What is a Mountain Gun

mcslim · Apr 2, 2012

What does it take to be a real "Mountain Gun"? I have aquired a clean and tight Nickle M25-5 in .45lc with 4inch barrel and half lug. #N8425XX 95% Full TT/TH/TS/RR/WO/SB Ribbed: barrel top, F&R sights, F&R gripstraps Does it have to be engraved on the barrel or is it just a general type of 4inch N-frame? And, is it caliber specific? Lucky me, the throats miked out at a good .451-.452inch!

murphydog · Apr 2, 2012

The Mountain Guns (and similar) usually have a 4" tapered barrel, and were both L and N frames. I believe yours has the heavy barrel, but please feel free to carry in the mountains as much as you like

. Hope this is helpful.

Dave T · Apr 2, 2012

Mountains Guns, which are so marked, also have round butts and what some call a black powder bevel on the leading edge of the cylinder. Also, I believe they are all a mat finish, or at least the stainless ones I looked at were.

Dave

one eye joe · Apr 2, 2012

Dave T said:
Mountains Guns, which are so marked, also have round butts and what some call a black powder bevel on the leading edge of the cylinder.

Dave

Murphydog and Dave are correct in their description. Here's what they look like. These grips are Ahrends....

jimmyjoe · Apr 2, 2012

Here's a 629-4 Mountain Gun

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Neumann · Apr 2, 2012

I have a 29-8 Mountain Gun (as engraved on the barrel), in highly polished blue. The 4" barrel is tapered, with a short extractor shroud, but the cylinder does not have the black powder bevel.

It pounds the palm a bit more than a standard 629, but I can shoot 50 rounds or more and have some feeling left in that hand.

one eye joe · Apr 2, 2012

Neumann said:
I have a 29-8 Mountain Gun (as engraved on the barrel), in highly polished blue. The 4" barrel is tapered, with a short extractor shroud, but the cylinder does not have the black powder bevel.

It pounds the palm a bit more than a standard 629, but I can shoot 50 rounds or more and have some feeling left in that hand.

YUP, they are made in blue and some do not have the black powder chamfer on the cylinder....

Nframe_is_no1 · Apr 2, 2012

What makes a mountain gun is a 4" tapered barrel. Here's my 625-6 Mountain Gun in .45 ACP. Reminds me of a 4" 1950 Target, but in stainless:

Davwingman · Apr 2, 2012

This one is in 45 Colt.

David LaPell · Apr 2, 2012

I had a 25-13 Mountain Gun, it was nice and with the tapered barrel was very nice to carry. Another one though not often seen is the .357 version.

Vern · Apr 2, 2012

They come blue too,

Vern

SixGunSam · Apr 2, 2012

What is a Mountain Gun? Poetry in motion. Man's best friend. A grown-up 66. My favorite. Take your pick, you can't go wrong.

Mickey D · Apr 2, 2012

M25-7 in .45 Colt

Penmon · Apr 2, 2012

Mountian Gun 625-9

This is my mountain gun in 45 LC,it has the internal lock
Mdl.625-9
It has been converted to fire both 45LC and 45 ACP with moon clips, it will fire the 45LC with or without moon clips.

The gun is extremely accurate with either 45ACP or 45LC.

Penmon

TNDave · Apr 2, 2012

This is a 629 Mountain Gun I bought recently. It is not marked mountain gun. It has the frosted finish and black powder bevel on the cylinder. It is proving to be a good shooter. Years ago I had one in 45 Colt but sold it.

Doug M. · Apr 2, 2012

David LaPell said:
I had a 25-13 Mountain Gun, it was nice and with the tapered barrel was very nice to carry. Another one though not often seen is the .357 version.

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Do you mean the 686+? I have one; can't recall the dash #.

5Wire · Apr 3, 2012

L Frame .357

Alk8944 · Apr 3, 2012

TNDave said:
This is a 629 Mountain Gun I bought recently. It is not marked mountain gun. It has the frosted finish and black powder bevel on the cylinder. It is proving to be a good shooter. Years ago I had one in 45 Colt but sold it.

Dave,

If the stocks are original to the gun, and it is not marked, it is not strictly a "Mountain Gun", it would be a "Mountain Revolver". They were manufactured in 1989 and, basically, the prototype of the later model known as the Mountain Gun several years later. The Mountain Revolver was only made in .44 Magnum.

BUFF · Apr 4, 2012

I believe that the 7 shot .357 Mountain Guns are Model 686-5's. Mine is (bought new in 1998). I believe there was another batch with 6 shot cylinders made in 2010-2011.

bettis1 · Apr 4, 2012

What is a Mountain Gun

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