BUG Match with a 98-Year-Old 6.35mm Le Français
Semiauto Pistols
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6m 19s
Today I'm at the BackUp Gun Match in Tucson with a first model Le Français made in 1923. This is an early French semiauto pistol design intended for pocket carry. It has a 7-round magazine and a tip-up barrel, so that one need not ever manually rack the slide. It's very compact, very light, and surprisingly accurate...although the 6.35mm (.25 ACP) caliber does leave a lot to be desired.
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