which case I guess you better stock up on springs.....
I plan to maybe put 50 rounds of Fiocchi through it to make sure it's reliable, thoroughly clean it and use it as an occasional summer carry gun, it fits in the watch pocket of work jeans, and there's also a DeSantis Pocket Fly holster for these, so I can carry it in summer type clothes. By no means will it be an EDC or a regular carry gun in my rotation, but I often carry wierd little guns for stuff like driving 3 miles down the road to the store or running to the mall for an hour. I also collect old police and military gear, so this will go along with that, as a "vintage cop backup gun". If I get tired of owning it or don't need it I'm sure I can at least get my $200 back out of it. I think I'll just keep it.
I do have an NAA .22 WMR Pug, but I got this Bauer mainly as a little "curio" of a long gone US gun maker.
I can't warm up to poly guns, despite having a Glock 42 on the way, I think a stainless US made Baby Browning clone has a lot more "cool factor" for my collection.
Looks pretty much new, these are reportedly very well made little guns and lots of cops in the 70's and 80's carried them as backups, maybe a few still do. I have heard they rode nicely in an extra handcuff case.
The lifespan of the recoil and firing pin springs is said to be about 300-500 rounds, the Precision Small Arms web site (they make very high quality Baby Browing clones) says to replace the springs at these intervals.
I don't think many Baby Browning and clone owners put 1,000's of rounds through these guns, unless you are an extreme Baby Browning or .25 enthusiast In which case I guess you better stock up on springs.....
I plan to maybe put 50 rounds of Fiocchi through it to make sure it's reliable, thoroughly clean it and use it as an occasional summer carry gun, it fits in the watch pocket of work jeans, and there's also a DeSantis Pocket Fly holster for these, so I can carry it in summer type clothes. By no means will it be an EDC or a regular carry gun in my rotation, but I often carry wierd little guns for stuff like driving 3 miles down the road to the store or running to the mall for an hour. I also collect old police and military gear, so this will go along with that, as a "vintage cop backup gun". If I get tired of owning it or don't need it I'm sure I can at least get my $200 back out of it. I think I'll just keep it.
I do have an NAA .22 WMR Pug, but I got this Bauer mainly as a little "curio" of a long gone US gun maker.
I can't warm up to poly guns, despite having a Glock 42 on the way, I think a stainless US made Baby Browning clone has a lot more "cool factor" for my collection.