625 4"
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I have a 4" -3 also a new 4". Never even seen a 3"
Tried to post a photo but... well you know.
Tried to post a photo but... well you know.
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rogerwnuss
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Yeah, I know. I'm a total Luddite. With me , getting a pic on here is a crapshoot...
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rogerwnuss
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Oh, well......
bigggbbruce
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Pictures.. easy..
625-3 4"
Are those Pachmayrs open-back? I'm looking for something similar for my 625-8 5" (round butt). Got a pair of Grippers but they're closed back and feel a bit big for my hands.
bigggbbruce
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duplicate..
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bigggbbruce
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Closed back, I don't like them either. They are the originals, but I use other grips for shooting.
I've had a couple 4" -3s and see more of them floating around than the 3". I don't know how many of each were made, but in my world the 4" seems more common - the 5" are very common.
45Wheelgun
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I've seen fewer 4" than 3" - of course all anecdotal. Having said that I might use the phrase "more scarce" rather the "rare" as there were enough made to not call it rare.
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Gryff
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Not sure if relevant, but I believe that S&W offered a program in the mid- to late-1990s that would convert a 5" 625 into a 4" barrel length. This was an effort to appease the folks shooting 625s in IDPA after the sport reduced the max barrel length. That's about all the details I know about it.
S&WIowegan
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S&W did NOT offer a program to cut 5" down to 4"; BUT a company in Ohio named SDM Fabricating did do it for lots of people who wanted 4" 625s. I believe they are still in business and make replacement front sights with fiber optics. So many people apparently complained that S&W dropped the 5" 625s but has made a lot of 4s. USPSA revolver shooters all use 627s or 929s now.
M29Classic
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S&W 625-8 4"
625-8 4" I have not seen a 3"
625-8 4" I have not seen a 3"
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From the inception of IDPA, the 5" ruled Revolver Division. A few years later the Founders decided that the 5" was not practical and limited it to 4" or less. Several IDPA competitors suddenly had division illegal guns to deal with.
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rogerwnuss
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I've had three over the years, all 5". To be honest, I didn't know they made anything but 5s
S&WIowegan
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Yes and now they've moved it to 4 1/4" bbl. due to Canada's rules. The rule-making body of IDPA drives me nuts. The clear bias against moonclips is ludicrous and supposedly caused by revo shooter who was using speedloaders and strenuously objected to moonclips. If I use moonclips I must meet a much higher power factor. Making rules to suit ONE loud complainer is bush league stuff!!!
WPWarhawk
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Check out the Hogue 25012 grips, I really like these and have them on 3 guns so far. The 19012 is similar for round butt K/L frames.
S&W N Frame Round Butt Rubber Conversion No Finger Grooves Monogrip Black
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1911-10MM
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625-3 3"
And the -2 5 inch
And the -2 5 inch
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