Thanks for showcasing these small guns over the months. They are far more interesting and practical for most of all your viewers. A small caliber is always better than nothing.
In 1975, if you wanted deep conceal, this bad boy was it. And it goes bang every time. Paid $75 then. Was stolen and recovered a year later. Will never sell it, has great sentimental value. Would love to own the Beretta .25 too.
Without getting into the particulars I've had to use this pistol in self defense situation yrs ago and it was effective. It can get you out of a tight spot..
One of my three defensive shootings in the line of duty was with a .25ACP Beretta Jetfire and the threat was immediately nullified. Shot placement is everything.
@@RockandrollNegro I used a Jetfire as well with good effect. Ran off 5 gang bangers who were beating up a young boy. His mom ran to my house, hollering for help. I've got bigger guns, but had the 25 in my pocket. Just the sight of the little Beretta sent all 5 of the idiots running.
@420 Everyday I've had several 25 acp caliber guns over the years. The amount of ammo they hold varies from model. I've had 25's hold from 7 to 10 fully loaded. I currently have a 25 derringer that holds 2 rounds-one in each barrel. All of my 25's have had a safety. Most do. There are a few that do not.
@420 Everyday The Beretta Jetfire he mentioned holds eight in the magazine, plus one in the chamber. Examples made prior to the import ban (GCA1968) did not have a manual safety lever. After Beretta started making them here (around 1972?), all were equipped with one. Mine was made in Italy in 1964.
I inherited one of these from my father-in-law back in the late 80s. I put it away and forgot about it. Just got it out a few years ago, cleaned it up and got a box of ammo. So far, it has been flawless. I would never think of carrying it, but I do keep it in the garage hidden away. If I am just going outside with the dog, I will usually grab it and stick it in my pocket. It is a fun little gun.
I picked up one of these in blued finish, with the checkered wood grips, as new in the box with 2 mags for $130 on Gunbroker 2 years ago. Rare with these grips I've been told, and NOW, the prices are a LOT higher. Great little guns!
I had one of these and miss it. Mine was marked Excam Giuseppe Tanfoglio G-27 Italy. I never really had a problem with it and thought it was a fun little gun, I paid $100 for it in 1999 And I sold it for $100 about 10 years later
Man that brings back memories. I used to have one of these lovely little pea shooters, she was a dandy, never jamed, and was almost actually accurate. I put a piece of spring steel on the grip and stuffed her down the top of my cowboy boots that I wore as part of my police uniform, she went with me places where no gun should ever go, in fact once when we were transporting a oil worker who had dropped off the deep end and tore the hell out of our squad as we transported him to the State Hospital, some 300 miles due East, a ride that I shall never forget, when we got there, I pulled my .45 from my duty belt and placed in the locker in the Sally port, but forgot the little Titan, and she went into the nut house along with that fighting oil worker, it was only as we passed through the metal detector that I recalled the gun, however the guy on duty just waved us through since we had a fight in progress all the way through the hallways. Ah but it was indeed a comfort to know that I could have pulled her from my boot and stuck the barrel in the guys ear then pulled the trigger and the fight would end. Luckily for all of us, a doctor met us with a needle that looked eight inches long and shoved in this guys leg, he was sleeping before he was done calling the doctor a mother f,,,,,,r. Oh what a wonderful life....
I carry a Titan just like this except, mine is not nickel plated. My dad bought it for my mom in 81 or so...she never warmed up to it. Recently I gave her my Ruger 380 because she is older now and if she had to use a pistol, I want her to have one that is ready in an instant.. I may end up buying another LCP for myself later. Lol But for up close, this Titan is a good pistol. People laugh about me carrying it, but will not let me shoot them with it. Guess it ain't that funny after all. Lol
The North Koreans had a small cal burp-gun about like this, as a Navy corpsman I had a marine “Chosin Few” that had about 17 of the slugs in his back. He lived, I think because they had lost energy from the distance shot, but it did put him out of action and a trip stateside to Oak Knoll Naval Hospital Oakland to recoup.
My grandfather who served in Vietnam bought one of these in the day for self defense when he traveled. He was in charge of the construction of jc penny and he actually was the one to design and build all the jc penny stores in the united states. He got picked up for being publicly intoxicated and the officers pat him down and everything and never found it. He kept it in his boot. He was literally sitting in the drunk tank with a fully loaded pistol in his boot. All he could do was laugh when he got out. They never even knew he had it on him.
This video is 7 years old and still very relevant. I had one of these about 15 years ago. Bought it for $50 and later sold for probably $100. Regretted it ever since, but stumbled across another today in excellent condition for $80. You'd better believe I snatched it up and won't make the same mistake letting this one go.
I got one that was given to me by an old county resident who said I needed a backup gun when I was a patrol Sargent for the Sheriff's Department I was working for. Back then a lot of the time I was the only Deputy working in a 500 square mile county. I carried it for years and even though I am now retired I still carry it. It has never jammed and the accuracy is excellent for what it is. Bought a small nylon in the pocket holster for it and carry it in my back pocket an nobody knows I have it because it can't be seen. I never leave home without it!
