I purchased this 625-6 3" in 45 acp from a fellow member here a little over a year ago now. I only got the gun, no box or anything else with it. Once I learned they only made a few of them (for Lew Horton), I tried to find out what I had.

In talking to Earl Minot at Lew Horton, he said "Nice gun, but it didn't come through here." So I'm scratching my head again. I fired several boxes of ammo through it and really like the soft way it shoots, not to mention how good it groups. So I just figured it was going to remain a mystery.

But in the back of my mind, everytime I took it out, I started wondering again how it came to be. Finally I decided to send the information and photos to Roy and see if he could tell me anything. And he DID!

It was actually a run of 73 guns,.......with 5" barrels, sold in March of 1999. A year and a half later, it was returned to the factory and it left with a 3" barrel.

It sounds like being one of 73 would be pretty interesting, except it's not a 5"er anymore. I doubt that I would have bought it as a 5" gun, because I really wanted a 3" anyway.

I almost sold it once, but I'm glad now that I didn't. It feels just right as it is and since I've been shooting it, I like it even more. Mystery solved.

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Interesting back story. I would have snapped up the snubby before the 5" also

The 3" N-frames are cool guns. I have a few in different calibers but I tend to gravitate toward the moon clipped revolver

It appears that in addition to having the barrel changed, the previous owner had a Patridge front sight installed on the 3"

Typically the 3" guns shipped with ramp front sight for a smoother draw from your concealed holster

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Nice revolver, I like, but I'm a little confused.

You say it's a 45ACP.

Roy said it shipped as a 5" bbl. 45 Colt.

So besides replacing the 5" bbl., with a 3" bbl., the cylinder was also changed from a 45 Colt to a 45ACP ??

Roy says it (the barrel) was probably changed at that time but doesn't say anything about a cylinder change.

Not trying to diminish your joy in it, but those alterations greatly change how it shipped originally from the factory.

Am I missing something?

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The first line of the letter says it is a special production in both .45APC and .45Colt.

What he said^^^^ He say's 45 acp, then later wrote 45 Colt by accident. It's an ACP gun. My joy is not diminished.

Cool, I'm glad.

Shouldn't he correct the mistake since you paid good money for his authentication & documentation?

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If you request it, they will correct it

Kevin

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Great story, thanks for posting.

The 625 is almost as confusing as the model 60.I have a 3 and 5 inch model 625-6 in .45ACP. Their serial number prefix is CCS for the 3 inch,and CEA For the 5 inch.

I have a 625-6 with a 4” barrel, the Mountain Gun.

Kevin

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