625-4 ???

[Milton]

I have seen suggestions here on which 625 is a better purchase;is there anything in particular "wrong" with a 625-4 ? Just curious !

 

[Milton]

I have seen suggestions here on which 625 is a better purchase;is there anything in particular "wrong" with a 625-4 ? Just curious !

 

[ILLWIND]

If you have a chance to buy one, do it. I personally think it is the best of the 625's. I own one (A SAC one of 500) and it is a great handling shooter.

 

[KurtC]

Some people prefer the chromed hammer and trigger of the 625-3 and -2, as the -4 and later switched to case colored parts. However, the -4 also has the newer style rear sight, which is already drilled and tapped for scope mounting.

 

[Milton]

ILLWIND ,how accurate is yours and do you handload for it ? Is it a 5 inch gun?
KurtC, is there a good reason for wanting the chromed hammer and trigger?

 

[ILLWIND]

Mine is a 4" similar to a mountain gun style (Pre mountain gun??) as they came out in 1994. I believe that all the Springfield Arms Commemorative models are all 4" long with the lightweight tapered barrel, not the full lug style. It looks closer to model 26 except for a stainless steel, & shorter barrel. Wonderful shooters, I bought mine new for the sum of $480.00

 

[ILLWIND]

Oh yes, I forgot, it has never had a jacketed bullet go down the barrel. Unique or HS6 and a home cast Lyman 200gr SWC will do 2" or so @ 25yds off sandbags...If my eyes were better, I am sure it would do better. I had a Hakko red dot on top once, but it handled funny so it came off. I have never used factory ammo in it...only handloads.

 

[animalmother]

I'd get it. Any decent 625 -3 or -4 is worth getting, assuming one is not paying a Wimer or Fugate level price.

 

[qballwill]

I have a 625-4 with a 5 inch barrel and have no complaints whatsoever.... very accurate with handloads or factory

 

[Carmoney]

625-4s are just fine. If you're an action shooter, the 625-2s are the ones to stay away from.

 

[Andy Taylor]

I have a 3" 625-4. Excellent firearm.

 

[Wayne M]

The -4 may be the best of the 625's but even the very early - numbers which sometimes needed to go back to Smith were quickly corrected. A 625 that checks out for you is worth having no matter what dash, the -4 is just desert after a great meal!

 

[KurtC]

Originally posted by Milton:
ILLWIND ,how accurate is yours and do you handload for it ? Is it a 5 inch gun?
KurtC, is there a good reason for wanting the chromed hammer and trigger?

Just like every other feature, the chromed parts became desireable when they were no longer available.

Some folks feel that the post-94 case colored hammers and triggers are not as vivid as earlier case colored parts. It is merely a matter of individual preference. I prefer the way the rear sight is inletted on the -4, and that overrides the appeal of the chromed parts (IMHO).

 

[David Sinko]

I have three 625-4s and I love all of them. The only issues with two of them are slightly tight cylinder throats. My latest acquisition was an unfired SAC Mountain Gun which I lightly customized myself (removed the hammer spur, installed grooved trigger and lightened the action just enough to still reliably fire all commercial primers). I even used the SAC to get back into revolver competition at the USPSA Summer Blast and it did not let me down. I like that gun so much that I would like to get another Mountain Gun barrel, if that's possible.

You can't possibly go wrong with a 625-4.

Dave Sinko

 

[Milton]

Thanks everybody !!