Honestly it gets tiring hearing people say 22 and 25 are not a affective round I don't care who you are you are not going to walk from a 25 or a 22 unloading in you lol
I worked with ex-offenders for 30 yrs -one the boys were discussing what round was a man stopper as they said - one guy laughed at using a 22 or 25 - another said "I don't wanna be shot with a BB gun, 22, 25 or anything else" . HIs neighbor was blinded for life because a 25 lodged in his orbital bone on the lift and on the right the second round grazed his retina - Blinded for life if he was shot dead on it woulda lodged in his brain - I appreciate your comment all the way
My son was cleaning out an old man’s storage building and he came across one of these and he took it to the man and he gave it to him lol my son then gifted me with it. It’s missing the safety switch but I found one readily available on eBay. When it comes in we shall see how it works! 🙂
even though I'm starting to get tired of these mouse gun reviews, it's nice to have some high quality reviews on these inexpensive firearms. Big props Sootch.
@@apeape4600 I bought a Tanfoglio GT27, the all steel version of this pistol for $110 out the door. $90 for the gun itself, $20 for taxes, background check fee. A good cleaning and Sellier and Belliot 6.35 Browning ammo, .25 ACP loaded to European specs and it shot flawlessly
@420 Everyday 7+1, safety catch is in the middle, on the left side of the frame. Two dots are on the safety: white and red, indicated two letters S and F. If you push the safety and expose the white dot and letter S, the pistol is on safe. If you push it forward and you expose the red dot and letter F the pistol is ready to fire. I wouldn't store or carry this pistol cocked, chambered and with the safety on. The safety only locks the sear and a hard enough jolt can break the safety catch allowing the pistol to fire
I have this exact same gun, and I'd have to make a TH-cam video to explain how I came into possession of it. But I've never had the gun jam or misfire in any way. Was pretty accurate at knocking over beer cans. I don't carry it usually, but there have been times when *small* was a necessity.
I like mine. It's true you will break a firing pin if you dry fire it too much though...complete parts kits are still available even now early in 2019. I bought them and several spare mags when they were dirt cheap, so if need be I could rebuild the little gun 2 or 3 times over.
I've personally had nothing but bad luck with .25's. I eventually ended up getting a Beretta Tomcat .32 that ended up serving me very well. So well my wife still has it all these years later.
I have one of these in the blued model and it’s a fun plinker. My mom gave it to me this Xmas. She had it since the mid 80’s when she was living in Hawaii. I just gotta find ammo for it now lol
I prefer .40 s&w over em all BUT a .25 with some ball ammo at least gives you a chance. A face full of .25 ACPs will discourage anyone from harming you. IDC what ANYone says.
thanks for a great vid sootch.. i just had one of these (an original 60's one) given to me and had no idea how it came apart to clean it ... you rock man ..
I seen a dude get shot with a 25 in the knee I can remember the way he scream people underestimate the 25 what they don't know is the smaller the bullet the more it travels
I have a blue one of these as a "Get off me" gun. Pretty reliable, my only complaint is the heavy trigger pull, otherwise it is great for what it is. I gave $20 for it several years ago.
@@renelopez2244 since when, i was going to move to cozumel, but 2 store owners said people could only own .22s and a gun license was hard to get in mexico
I carry a standard black Titan sometimes when I go fishing at night. Mainly for mangy feral dogs that Ive seenthere. Regardless how arguable the 25s effectiveness is, it feels good having it in my pocket. If it falls in the river...well,..Im not gonna cry for years over it. Mine has always functioned quite well. The secret for 2 legged dogs, is fire a round in the air, and then ask them if they want a couple .22 hollow points in the face. Way scarier sounding than .25s. Ammo cost really put the hurt on these little 25s. $20 for 50, in a $40 gun. ehhhh. I've handloaded some 25cal lead ball into the case over a breath of Bullseye. It works, but I wouldn't stay up all night making them. cool vid.
I have a Raven MP-25 with Critical Defense rounds (hollow point w wax tips) and it’s ran flawless for years now, I carry it as a pocket pistol for self defense and guarantee my 6 round will kill or make someone rethink their life decisions.
I still have mine. Trying to find a decent holster for it now. Bought it new straight out of college in '82 or '83. Always been a good, dependable gun. Fun to shoot and pretty accurate. Always been a pocket carry but with so many keys to carry these days want a holster for it now. Mine has wood grip scales. Would never get rid of this baby.
Sometimes a 25 acp is the only option. Some older people and a handicapped person I know are examples. The 25 acp is the most powerful round they can handle in a pocket pistol.
I owned some real junk sold by FIE. .22 Sort & LR revolvers, .22 Short pocket pistols, .25ACP, .32 ACP, and I think the revolvers were made by Rohm. I hate paying the prices, but Beretta, Seecamp, Browning, Colt, & NAA then getting a tad large but very thin, the Remington R51 (made in the 1901s to 1920s), are all nice little pocket pistols. .25 ACP shoots easy enough they are really fun to shoot, right until my credit card bill shows up! .25ACP is fine for self defense. The .25 in your pocket always beats the .45 left at home in your nightstand.
