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I’ve got a 37-2 and 442 with the ported barrel. Is it possible to swap barrels on these?

As the title says looking for a 25-9 model of 1989 (matte finish, unfluted cylinder). Prefer new in box if possible. Very motivated to find one.

I probably should have prefaced my question because I'd rather not venture down the rabbit holes of 'why' or 'cost'. The short answers are 'because I can' and 'its not prohibitive'. What I really want to know is if you can in fact swap the cylinders and barrels, and if not are there beefier...

Ruger HT's all of their frames the same between 44 and 45.

So then linebaugh is wrong?

Performance is relative. The only thing going for the ruger is its ability to handle hot loads. Fit, finish, aesthetics, and the rest go to the smith.

According to Linebaugh the frames are the issue and not the cylinders... "It may surprise many but the cylinder on the S&W .45 Colt is the same diameter as the Ruger Blackhawk. The webs (between chambers) and outside chamber wall are also the same. So basically the Ruger and S&W cylinders are...

I've been doing some research on model 25's and the consensus is that while good guns, they have softer frames that dont tolerate hotter loads well and are subject to excessive endshake if used for such. Since the model 29 received the better heat treat ( i'll never understand why S&W didn't...

Correct. I did some additional research after posting last night and found out about the models 619 and 620. My question now is what would be more cost effective/practical. Getting a 620 and grinding down the underlug to look like the 619 or putting a 619 barrel on a 620 then installing the...

Is it possible to have a gunsmith take the barrel from a model 67 and install it on a 686 or 686 plus? Essentially I'm looking to have something that looks like a model 15 that fires .357 and hot .38s.

Great info guys. One last question and I'll stop pestering the masses. I've been reading up a bunch on what Linebaugh has to say about these guns and the .45lc in general. One of his sticking points is that many of the problems of hot loads in modern colt revolvers is due to the fact that the...

So, from what I'm hearing, if I stick with the loads I listed, and other factory standard pressure ammo mixed in, I shouldn't have to worry about the gun shooting loose in my lifetime. That leads me to my second question. Is there any sort of generic round count service life that these...

I know there are several 25-7 owners here. Surely someone knows about the durability of this gun.

I've found one of the rare 25-7 N frames with the 5" barrel for sale and I'm trying to decide whether to pick it up. My main issue is with the durability of the gun. I understand that these aren't going to be as strong as a ruger, and I'm not looking for something to run ridiculously hot loads...

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