25-5 .45 Model of 1989

[madmikeb]

Okay, I found a gun on my short list today. It's a 25-5 .45 Colt Model of 1989, 5" barrel, matte finish and unfluted cylinder, in excellent condition with the box. It does not have the original grips, (pachmayrs, yuck)! Asking price is $700. According to the SCofSW the price is little high for a 25 but I'm thinking that where this is a rare model maybe it's worth a little extra. I searched the forum and found that people that have these really like 'em. What do you folks have for an opinion on this, is the price to high?

Thanks for your input............

Mike

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

I'd try to get them down to $600 and see if you can settle somewhere in between. I have one of them. The model of 1989 was the 25-7 not the 25 -5, and late '89/early '90 became the 25-9, in either polished blue or the 5" matte finish with unfluted cylinder. The 25-7's came from the factory wearing Hogues.

They are awesome shooting guns, with the correct throats in the cylinder. They balance soooo nice

Factory original 25-7-

With forum member Kurac's "cokes"-

 

[Joni_Lynn]

I believe there were to be 2000 of the 25-7 produced and they are one of the nicer S&W made in 45 Colt that I've handled or fired.
If I were looking for one I would probably jump on it for that price but first I'd have to try and talk them down a bit.

 

[Nightowl]

I think that $700 is a good price if not an outright bargain. The last one I saw in person was priced the same and that was about 10 years ago. I thought it was way overpriced then, not so now. Besides, they are so hard to find you could spend a lot of money going to guns shows looking for one.

 

[madmikeb]

Well, I just won the auction! The seller had dropped the price to $639 and thats what I got it for. It was on Gunbroker and looks great in the pics. The seller has first-rate feedback so I don't really have any worries that the gun is misrepresented. If anything the feedback shows that he underestimates the condition! Hopefully I'll have it by the end of the week. The first order of business will be to get rid of the pachs and put an exotic Hogue on. I'll post pics when it all comes together.

Thanks for all you input...........

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

Congratulations!
You are going to love it, and you got a pretty darn good deal.

 

[madmikeb]

I'd like to get a set of Hogue grips coming, are these round or square butt? I am pretty sure that they are square but not absolutely positive!

Thanks again...............Mike

 

[Joni_Lynn]

They are square. Congrats, you'll like it.

 

[Jack Flash]

That is a very good price. I was going to chime in with the already-expressed sentiment that $700 is not bad at all and you should jump on it. Shows what I know. You got it for roughly 10% less, so that is a super deal in my book.

As for grips/stocks, I would strongly recommend looking at Kurac's products, as illustrated in the second post.

 

[Joni_Lynn]

They were much less expensive when this one was adopted but then again that was a good while back.

 

[Jack Flash]

Joni:
Who made those stocks?

 

[Joni_Lynn]

Those are from Herrett's custom shop and are the Jordan Trooper model.
Most of them are all made as close as humanly possible to the same exact size and fit my hand very well.

 

[madmikeb]

That is a very good price. I was going to chime in with the already-expressed sentiment that $700 is not bad at all and you should jump on it. Shows what I know. You got it for roughly 10% less, so that is a super deal in my book.

As for grips/stocks, I would strongly recommend looking at Kurac's products, as illustrated in the second post.

I have to admit that the Kurac's in the pics are a fine looking stock, but every one of my Smiths wears exotic Hogues. That way they all feel and point the same and grabbing one is like grabbing any of the others. I'm thinking that it goes with the "beware of the man with one gun principal"! I've been buying Hogue's since Guy Hogue personally made the grips, back in the day you sent him a tracing of your hand and he custom made them. You could also call and he would see what he had laying around for wood. I have some beautiful stocks from woods that were not cataloged at the time. Arizona Mesquite, Bocote, and Brazilian Rosewood for examples.

 

[Waldo]

I am glad you got it. I was debating about bidding. That was a very good price.

 

[bluetopper]

Congrats on winning the auction.

To me,......... gunbroker, gunsamerica, & auctionarms have been invaluable over the recent years in finding just the make and model I'm looking for at the time.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

I've seen several go for less than $600 in the last year, so that is what I based my opinion on. I hadn't seen any for a very long time, then right after I bought mine, I started seeing them somewhat regulary for a while. I kinda wish I had bought more of them when I had the chance.

Believe it or not, I paid $475 for the one I posted above less than two years ago, and that was from a major outdoor equipment retailer. It was LNIB too.

 

[Sprefix]

I'd a paid that in a heartbeat. I love mine...........A 5" tube in Gods' own caliber...........YES!!!!

 

[devildog66]

Those are from Herrett's custom shop and are the Jordan Trooper model.
Most of them are all made as close as humanly possible to the same exact size and fit my hand very well.

You are obviously someone with impeccable taste and style! Love those stocks!

 

[Joni_Lynn]

Thanks, I seem to have a bunch of them.

 

[Jack Flash]

I'm thinking that it goes with the "beware of the man with one gun principal"!

Can't argue with that logic.

I will remember to beware of you!