I found a 625-4 with a Springfield Armory emblem on the right side plate and Arms For The Nation etched on the barrel at a gun show today. Probably paid too much but it sure looks and feels nice. Now I need a good source for a bunch of moon clips and tool.
The Problem with Mountain Guns
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I personally wish they were 3 1/2 inch barrels. Talk about a classic that could have been!!
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This is my 25-13...
wildenout
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Newbie question here, and not to hijack the thread. But what is a MG exactly? Or what characteristics set them apart?
N-frames have a 4" light half lug barrel with narrow rib, chamfered cylinder, and rnd butt.
TheYoungblood
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Well one of them turned into four. They make something today to stop them from multiplying so much.
You people are reason I cannot find anything like this in my area.
You people are reason I cannot find anything like this in my area.
Now you have me looking for a 45 Colt.Well in these parts, it's my S&W Mod 625-6 / .45 Colt...
Aside from that: 4" tapered barrel, black powder cylinder bevel, round butt, 1 of 5 calibers (.357 mag, .45 Colt, .45 acp, .44 mag, .41 mag), smooth CT, CH, pinned front sight.
As close as they came, they SHOULD have made one out of the S&W Mod 24 or 624 / 4" / .44 SPL also. Would have been THE LAST WORD, in the Mountain Gun series...
Mod 625-6
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My problem with Mountain Guns is that I can't find one in .45 ACP, so I think I'm just going to buy one in .45 Colt and have the cylinder cut for moon clips. Kill two birds with one Smith!
Top to Bottom, 686+ MG, 629-2 MR, 629-4 MG
I agree, this one should be a standard production gun.
Maybe these two should get honorable "Mountain Gun" status?
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396 Mountain Lite 44 Spl
My all time favorite firearm, 629-2 Mountain Revolver
Hog taken with the 629-4 using the Crimson Trace laser grip, just put the red dot on the forehead and BOOM, dead hog.
Top to Bottom, 686+ MG, 629-2 MR, 629-4 MG
I agree, this one should be a standard production gun.
Maybe these two should get honorable "Mountain Gun" status?
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396 Mountain Lite 44 Spl
My all time favorite firearm, 629-2 Mountain Revolver
Hog taken with the 629-4 using the Crimson Trace laser grip, just put the red dot on the forehead and BOOM, dead hog.
GCF
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Now you have me looking for a 45 Colt.
Yeah, they are habit forming. I've got a real bad jones for a 629-4 MG, to go w/ my 625-6.
Even thought about trading my 4" 625-3 - LNIB for LNIB. Well, for a minute or two, anyway...
Doug M.
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Gaijin: did you swap the sights on those 44 mags? I have one, but it has a black ramp.
jeffrey
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Say Gaijin: what stocks do you have on your 657-4? They are just gorgeous!
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Get yourself a 25-7! If you can find one, that is. S&W only made 2000 of them. Five-inch barrel...incredibly accurate and well-balanced. They came from the factory with Hogue grips, but I switched the Hogues for these factory smooth grips.
mc5aw
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I had a 396 Mountain Lite, but simply couldn't stomach the recoil. With the factory open backstrap grip, it left a painful crease in my palm after only three rounds. Sold it begrudgingly and moved onto tamer revolvers.
If the big N-frames are Mountain guns, then I nominate the 696 as a Hill gun. Perhaps a Modest Incline gun.
If the big N-frames are Mountain guns, then I nominate the 696 as a Hill gun. Perhaps a Modest Incline gun.
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Yes. FS is SDM Fiber Optic.
My hunting is regularly in low light and timber. I cannot find a black (or gold bead for that matter) fast enough in the shadows to make a lot of shots encountered with hogs. ANY ambient light and the FS stands out like a neon sign.
The grips are extensively modified Herrett's "Shooting Master's".
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