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.45acp Mountain Gun
I've been thinking of getting one lately and wondered what you gents think of yours, and how hard it is to find one.
While I like my 325NG, I believe I'd like a gun with a bit more weight and sight length for shooting on a regular basis.
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I have Mountain Guns in .357 Mag., .44 Mag., and .45 Colt. I love them ! ! While I don't have one in .45 ACP, I can't imagine you being disappointed if you purchased one.
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i had a 45acp mountain gun they are nice smith and wesson only made them for one year in 2000 they are kind of hard to find but they do come up somtime on gunbroker u may want to put a wtb ad on here
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08-03-2010, 05:10 PM
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I have a 44 Mtn Gun and love it. I would give my eyeteeth for a 45ACP Mountian Gun. Great concealed carry combination. If you find two let me know.
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08-03-2010, 05:16 PM
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Gents,
Thanks for the info. I've owned a .44 mag Mountain Gun for about eight years and it has been my most accurate .44 to date. If I find a stash of them in .45acp I'll let you know.
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08-03-2010, 05:27 PM
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45 mountain gun
i do not have a 45 mountain gun, but i have a 625 with a 3 inch barrel, a thunder ranch 45 acp , a s&w 1917, a colt 1917, and a s&w model of 1950, all guns in 45 acp, they are some of my favorites. i shoot 45 acp and 45 auto rim shells.
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08-03-2010, 06:12 PM
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Here is a heartbreaker of a story.
While at the last show last month ,I ran into a gent who had a new in
box 625-6 45 a.c.p. Mountain gun.
He wanted $600. cash.
I did not have any $ ,and put him together with a friend of mine
who bought the gun.
I do have one I shoot. It is the bees knees.
If you can find one ,get it. You won't be disappointed.
Good luck ,,Allen Frame
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08-03-2010, 09:10 PM
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I carried mine for alittle over 4 years as a duty weapon and was never dissapointed in it's performance. Excellant weapon.
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08-03-2010, 11:21 PM
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I hope you find one, but you can't have mine...
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As others have said, it's hard to find one as they weren't made for very long and they are quite desirable. What I really want they never made so I'm going a different route.
I have a M25-2 that has a 6-1/2" M26 barrel (tapered) screwed onto it. When I get over the by-pass surgery I had a couple weeks ago (smile) I'm taking this to my gun smith friend to have the barrel cut back to 4", re-position the sight and ramp the way Smith used to by pinning, bevel the front of the cylinder and round butt the grip. I'll have one of the few "blue steel" 45 ACP mountain guns around.
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S&W 625-6 .45 ACP Mountain Gun
Highly desirable and hard to find. Owners like me won't part with them. FYI this model comes with MIM parts, frame-mounted firing pin and NO LOCK. Good luck in your search.
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Just found this one for sale. Just press link.
Gunbroker listing number #183018517. It is brand new 625-6.
What do you think about this one?
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08-05-2010, 09:31 PM
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Looks like a fine pistole, just a bit bigger (and more expensive) than I'm looking for. I bet it would be a real shooter.
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i sold my first one last year i just bought one again tonight
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08-10-2010, 11:39 PM
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I have a Mtn. Gun I got around 2001 in .45 Colt and it is very accurate and very easy to carry. Smith said there was only 750 made on that run. It is a 625-7. Hope you find what you're looking for as others have said, a nice one could be hard to find. Good luck!!
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Well you can do the next best thing and get a model 22 (45ACP). It's in effect a Mtn. Gun with fixed sights. I love mine and it hits to point of aim.
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I am carrying my Model 22-4 on duty, and shooting at least a few rounds out of it just about every other day....
I do indeed love it..again, not a MG, but available, accurate and a hoot to shoot...
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I was bitten by the Moutain Gun bug a few years ago.
I ended up with the four horsemen,
625-5 MG 45 ACP
625-7 MG 45 Colt
657-4 MG 41 Mag
629-4 MG 44 mag
I liked the 45 ACP Mtn gun so much that I also aquired the Model 1989 and 1988 .45 ACP revolvers. I am shooting the snot out of them and then they will be passed on to my youngest son.
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Picked up a 625-6 mountain gun today from the local dealer. It seems to be in good shape except for the lead in the bore. If i can remember how to post some pics I will.
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i just got a 625-6 Mountain gun 45 acp
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Hey DaveT, hope you mend well and completely. Want to see photos of your 25-2 when converted. OohWee- a blued 45 ACP Mountian Gun. I think a new Grail has been revealed.
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Jimmy just posted a Model 25-2 with a cut 4 1/4" barrel in Classifieds
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Jimmy,
Got you PM and replied. I was too late seeing the post or I might have tried to buy that 4.5" too! (smile)
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The heavy loaded .45 ACP cartridge, or it's rimmed cousin the .45 Auto Rim, are the perfect round to chamber in the Mountain Gun. It packs plenty of smack-down while still being eminently controllable, yet is compact and light enough to daily carry easily on a good belt rig.
Every big bore handgun shooter should have one!
I have them in .45 ACP, .45 Colt. .44 Magnum and .357 Magnum. I would be hard pressed to chose between the 2 .45's for my personal choice.
The 4 inch stainless steel Model 625 Mountain gun may be the absolute best .45 Colt handgun ever manufactured for a guy who actually totes it daily. I would say that the 4 inch mountain gun in .45 ACP also may be the most perfect .45 ACP revolver ever made.
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Actually they were made before 2000 too. The Springfield "Arms for the Nation" Commerative was made in 1994 - product No. 100931. If you aren't into flashy commeratives there was "at least one" (probably more) over runs from this batch that were sold without the engraving and all as the same product with a different serial number range.
I love mine. It has the best balance and feel of all the 45acp revolvers I have.
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I have a 625-4 SAC (Springfield Armory Comm 1 of 500) that came out in 1995. Bought it new, love it. This model kind of started the Mountain Gun Series...4" barrel of tapered contour. Wonderful handgun. If you can find one you will not be disappointed.
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I've owned or shot all the MGs and the .45 ACP is probably the most practical for that configuration...nice light barrel and round butt. Had one SA Commemorative and two standard MGs but only have one of the MGs left.
In addition to .45 ACP and +P ammo one can also safety use .45 Super. Have spoken to the techs at Buffalo Bore and they say they sell a lot of their .45 Super ammo the S&W revolver shooters. The tech I was talking to uses a lot in his personal 625.
The 657 .41 Magnum MG and the 625 .45 ACP are the hardest to find and the highest dollar sellers of the MG line...prices usually start at $750.00...and up...
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i have 625-4 SAC and 625-6 mountain gun 45acp
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Had one and truly regret getting rid of it. I will find another.....
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I have one and I consider it the ideal fightin' revolver.
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