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In the James Bond books, Ian Flemmimg had James Bond starting out with a .25 Colt. When he finally qualified to meet the official amorer (Q) he asked what Bond had been using as a sidearm. Bond showed him his shoulder holstered .25 with some pride. The armorer looked at it with the same distain that Bond's first tailor showed when he wore his off the rack suit for his first sitting for a Saville Row bespoke suit. The armorer reported poked at the Colt .25 and said, as did the Saville Row trailer, "We can do better than that." He returned with a Walther PPK in .380, although later on it isn't clear whether Bond's PPK is.380 or 9 mm. Either way, don't let your amorer catch you with something that embarrasses you both.