Load alternating JHP, FMJ, JHP, FMJ, JHP, FMJ, JHP, FMJ. I sometimes do that with a spare mag of 9mm or .40 S&W so I have one magazine I can use to put rounds through car doors.
I just ordered a Phoenix arms 25cal...i had the 22cal fun lil guns to shoot! that's a nice one to, 25 was the first cal. gun I owed wish I still had it
Check out the North American Arms Guardian in .32 NAA. It's a .380 necked down to .32. Shoots an 80gr pellet at 1200fps, goes into ballistic gel 8", expands to .5" at 100% weight retention. Hornady and Corbon make ammo for it and it's smaller than the F.I.E. Perfect pocket gun! Kinda hard to get ahold of, is NOT cheap and ammo can be a problem. Very comfortable to shoot and is fairly accurate.
bought one last Saturday for $75. literally , looks brand new and if I had to guess, maybe 200 rounds through it. maybe less. it was like I leaped back to '84 and bought a new titan. that good of shape. had a guy offer me $125... I said nope, cuz' it shoots and looks so good. hates cci blazer, but loves remington. no jams or ftf. thumbs way up!
I’m a glock guy and edc a g19 but I just bought one of these for $50 with an extra mag from a buddy today. Can’t pass up a gun for $50 lol. Most likely will never leave my house with it but i can’t pass deals like that lol
I have one and it is reliable but I clean it after every firing. It is fun to shoot but at about 50 cents per cartridge I can't shoot it as much as my Ruger mark II .22 long rifle
I've had 2 of these, one had golden plated parts, the 25 Beretta magazine's will function in them but not the other way around. It's a heel catch thing Rev Dr Jeff
+MindFlowersDotNet They do not seem that knowledgeable for a gun shop. There have been an uncountable amount of .25s made over the last more then 100 years, and are still in production.
Had a chance to buy one of these for $120 a few years back. A fellow was selling his late father's Titan 38 and Titan 25 for 120 each. I bought the 38- very heavy, heaviest 38 I've ever handled, but passed on the 25. Already had a Jennings 22, which seems comparable, and fires reliably when kept lubed and fed w CCI. 25 seems like kind of an odd duck caliber, and too expensive for what it is.
I have the fie Titan as well. Nice little pocket Gun for the money , I think I paid. $100 for mine then also picked up another 25acp for $40 Bux. I don't care what ppl say , any gun is better then no gun.
even thought these pistols are old and out dated, I picked one up at a pawn shop a year ago for 125. it was brand new and had never been fired and was still in the original box in the plastic bag! they are pretty common in pawn shops, but I know for a fact you can find them online..... best 25 I have ever owned, and I don't care what people say, they are beautiful little guns. so fun to shoot as well. only thing is, 25 bullets are kind of high...
Oh, Sootch! I’ve got one of these, but mine is blued. My dad gave it to me. Old gun. It was one of my weapons that I cleaned up today, as a matter of fact. For what it is, it shoots really well. I set up a styrofoam cup on a tree branch and shot at it from maybe 10 or 12 feet. I hit the cup every time, which was absolutely shocking! These days, I’ve got a Taurus .380 that I use as my car gun, and a Ruger P95 as the bedroom gun. No real need for a .25 palm gun. So I’m probably going to sell off my little titan. But, man, I dig it.
You are getting quit a mouse gun collection, made me think about what I have as mouse guns and what I have had. NAA .22lr, Keltec P-32, Mauser WTP .25. I remembering having a Jennings .22 years ago never could get more than three rounds fired in sequence. I also had a Suer&sohnn .25 that exploded in my hand, blew the slide apart, I was OK, but I sure remember it. These little guys cool. I agree with you not really a choice for SD but better then haha harsh words. The only reason I have the KeTec .32 is that I bought it because I needed something super small and light and it was the mosr powerful available at the time. Now Keltec has the P3AT and that would be my choice or any other .380 close to those dimensions.
my father had one of these from the 60's. my brother and i dry fired that pistol until we broke the firing pin. my father had it fixed and we weren't allow to play with it anymore.
Came across one of these and bought it. The finish is completely gone on the receiver. The blueing on the barrel and slide are worn. But it shoots good. Cool little pistol for sure.
I found one in a pawn shop that I ironically traded for I kid you not a old Milwaukee wrench and I took it to the range thinking it would jam after I found 25acp and it went off without a hitch. Not a single malfunction what so ever. Fun gun to shoot for being small yours is in much better looking shape im sure so it just proves reliability. I have rust on mine I am working on getting out. I trust it use it as a backup gun edc
Can you tell me if my 50GR. 25 caliber rounds i have for my Titan 25 are too much blast on that tiny barrel? The gun is in absolute fantastic shape with only firing about 40 rounds so far. And i clean it at least every other time i shoot even if it's just 1 or 2 clips each time (so only been disassembled and cleaned 2 or 3 times so far). I just noticed you had 35GR rounds instead of the 50GR so that's why i ask. I don't want the barrel to explode in my hands someday lol. I only have about 10 rounds left and im going to try to find some more soon so i thought id ask you first
I have a titan 25 and it has never ever jammed on me or gave me any issues . to be a cheaper small pistol its the most durable and dependable gun i own
The FIE is zamak the Tanfoglio GT27 was the steel version that was fully built in Italy. All parts for the gun beside the frame continued to be made in italy and fie started importing the parts and having the frames cast from zamak. The later versions had a zamak shrouded steel tube barrel- the worst of the lot. Some people call the excam the better version of the zamak frames but that is debatable.
