Bauer Automatic
{{Infobox weapon
|name= Bauer Automatic
|image= Bauer .25 Auto pistol.jpg
|caption= Bauer Automatic
|origin= {{flag|United States}}
|type= Semi-automatic pistol
|is_ranged= yes
|service=
|used_by= LEOs, detectives, civilians
|wars=
|designer= Robert Bauer Sr.
|design_date=
|manufacturer= Bauer Firearms Co.
|unit_cost= Initially around $70 - $100
|production_date= 1972–1984
|number= Unknown
|variants= Fraser
|spec_label=
|weight= {{convert|.284|kg|lb|abbr=on}} with empty magazine (10 OZ)
|length= {{convert|102.5|mm|abbr=on}} (4")
|part_length= {{convert|53.3|mm|abbr=on}}
|width= {{convert|25.5|mm|abbr=on}}
|height= {{convert|70.5|mm|abbr=on}}
|cartridge= .25 ACP
|action= blowback
|velocity= 760–1100 fps depending on bullet weight
|range= 10 meters
|max_range= 25 meters
|feed= 6-round detachable box magazine
|sights= Fixed, integral machined in the slide.
}}
The Bauer Automatic is an American-made copy of the Baby Browning. Made of stainless steel, they are chambered in .25 ACP with a six-round capacity detachable box magazine. The Bauer was manufactured in Fraser, Michigan from 1972–1984.{{cite book|last=Lee|first=Jerry|title=Standard Catalog of Handguns|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISBN1440230099|date=17 January 2012|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-3009-7|page=53}} The pistol was marketed as the Fraser-25 from 1984 to 1986.
Features
The Bauer .25 Automatic was made of precision machined 416 stainless steel investment castings and fitted by hand. The pistol features a two-position thumb safety. One position locks the slide while the other position locks the slide in the disassembly position, allowing the user to rotate the barrel clockwise 45 degrees and remove the entire slide (rather than counterclockwise-as is the case with the FN Baby Browning pistol, to avoid copyright infringement claims from FN).{{cite book|last=Wood|first=J B|title=Automatic Pistols Assembly/Disassembly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ckahWjsGxrUC&pg=PA49|date=21 October 2007|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-2630-4|pages=49–56}}
Factory options included "white pearl" (plastic) or wood grips, and a variety of holsters. An engraved version was manufactured for the US Bicentennial in 1976.{{cite book|last=Shideler|first=Dan|title=Gun Digest Book of Semi-Auto Pistols|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0jZQ25ruJU4C&pg=PA91|date=28 February 2011|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-2439-3|page=91}}
Many parts interchange with the FN Baby Browning, including grips, magazines, and various internal parts.
References
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External links
- [https://www.gunandgame.com/attachments/bauer_25-pdf.157882/ Owner's Manual]
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}