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S&W 625-3 model of 1989 .45 ACP
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I too just picked up a 625-3 this weekend at a gun show from a great guy. We talked for over an hour. I only have 10 full moon clips, but I have 30 or so 1/2 moon clips.
I have a question. The guy I bought the gun from said there is a tool that takes the cases out of the moon clips easily. Does anyone have an idea about that? I haven't loaded any full moon clips as they are very tight to load. But I shot almost a box of ammo with half moon clips. it is very easy to hit with. Even at 200 yards I could hit my 20" gong.
Anyway I was thinking of taking a file and hitting the front edges of the full moon clips so that loading and unloading would be easier. Has anyone done that?
I have a question. The guy I bought the gun from said there is a tool that takes the cases out of the moon clips easily. Does anyone have an idea about that? I haven't loaded any full moon clips as they are very tight to load. But I shot almost a box of ammo with half moon clips. it is very easy to hit with. Even at 200 yards I could hit my 20" gong.
Anyway I was thinking of taking a file and hitting the front edges of the full moon clips so that loading and unloading would be easier. Has anyone done that?
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Midway probably has the tool that you are looking for. I made my own out of a piece of copper tubing and a wood handle.
They also make moon clip loading tools. Comes in very handy.
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Very nice! I picked up this 3" 625-3 last year. I qualify with it for my retired law enforcement carry permit, good throughout the country.
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Keep your expectations high.
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I’m gonna revive this thread with what I hope is a simple question. I have a 625-2 and I am a little confused with it. Let me know if this is right: it’s an N frame with a K frame size round butt? I ask because I want to replace the original Pachs (which say K frame on them) and I tried some K frame round butt from my model 13 but they don’t fit good. I don’t own any other N frame round butt revolvers so I don’t have any grip to try on. I see some of you 625-2 model of 1988 owners have changed grips, just wondering if you bought N or K frame round butt. I believe the Pachmayr finger groove gripper is the factory original and wonder if any of you that have the same gun with original grips know if yours came with a K frame Pach.
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You have a N frame. K frame grips do not fit the N frame. Your pachs have been cut to fit the N frame. I believe round butt combat grips is what came on your gun. After market wood grips are cheaper than the factory grips.
One of my favorite guns…..I shoot it way better than my 1911s
Me too. All three of my 625s are scary accurate. This is from Thursday’s range session with my new 5” -3.
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The Pachs on your gun are OEM and are marked K Frame as you pointed out. I checked my -2 and -3 to verify.
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Thank you CH4 for answering my question.My research showed that the 625-2 model of 1988 came with Pachmayr Gripper but after reading an article by John Taffin he stated that the 625-2 has a “K frame style” round butt, that wording threw me off a bit. So I’m still not sure if I should be looking for a K or N round butt so I’m hoping that a couple of guys that posted pics of theirs with wood grips will chime in with whether they bought K or N.
I no longer have mine but I put the Hogue round to square conversion grip on it and loved the fit.
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Thanks S&W Fan. Do you recall what size you bought? I’m assuming N frame. I had a 625-8 JM a few years ago and put round to square on it and I seem to recall they were Ahrends N frame. I sold it in 2018-19 cause “it was too easy to shoot”. Have you ever heard such a stupid reason? Kicked myself in the rear end a bunch of times for that move.
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I think some, maybe many of these guns were slow sellers when they were marketed. I bought a 3" 625-3 in 1992 from CDNN; price was well under $300.00 as I recall. I don't remember if they had other barrel lengths or variations available.
I used to buy guns regularly from CDNN years ago because their guns were almost always closeouts and slow movers at very good prices.
I used to buy guns regularly from CDNN years ago because their guns were almost always closeouts and slow movers at very good prices.
CecilB, the grip is the N frame round to square conversion, hope that helps!
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