Never..never dry fire this weapon. I've worked on several and this damages this inside of the firing pin tube and will cause the firing pin to stay fully extended causing slam fires.
My first handgun was a little FIE Titan. I paid about $75 for it! I didn't have any problems with it. Most recently I saw one for $149 and thought about getting it just to have one...
My 25 was misfiring because the firing pin head mushroomed out and would not come back into position to be struck again..some clearance sanding on the head/ retainer plate and she works fine..Just a slight clearance/polish..Probably a dry firing thing..
I've had two of these over the years and sold them both because I got tired of getting nailed in the forehead with hot cases when they eject. With these little Titan 25 acp's, seems like you either get a good one that never misfires or they are continually hanging up on you. I think it is the magazine more than anything. I've still got lots of spare parts for these including a nice pair of wood grips and a nice chrome (nickel?) barrel. Even if you find a nice shooter they still eject straight back though and that kinda sucks. You're right about the cheap frames on these, they look like some kind of lightweight pot-metal when the bluing wears off. Good review - thanks!
I shot mine today. Same gun and finish from 1981. Second box of Herters fmj the rounds started to keyhole. After 50 rounds the rear most cross pin got the barrel showed a crack in the frame resulting in a loose barrel. The rifling is halfway gone now. Going to take it to the next gun buy back. I like it and it functions fine but unsafe to fire after 100 rounds. Wish I had not bought a second magazine. Guess I'll sell that as well. Kinda surprised that it showed total failure with the barrel and frame.
I took mine to the range and it wouldnt shoot then i realized my firing pin was gone lol. i disassembled then got half of it out and ordered new one. i was amazed at the accuracy the first time i shot mine. i figured it wouldnt be able to hit the broad side of a barn but to my suprise can shoot the hinges off the door. From spartanburg, sc by the way
My grandpa died a couple years ago, and while cleaning out his safe, we found literally 3000 rounds of .32 acp, but there was no .32 acp gun in the safe. I have been thinking about getting a good .32 acp mouse gun. What would you recommend?
I had one back in the 80s and it was very accurate for what it was. It delivered very tight groups and was very dependable.
Thanks for showcasing these small guns over the months. They are far more interesting and practical for most of all your viewers. A small caliber is always better than nothing.
In 1975, if you wanted deep conceal, this bad boy was it. And it goes bang every time. Paid $75 then. Was stolen and recovered a year later. Will never sell it, has great sentimental value. Would love to own the Beretta .25 too.
Without getting into the particulars I've had to use this pistol in self defense situation yrs ago and it was effective. It can get you out of a tight spot..
One of my three defensive shootings in the line of duty was with a .25ACP Beretta Jetfire and the threat was immediately nullified. Shot placement is everything.
@@RockandrollNegro I used a Jetfire as well with good effect. Ran off 5 gang bangers who were beating up a young boy. His mom ran to my house, hollering for help. I've got bigger guns, but had the 25 in my pocket. Just the sight of the little Beretta sent all 5 of the idiots running.
@420 Everyday I've had several 25 acp caliber guns over the years. The amount of ammo they hold varies from model. I've had 25's hold from 7 to 10 fully loaded. I currently have a 25 derringer that holds 2 rounds-one in each barrel. All of my 25's have had a safety. Most do. There are a few that do not.
@420 Everyday
The Beretta Jetfire he mentioned holds eight in the magazine, plus one in the chamber. Examples made prior to the import ban (GCA1968) did not have a manual safety lever. After Beretta started making them here (around 1972?), all were equipped with one.
Mine was made in Italy in 1964.
@@RockandrollNegro they let you carry a jetfire on the job?
I inherited one of these from my father-in-law back in the late 80s. I put it away and forgot about it. Just got it out a few years ago, cleaned it up and got a box of ammo. So far, it has been flawless. I would never think of carrying it, but I do keep it in the garage hidden away. If I am just going outside with the dog, I will usually grab it and stick it in my pocket. It is a fun little gun.
I picked up one of these in blued finish, with the checkered wood grips, as new in the box with 2 mags for $130 on Gunbroker 2 years ago. Rare with these grips I've been told, and NOW, the prices are a LOT higher. Great little guns!
Where can i find clips for it
Yeah I just bought blue steel also but dark grip in box 250 perfect everyday Carry
Just inherited one from my grandpa. He carried his the rest of his life. He used it and defended himself with it. I will keep it for all of my days.
Hidden gems. Talking from experience.
LOVE the mousegun reviews, man. They make for an inexpensive collection.
I'm loving your mouse gun series.
I had one of these and miss it. Mine was marked Excam Giuseppe Tanfoglio G-27 Italy. I never really had a problem with it and thought it was a fun little gun, I paid $100 for it in 1999 And I sold it for $100 about 10 years later
Looking forward to picking one of these up in the next two weeks!
