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1955 browning 380 acp

rp85
hello;

anyone have a model 1955 browning 380 acp pistol??? need some feedback. thanks for any input.

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  • mark christian
    I have one made in 1965:
    [img][/img]FN1910-55.jpg

    What specifically do you need to know about the pistol?
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  • MOONED
    I have one in .380 and just sold it's twin in .32 caliber. Great little pistols.

    Aaron
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  • rp85
    hello;

    know nothing about these pistols. there one in an estate sale that looks in good shape. pistol is thin, might make a good ccw for me or a good purse pistol for wife.

    assume its single action pistol. good for +p???? reliable??? magazine hard to come by??? does it point were you look???? stiff recoil???

    spent over 2 hours trying to find info, but get only info on brownings bda pistols.

    again thanks for any input.

    rp
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  • rufe-snow
    Nowadays they're more a Browning collectors type handgun, then a valid CCW pistol. Due to the change in U.S. gunlaws they were last legally imported and sold in the U.S. in the late 60's.

    They are a high quality well made pistol. Extra magazines wouldn't be a problem to obtain. If you couldn't obtain originals made by FN, modern reproductions are made by a U.S. firm named Triple K. As it's a rather light pistol recoil would be noticeable with Plus P ammo.
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  • mark christian
    I just put mine on the scale and it weighs 1 pound 7 ounces empty. It is a hammerless pistol so there is nothing for the hammer to snag on, but that of course means that you cannot simply unlock the hammer for a possible second strike on a bad round. That means nothing to me because my training is to eject any problem cartridge and cycle in a new round, but some guys want to recock and hit the primer second time. The grip safety is a feature that you either love or hate but since I'm used to the .45 Government I have no issues with the grip safety but I feel it is not needed on this pistol. The magazine release at the heel of the grip has never been popular with American shooters who find it slow to change magazines but the fact is that with a pistol like this you'll only be firing off one magazine and after that the gun fight will be over...One way or the other.
    The single action trigger on my pistol is pretty good and better than any single action trigger pull on all of my Walther PPs. Of course unlike the PP you don't have the double action possibility on the Browning, but I've never felt the need for a double action trigger on a self defence pistol. I have small hands for an adult man and the pistol handles fine for me but most guys find it a bit too small and prefer the feel of the Walther PP and when it comes to ease of disassembly the PP wins hands down! I like the Browning better than any of my Walther PPs but I would not go out of my way to select this pistol as a primary self defence firearm as there are simply too many more modern designs out there and the Model 1955, which is based on the Model 1910, has begun to show it's age after 100 years.
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