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I like the grip safety on the Colt, but the thumb safety on the Browning is in a better place.

Bonc_CHL wrote:(I don't believe in safe queens, the same way with cars and trailer queens, what is the point of owning something just to sit there and look at?)

Nothing wrong with a stuff that you can just sit and look at, if that's what you want to do with it. My reproduction Walker sits in its fitted wooden box, waiting. That pleases me. (Does IDPA have a class for it? I could hide it under a trench coat. Reloads would take a while ... ) It's not alone in relatively long-term storage, either.

I inherited a Baby Browning, along with the permit required in New Mexico when he bought it way back when. It's a cute little thing, well made, but not a great shooter. There's not much to hold onto, the safety sweep is a little odd, the sights are puny, and the trigger is ... not good. Ammunition is out there, even hollow points, but don't expect much performance from it.

Triggers can be improved, but you don't want it too light. Thinner stocks would let it hide even better. I've thought about making some better sights, but what kind would give a better reference for fast shooting without compromising what the Baby is? Even the smallest laser would add a lot to the size of the pistol, and mounting would be interesting. Proper patridge sights could be done with dovetails in the little rib and slide, but even repurposed, pared-down 1911 sights would add to the snag factor.

And after all that, you still have six really weak little rounds to work with.

I think mine will sit in the safe a while longer.