Man that brings back memories. I used to have one of these lovely little pea shooters, she was a dandy, never jamed, and was almost actually accurate. I put a piece of spring steel on the grip and stuffed her down the top of my cowboy boots that I wore as part of my police uniform, she went with me places where no gun should ever go, in fact once when we were transporting a oil worker who had dropped off the deep end and tore the hell out of our squad as we transported him to the State Hospital, some 300 miles due East, a ride that I shall never forget, when we got there, I pulled my .45 from my duty belt and placed in the locker in the Sally port, but forgot the little Titan, and she went into the nut house along with that fighting oil worker, it was only as we passed through the metal detector that I recalled the gun, however the guy on duty just waved us through since we had a fight in progress all the way through the hallways. Ah but it was indeed a comfort to know that I could have pulled her from my boot and stuck the barrel in the guys ear then pulled the trigger and the fight would end. Luckily for all of us, a doctor met us with a needle that looked eight inches long and shoved in this guys leg, he was sleeping before he was done calling the doctor a mother f,,,,,,r. Oh what a wonderful life....
i love the saturday night specials!!! THanks SOOTCH00
My dad gave me this gun from back in the 70s. I shot it last week, and it’s shockingly accurate.
I carry a Titan just like this except, mine is not nickel plated. My dad bought it for my mom in 81 or so...she never warmed up to it. Recently I gave her my Ruger 380 because she is older now and if she had to use a pistol, I want her to have one that is ready in an instant.. I may end up buying another LCP for myself later. Lol But for up close, this Titan is a good pistol. People laugh about me carrying it, but will not let me shoot them with it. Guess it ain't that funny after all. Lol
The North Koreans had a small cal burp-gun about like this, as a Navy corpsman I had a marine “Chosin Few” that had about 17 of the slugs in his back. He lived, I think because they had lost energy from the distance shot, but it did put him out of action and a trip stateside to Oak Knoll Naval Hospital Oakland to recoup.
My grandfather who served in Vietnam bought one of these in the day for self defense when he traveled. He was in charge of the construction of jc penny and he actually was the one to design and build all the jc penny stores in the united states. He got picked up for being publicly intoxicated and the officers pat him down and everything and never found it. He kept it in his boot. He was literally sitting in the drunk tank with a fully loaded pistol in his boot. All he could do was laugh when he got out. They never even knew he had it on him.
You can lock the slide back
by putting it on safety and just barely pulling up on the slide
This video is 7 years old and still very relevant. I had one of these about 15 years ago. Bought it for $50 and later sold for probably $100. Regretted it ever since, but stumbled across another today in excellent condition for $80. You'd better believe I snatched it up and won't make the same mistake letting this one go.
That’s crazy going get a 80$ one tomm
I got one that was given to me by an old county resident who said I needed a backup gun when I was a patrol Sargent for the Sheriff's Department I was working for. Back then a lot of the time I was the only Deputy working in a 500 square mile county. I carried it for years and even though I am now retired I still carry it. It has never jammed and the accuracy is excellent for what it is. Bought a small nylon in the pocket holster for it and carry it in my back pocket an nobody knows I have it because it can't be seen. I never leave home without it!
Does the holster have a hole where the trigger is for ease of use? Similar to a derringer holster?
To lock the slide open, put the safety selector in the Fire position, and pull the slide back and up.
Breakdown instructions at 9:05
Thank you for your time in reviewing this little pistol. Found one at a local pawn shop for $100 and might pick it up for me and my boy to plink with.
I appreciate all of your gun videos, I've been watching them for well over a decade.
Honestly it gets tiring hearing people say 22 and 25 are not a affective round I don't care who you are you are not going to walk from a 25 or a 22 unloading in you lol
I worked with ex-offenders for 30 yrs -one the boys were discussing what round was a man stopper as they said - one guy laughed at using a 22 or 25 - another said "I don't wanna be shot with a BB gun, 22, 25 or anything else" . HIs neighbor was blinded for life because a 25 lodged in his orbital bone on the lift and on the right the second round grazed his retina - Blinded for life if he was shot dead on it woulda lodged in his brain - I appreciate your comment all the way
My son was cleaning out an old man’s storage building and he came across one of these and he took it to the man and he gave it to him lol my son then gifted me with it. It’s missing the safety switch but I found one readily available on eBay. When it comes in we shall see how it works! 🙂
even though I'm starting to get tired of these mouse gun reviews, it's nice to have some high quality reviews on these inexpensive firearms. Big props Sootch.
My mom carried this in her purse for forty years she passed away in 2009 and now I carry in my purse
Bought mine in 1978 for $75 and carried it for a while. Still have it and will not give it up.
sailor123ize how much do they cost now
@@apeape4600 I bought a Tanfoglio GT27, the all steel version of this pistol for $110 out the door. $90 for the gun itself, $20 for taxes, background check fee. A good cleaning and Sellier and Belliot 6.35 Browning ammo, .25 ACP loaded to European specs and it shot flawlessly
@420 Everyday 7+1, safety catch is in the middle, on the left side of the frame. Two dots are on the safety: white and red, indicated two letters S and F. If you push the safety and expose the white dot and letter S, the pistol is on safe. If you push it forward and you expose the red dot and letter F the pistol is ready to fire.
