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Raven Arms MP-25Model: Raven Arms MP-25
The MP-25 is the quintessential "Saturday Night Special", a cheap, small handgun of low caliber meant to provide self-defense on a budget. George Jennings was inspired to enter the firearms business due to the 1968 Gun Control Act banning the importation of inexpensive handguns. Approximately 2 million of these handguns were sold until 1991, when a fire destroyed Jennings' shop and forced him to retire.

The MP-25 is controversial as a pocket pistol both due to conflicting reports on reliability and a reputation as a "criminal's gun", something a thug could buy for a day's wages. Despite this, it remains a popular example of .25 caliber pocket pistols in the United States.



Specifications:
Weight:
 0.9 lb (0.4 kg).
Length:
 4.8 in (120.7 mm).
Barrel Length:
 2.5 in (63.5 mm).
Cartridge:
 .25 ACP
Action:
 Blowback
Muzzle Velocity:
 XX ft/s (XX m/s).
Effective Range:
 XXX yd (XXX m).
Feed System:
 Detachable box magazine. 6
Sights:
 Front post, rear notch
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Where to find
Latest model MP-25. Note the different safety
The MP-25 is one of the cheapest guns in the United States, with prices ranging from $75 to $100 at the most. It's most popular as a self-defense pistol due to its very small size.


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Complexity

Reports are conflicting on the reliability of the MP-25. The cheaper guns have a reputation as a "one-shot wonder", jamming after the first shot. Others find it very reliable for such an inexpensive weapon, one of the best pocket pistols available.
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Controls
  • Safety: Located on the left side of the receiver. Push up for SAFE, down for FIRE. Early models have a sliding bar under the slide on the left side; slide to the right for SAFE, left for FIRE.
  • Magazine release: Located on the heel of the butt, behind the magazine.

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Loading

Condition One, or "Locked and Cocked." Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer cocked and safety applied.
  1. Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
  2. Take a loaded magazine and push it into the magazine well until it clicks.
  3. Pull the slide back and release it, letting it snap forward under spring tension
  4. Push the safety up or to the right to activate it.
Condition Two. Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer down, safety off.

Cannot be done

Condition Three. Chamber empty, magazine full, hammer down, safety off.
  1. Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
  2. Take a loaded magazine and push it into the magazine well until it clicks.

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Unloading

How to unload the firearm and make safe. Presented in a numbered list.
  1. Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
  2. Push the safety up or to the right to activate it.
  3. Push the magazine release back and remove the magazine.
  4. Deactivate the safety, as the action cannot cycle with it on.
  5. Pull the slide back and check the chamber for any ammunition. Release the slide.
  6. Pull the trigger.

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Field Stripping

How to disassemble the firearm for cleaning. Presented in a numbered list.
  1. Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
  2. Unload the weapon as described above.
  3. Push the round takedown button on the center of the rear of the slide with the eraser of a pencil or rear of a pen.
  4. Lift the slide up and off the frame.
Reverse to reassemble.



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deep_sea_diver Raven arms MP 25 3 Mar 15 2011, 7:43 AM EDT by Filadog
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I'm not even sure this would even serve as a decent paperweight. Put inside a sock and swung it might work as well as a rock, for a weapon, certainly no better. If you fish, it might work as a sinker for your hooks. Made of cheap cast pot metal, it probably wouldn't work as well as a lead sinker though. Other than that, I can't think of any other uses for the raven.
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