Your opinion on the condition of this 3" 625

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I would like to ask your opinion.
This 625 is for sale but to far away to take a look. It looks quite nice but my concern is a little the stop notches.
I use my revolvers for target shooting and only in SA. After years of use my stop notches have only the tiniest burr and a strong lock-up.

On this 625 it looks to me a little more and the dragline is also more present than I am custom to.
Please tell me your opinion on the condition of this revolver based on these pictures.

I love 3" revolvers and this one would be perfect next to my other two 3-inchers, a 686 and 696. But it has to provide me years of fine target shooting.
And it is not that it is a cheap bargain. But 3" 625 revolvers are of course rare, in Europe extremely rare. Maybe I won't get a new chance in quite some time.


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If you have a good gunsmith that could look at it and work on it if need be that would be a considerable help, regardless of the distance involved. Personally, I have a Jovino Effector, which is a customized 25-2 cut down to 2 1/2" and round butted, among other touches, so if it were me I'd leap at this one and see if I couldn't have the same thing done to this pistol. I don't know of any of the particulars of Dutch gun laws, but I'm sure they're enough of a hassle that it might well be worth it to buy now and find out. Carpe diem! :)

Tom
 
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OP, they didn't make a whole lot of those; if it is a Lew Horton 625-4, they only made about 478 of them! SCSW 5th Edition notes prices at about $1300 for NIB, but that was two years ago as well. I too like the 3" guns; I'd buy it in a heartbeat and the cylinder ring is not an issue. Just sayin'....
 
The only thing I can see that would make it any better is IF it had a second cylinder in 45 Colt!

I had two 25-2 in the early 80's (a 4" and a 6"), those guns could shoot!

I recently sold a 629-10 2 5/8" Performance Center (bad balance for recoil!) to fund a 396-2 3" 44 Special. I cannot believe how wonderful it is! It might be better in 45 Colt or ACP but, it's hard to imagen any real improvement!

Ivan
 
I sure hope that's not Euros.

Also, no idea how shipping and/or transportation works in Schengen-area countries, either. Over here it's state-to-state, but shipping sure isn't 650 Euro/800USD. Well except maybe getting a gun in New York State/City. But that's not quite America, either I'm afraid.

Still, if you like it I'd I'd get it anyways. Its either money or regrets.

Tom
 
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And in great shape! Like a brick though a plate-glass window!
 
Jeroenw114 said:
I would like to ask your opinion.
This 625 is for sale but to far away to take a look. It looks quite nice but my concern is a little the stop notches.
I use my revolvers for target shooting and only in SA. After years of use my stop notches have only the tiniest burr and a strong lock-up.

On this 625 it looks to me a little more and the dragline is also more present than I am custom to.
Please tell me your opinion on the condition of this revolver based on these pictures.

I love 3" revolvers and this one would be perfect next to my other two 3-inchers, a 686 and 696. But it has to provide me years of fine target shooting.
And it is not that it is a cheap bargain. But 3" 625 revolvers are of course rare, in Europe extremely rare. Maybe I won't get a new chance in quite some time.


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Not in a really bad shape. You could add a few touches to the revolver and you are good to go.
 
I believe you are being overly cautious. Obviously the gun has some use, but in my opinion, it would be fine to own and use. I would say buy it.
 
there appears to be a slight off set to the pattern of the cylinder drag ring, the locking cutouts seem to look decent , overall buying a rare piece in your country like this , I would but it now! I do not see any problem with lock up just a possible small variance in specs to being not quite perfect , but totally fine for function and longevity , once again.. buy it now !
 
Can you ask the seller to show you a picture of the serial number?

That Hogue grip attaches to a stirrup under the grip frame by using a screw. The screw goes in directly under the serial number.

If the screw is too long or if the owner tightened the screw too much, there is a possibility that the screw could have damaged the serial number.

Seeing the serial number under the grip would require completely removing the grip.

This video shows how the grip is installed.



The serial number may also be duplicated on the frame below the barrel, which is visible when the cylinder is opened.
 
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Jeroenw114 said:
I would like to ask your opinion.
This 625 is for sale but to far away to take a look. It looks quite nice but my concern is a little the stop notches.
I use my revolvers for target shooting and only in SA. After years of use my stop notches have only the tiniest burr and a strong lock-up.

On this 625 it looks to me a little more and the dragline is also more present than I am custom to.
Please tell me your opinion on the condition of this revolver based on these pictures.

I love 3" revolvers and this one would be perfect next to my other two 3-inchers, a 686 and 696. But it has to provide me years of fine target shooting.
And it is not that it is a cheap bargain. But 3" 625 revolvers are of course rare, in Europe extremely rare. Maybe I won't get a new chance in quite some time.


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Buy or cry.....
 
Jeroenw114 said:
I would like to ask your opinion.
This 625 is for sale but to far away to take a look. It looks quite nice but my concern is a little the stop notches.
I use my revolvers for target shooting and only in SA. After years of use my stop notches have only the tiniest burr and a strong lock-up.

On this 625 it looks to me a little more and the dragline is also more present than I am custom to.
Please tell me your opinion on the condition of this revolver based on these pictures.

I love 3" revolvers and this one would be perfect next to my other two 3-inchers, a 686 and 696. But it has to provide me years of fine target shooting.
And it is not that it is a cheap bargain. But 3" 625 revolvers are of course rare, in Europe extremely rare. Maybe I won't get a new chance in quite some time.


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It’s just difficult to tell without seeing it firsthand. Does the gun function normally (cylinder rotation and lockup), no timing issues, bent ejector rod etc ?
 
In the late 80's I was the first kid on the block with one. Was carrying it one night in my waistband on a dark, remote beach during a dope deal when things went south badly. In the ensuing chaos and fighting I lost it in the loose, deep sand. When the dust cleared (literally) I got the team on line and we sifted the sand on hands and knees until we found it. The next day I took it to the range without cleaning, out of curiosity, and it fired the whole cylinder with no problems.
 
Mike LaNier said:
OP, they didn't make a whole lot of those; if it is a Lew Horton 625-4, they only made about 478 of them! SCSW 5th Edition notes prices at about $1300 for NIB, but that was two years ago as well. I too like the 3" guns; I'd buy it in a heartbeat and the cylinder ring is not an issue. Just sayin'....
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An update. I just bought it. Thanks for all advice.
I have asked for the serial number.

The seller lives in Austria. Export en shipping out of Austria is expensive. Import in Holland does not cost much but I have as shop take care of that. And having it added to my permit also costs, that all combined is just a little more than half the price of the revolver.
I pay €1000 for the revolver, about $1140
 
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