I wouldn't store or carry this pistol cocked, chambered and with the safety on. The safety only locks the sear and a hard enough jolt can break the safety catch allowing the pistol to fire
I have this exact same gun, and I'd have to make a TH-cam video to explain how I came into possession of it. But I've never had the gun jam or misfire in any way. Was pretty accurate at knocking over beer cans. I don't carry it usually, but there have been times when *small* was a necessity.
I like mine. It's true you will break a firing pin if you dry fire it too much though...complete parts kits are still available even now early in 2019. I bought them and several spare mags when they were dirt cheap, so if need be I could rebuild the little gun 2 or 3 times over.
I love my little FIE Titan. Currently my favorite pocket carry gun and just too much fun to play with at the range
I've personally had nothing but bad luck with .25's. I eventually ended up getting a Beretta Tomcat .32 that ended up serving me very well. So well my wife still has it all these years later.
Just inherited one of these from my father. Funky little thing.
Have you tried to fire it, yet?
Glad it comes in a finish that can help me in a survival situation. It doubles as a signal mirror for planes passing overhead.
Nice
Signal Mirror, please sir.
I have one of these in the blued model and it’s a fun plinker. My mom gave it to me this Xmas. She had it since the mid 80’s when she was living in Hawaii. I just gotta find ammo for it now lol
I prefer .40 s&w over em all BUT a .25 with some ball ammo at least gives you a chance. A face full of .25 ACPs will discourage anyone from harming you. IDC what ANYone says.
the little titan has your back.
I have one that's pre 1968. Great gun and its never had a failure.
thanks for a great vid sootch.. i just had one of these (an original 60's one) given to me and had no idea how it came apart to clean it ... you rock man ..
I seen a dude get shot with a 25 in the knee I can remember the way he scream people underestimate the 25 what they don't know is the smaller the bullet the more it travels
I have a blue one of these as a "Get off me" gun. Pretty reliable, my only complaint is the heavy trigger pull, otherwise it is great for what it is. I gave $20 for it several years ago.
My uncle has one of these in Mexico! Haha nice little pistol, looking into getting me one here!
Same
Can citizens own guns in mexico?
@@leastamongyou1111
Yup
@@renelopez2244 since when, i was going to move to cozumel, but 2 store owners said people could only own .22s and a gun license was hard to get in mexico
@@leastamongyou1111 I think its only 380 or smaller no calibers that the military uses.
I carry a standard black Titan sometimes when I go fishing at night. Mainly for mangy feral dogs that Ive seenthere. Regardless how arguable the 25s effectiveness is, it feels good having it in my pocket. If it falls in the river...well,..Im not gonna cry for years over it. Mine has always functioned quite well. The secret for 2 legged dogs, is fire a round in the air, and then ask them if they want a couple .22 hollow points in the face. Way scarier sounding than .25s. Ammo cost really put the hurt on these little 25s. $20 for 50, in a $40 gun. ehhhh. I've handloaded some 25cal lead ball into the case over a breath of Bullseye. It works, but I wouldn't stay up all night making them. cool vid.
My source for these guns is a back alley in the hood. Leon is my dealer of choice.
+joed596 mines is Jamal,JK
what are ya buyin
+JiuJitsuCowboy1 At my age, I'm buying time. :)
samiam1150 mine is the average white guy who snorts powder and lust for his sister :D
I traded a joint and a 2 hits of acid for an FIE. I was out something around $4 for it.
I have a Raven MP-25 with Critical Defense rounds (hollow point w wax tips) and it’s ran flawless for years now, I carry it as a pocket pistol for self defense and guarantee my 6 round will kill or make someone rethink their life decisions.
I still have mine. Trying to find a decent holster for it now. Bought it new straight out of college in '82 or '83. Always been a good, dependable gun. Fun to shoot and pretty accurate. Always been a pocket carry but with so many keys to carry these days want a holster for it now. Mine has wood grip scales. Would never get rid of this baby.
These are really fun to shoot. Light trigger and almost no recoil at all
Sometimes a 25 acp is the only option. Some older people and a handicapped person I know are examples. The 25 acp is the most powerful round they can handle in a pocket pistol.
I owned some real junk sold by FIE. .22 Sort & LR revolvers, .22 Short pocket pistols, .25ACP, .32 ACP, and I think the revolvers were made by Rohm. I hate paying the prices, but Beretta, Seecamp, Browning, Colt, & NAA then getting a tad large but very thin, the Remington R51 (made in the 1901s to 1920s), are all nice little pocket pistols. .25 ACP shoots easy enough they are really fun to shoot, right until my credit card bill shows up! .25ACP is fine for self defense. The .25 in your pocket always beats the .45 left at home in your nightstand.
Load alternating JHP, FMJ, JHP, FMJ, JHP, FMJ, JHP, FMJ. I sometimes do that with a spare mag of 9mm or .40 S&W so I have one magazine I can use to put rounds through car doors.
I inherited one. It fired perfectly at the range.
