SG> Personally, I opted for a single action - a Colt .380
Many years ago I apprentenced under an old time gunsmith.  Since I was the 
"kid" (and would still be if he were alive), all of the grunt work fell on 
me.  It was very common to have a Colt .25 automatic (a pocket anvil) brought 
in for servicing, etc.  In case you aren't familiar with them, the Colt .25s 
were basically the Browning .25 wearing Colt markings.  They were single 
action and striker fired (ie: internal mechanism).  When one came in, Cecil 
would hand it to me and say "fix it".  I'd ask what was supposed to be wrong 
with it and he'd reply "I don't know, they just said it ain't working.  You 
find out then fix it."  Nearly all of these pistols were scarred up from 
being carried in pants pockets along with pocket change, keys and pocket 
knives.  A good cleaning usually cured their ailments.
One in particular that I remember was brought in by an elderly lady who told 
us "the Mister left this here for me when he went off to war.  He never came 
back.  Now I can't make it work.  Please see if you can fix it."  I took the 
pistol and checked the safety.  It was on so I tried to thumb it off so I 
could clear it.  No dice - that safety wasn't about to move.  I scratched my 
head a minute then removed the magazine (loaded) and the grip panels then 
clamped it into a padded vise.  I took a brass punch and a small hammer and 
popped the safety off then disassembled the little pistol.  Getting the 
chambered round out of the barrel involved a brass rod and a hammer.  After I 
got the thing back into reasonable shape she came to pick it up.  I asked her 
"where was the Mister killed, the Pacific?"  She said "Oh, no young'un.  We 
weren't fighting in the Pacific then.  He was killed during World War One."  
That gun had been loaded and cocked for nearly 50 years!
Regards.  Cloyce.
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