Performance
The use of the .25 ACP allows for a very compact lightweight gun, but the cartridge is relatively short ranged and low powered, putting it in the same class as the .22 LR rimfire cartridge but at a significantly higher cost. Although the .22 is slightly more powerful when fired from longer rifle barrels, the .25 ACP is viewed by some as a better choice for personal defense in handguns due to its inherently-more-reliable, centerfire-case design.
Manufacturers have loaded commercial hollow-point bullets to higher velocities than standard 50-grain (3.2 g) full metal jacket loads. Firearms chambered for the .25 ACP cartridge run the gamut from inexpensive, simply made guns like the Raven MP-25 to higher quality and relatively expensive guns like the Baby Browning or Beretta 950 Jetfire. The tiny cartridge has also been used in some precision crafted target pistols.
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