Really like the mouse gun series. Those are guns that usually don't get that much attention
Thank you for doing this review. I am looking forward to the future side by side reviews. Thanks
I just ordered a Phoenix arms 25cal...i had the 22cal fun lil guns to shoot! that's a nice one to, 25 was the first cal. gun I owed wish I still had it
Love the mouse gun reviews.
This seem like a good backup pistol.
Lonnie Franklins gun of choice as the 25 caliber grim sleeper killer
Check out the North American Arms Guardian in .32 NAA. It's a .380 necked down to .32. Shoots an 80gr pellet at 1200fps, goes into ballistic gel 8", expands to .5" at 100% weight retention. Hornady and Corbon make ammo for it and it's smaller than the F.I.E. Perfect pocket gun! Kinda hard to get ahold of, is NOT cheap and ammo can be a problem. Very comfortable to shoot and is fairly accurate.
Love these little fuggers, love tanfoglio think it's an underrated arms manufacturer
another .25ACP Pistol reviewed by Sootch. Life is good.
bought one last Saturday for $75. literally , looks brand new and if I had to guess, maybe 200 rounds through it. maybe less. it was like I leaped back to '84 and bought a new titan. that good of shape. had a guy offer me $125... I said nope, cuz' it shoots and looks so good. hates cci blazer, but loves remington. no jams or ftf. thumbs way up!
I’m a glock guy and edc a g19 but I just bought one of these for $50 with an extra mag from a buddy today. Can’t pass up a gun for $50 lol. Most likely will never leave my house with it but i can’t pass deals like that lol
It's nice to hear a change of pace in the into/outro music. I went to school for that.
Thank you I had no idea what I bought and now I know something about it 😂
A bit floored you reviewed this little handgun but I am a proud owner and happy it's getting a little attention
I have one and it is reliable but I clean it after every firing. It is fun to shoot but at about 50 cents per cartridge I can't shoot it as much as my Ruger mark II .22 long rifle
LOVE your vids!!!...Keep 'em coming.
I've had 2 of these, one had golden plated parts, the 25 Beretta magazine's will function in them but not the other way around. It's a heel catch thing
Rev Dr Jeff
My first visit to a gun shop back in the early 90's, I asked if they had any
.25's.
Not only did he say 'no' but he looked pretty confused.
+MindFlowersDotNet They do not seem that knowledgeable for a gun shop. There have been an uncountable amount of .25s made over the last more then 100 years, and are still in production.
cant believe how many mouse guns are out there. really enjoy these mouse vids!
Very informative! Thank you for your time on the video and hounest personal review of the pistol.
Had a chance to buy one of these for $120 a few years back. A fellow was selling his late father's Titan 38 and Titan 25 for 120 each. I bought the 38- very heavy, heaviest 38 I've ever handled, but passed on the 25. Already had a Jennings 22, which seems comparable, and fires reliably when kept lubed and fed w CCI. 25 seems like kind of an odd duck caliber, and too expensive for what it is.
I have the fie Titan as well. Nice little pocket Gun for the money , I think I paid. $100 for mine then also picked up another 25acp for $40 Bux. I don't care what ppl say , any gun is better then no gun.
steven mckinsey Id feel good about my odds against a bad guy (even armed) if I had a .25acp pocket pistol. As long as it’s reliable.
were to purchase
Where do I buy that?
Hell yes ! I agree
even thought these pistols are old and out dated, I picked one up at a pawn shop a year ago for 125. it was brand new and had never been fired and was still in the original box in the plastic bag! they are pretty common in pawn shops, but I know for a fact you can find them online..... best 25 I have ever owned, and I don't care what people say, they are beautiful little guns. so fun to shoot as well. only thing is, 25 bullets are kind of high...
Oh, Sootch! I’ve got one of these, but mine is blued. My dad gave it to me. Old gun. It was one of my weapons that I cleaned up today, as a matter of fact. For what it is, it shoots really well. I set up a styrofoam cup on a tree branch and shot at it from maybe 10 or 12 feet. I hit the cup every time, which was absolutely shocking! These days, I’ve got a Taurus .380 that I use as my car gun, and a Ruger P95 as the bedroom gun. No real need for a .25 palm gun. So I’m probably going to sell off my little titan. But, man, I dig it.
I have one and it was handed down from grandfather nice little pea shooter
My FIE Titan looked a little different than this one. I regret selling it, was a neat, tiny little pistol... and I liked that it had a hammer.
You are getting quit a mouse gun collection, made me think about what I have as mouse guns and what I have had. NAA .22lr, Keltec P-32, Mauser WTP .25. I remembering having a Jennings .22 years ago never could get more than three rounds fired in sequence. I also had a Suer&sohnn .25 that exploded in my hand, blew the slide apart, I was OK, but I sure remember it. These little guys cool. I agree with you not really a choice for SD but better then haha harsh words. The only reason I have the KeTec .32 is that I bought it because I needed something super small and light and it was the mosr powerful available at the time. Now Keltec has the P3AT and that would be my choice or any other .380 close to those dimensions.
my father had one of these from the 60's. my brother and i dry fired that pistol until we broke the firing pin. my father had it fixed and we weren't allow to play with it anymore.
i have this little pistol and i shooting it.. never had a ftf or fte.. im a fan of mouse guns & im really enjoying your videos on them...
Came across one of these and bought it. The finish is completely gone on the receiver. The blueing on the barrel and slide are worn. But it shoots good. Cool little pistol for sure.
I found one in a pawn shop that I ironically traded for I kid you not a old Milwaukee wrench and I took it to the range thinking it would jam after I found 25acp and it went off without a hitch. Not a single malfunction what so ever. Fun gun to shoot for being small yours is in much better looking shape im sure so it just proves reliability. I have rust on mine I am working on getting out. I trust it use it as a backup gun edc
Can you tell me if my 50GR. 25 caliber rounds i have for my Titan 25 are too much blast on that tiny barrel? The gun is in absolute fantastic shape with only firing about 40 rounds so far. And i clean it at least every other time i shoot even if it's just 1 or 2 clips each time (so only been disassembled and cleaned 2 or 3 times so far). I just noticed you had 35GR rounds instead of the 50GR so that's why i ask. I don't want the barrel to explode in my hands someday lol. I only have about 10 rounds left and im going to try to find some more soon so i thought id ask you first
Clips? 😂😂😂😂
@@drewthomasllc7429 its from the sixties and i hear horror stories of these titan 25 barrels exploding all the time so yes, clips
I have a titan 25 and it has never ever jammed on me or gave me any issues . to be a cheaper small pistol its the most durable and dependable gun i own
The FIE is zamak the Tanfoglio GT27 was the steel version that was fully built in Italy. All parts for the gun beside the frame continued to be made in italy and fie started importing the parts and having the frames cast from zamak. The later versions had a zamak shrouded steel tube barrel- the worst of the lot. Some people call the excam the better version of the zamak frames but that is debatable.
Back in the day this was the pimps weapon of choice especially if it had mother of pearl grips.
I'm no pimp but I have a Titan and seen someone selling the pearl grips I'm tempted to get them lol
Man you've been on a .25acp kick recently hugh Sootch
Never..never dry fire this weapon. I've worked on several and this damages this inside of the firing pin tube and will cause the firing pin to stay fully extended causing slam fires.
*No the pin just starts to bend, bends more everytime it hits a primer*
My first handgun was a little FIE Titan. I paid about $75 for it! I didn't have any problems with it. Most recently I saw one for $149 and thought about getting it just to have one...
:28 dong do...is all you'll here big tough guys 😂😂😂
I have one now and I like it for target practice but it's hard to find rounds for it.
where do you find these items, I never wanted one till I watched your great uploads, thank you
My 25 was misfiring because the firing pin head mushroomed out and would not come back into position to be struck again..some clearance sanding on the head/ retainer plate and she works fine..Just a slight clearance/polish..Probably a dry firing thing..
I've had two of these over the years and sold them both because I got tired of getting nailed in the forehead with hot cases when they eject. With these little Titan 25 acp's, seems like you either get a good one that never misfires or they are continually hanging up on you. I think it is the magazine more than anything. I've still got lots of spare parts for these including a nice pair of wood grips and a nice chrome (nickel?) barrel. Even if you find a nice shooter they still eject straight back though and that kinda sucks. You're right about the cheap frames on these, they look like some kind of lightweight pot-metal when the bluing wears off. Good review - thanks!
If you still have parts I would love to buy from you. My email is lovejohndavid63@gmail.com just put in the subject Titan Parts thanks
I got an older Phoenix 25 new in box from the eighties it's recoil spring made it jam a lot, I replaced it and it hasn't jammed once since.
I shot mine today. Same gun and finish from 1981. Second box of Herters fmj the rounds started to keyhole. After 50 rounds the rear most cross pin got the barrel showed a crack in the frame resulting in a loose barrel. The rifling is halfway gone now. Going to take it to the next gun buy back. I like it and it functions fine but unsafe to fire after 100 rounds. Wish I had not bought a second magazine. Guess I'll sell that as well. Kinda surprised that it showed total failure with the barrel and frame.
11:47 weeee doggie..surprised you've still got fingers =D
Yeah I thought that too. Fingers in front of the muzzle, trying to clear a jam, and where's that trigger finger? Yipe!
I took mine to the range and it wouldnt shoot then i realized my firing pin was gone lol. i disassembled then got half of it out and ordered new one. i was amazed at the accuracy the first time i shot mine. i figured it wouldnt be able to hit the broad side of a barn but to my suprise can shoot the hinges off the door. From spartanburg, sc by the way
stay away from the zamak framed ones, they’re prone to crack where the roll pins hold the barrel on
I have a galesi brescia 25acp. Any thoughts on them
My grandpa died a couple years ago, and while cleaning out his safe, we found literally 3000 rounds of .32 acp, but there was no .32 acp gun in the safe.
I have been thinking about getting a good .32 acp mouse gun. What would you recommend?
Devon Zawko Keltec P32 he has a video on it. I have one and it's incredibly reliable. S&W also has an old police revolver. I can't think of the model.
Great Video!!Really looking forward to your tests on .25 acp I'm curious about this little round.
News flash it sucks
rubber dummy, you're the one, you make range time lots of fun!