625 on the way...wait, where’s the .45acp?

[PatriotX]

Hi folks,


I’m weak.


Seeing the lonely 625-8 sitting there, all alone, with nobody to feed and love her...I just couldn’t leave her. She’s now in transit to her new home to be cared for properly.


Small problem, the Ammo Fort is missing a brick...all the 45acp went with the last 1911 !


I made promises to this gun that I plan on keeping. Anybody want to trade for some .45? What is a good loading for this gun? I have moon clips from TKcustoms coming, already have their tool...what else should I plan on needing to keep this relationship happy?

 

[biku324]

I got one a few weeks ago. You can find 45 Auto Rim pretty easily online.

 

[22hipower]

Your 625 should digest just about anything you feed it. Mine like 200 grain SWCs with light loads of TiteGroup. . . .or most anything else I cook up. Even 230 grain FMJ if nothing else is handy. Enjoy it.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[RodD]

Good time to give a little love to the .45 AR.

 

[deanodog]

I have a 625 -8 PC and shoot auto rim and moon clips with acp. I prefer the auto rim, I reload both.

 

[growr]

if you are a reloader, get some brass, dies and bullets and have a grand time.
My 625 JM is very happy with a H&G #68 200 gr. SWC and 6 grains of Unique....your might like it as well.

Even though I have some Auto Rim....I always use my moonclips with ACP's in them.....nothing faster than moon clips in and out of the gun!

Randy

 

[bananaman]

Be it right or wrong, I don't plan on running out of ammo again after the period when you could not get anything. I have hand loaded for years. Have ammo to go & supplies. This 1 is going to the club tomorrow! 625JM. Bob

 

[H Richard]

For a target load, (mild) try 4.3 gr 231 with a 200 gr H&G cast bullet. All my 45's have liked it. It is mild shooting, just about 700 fps from a 5" 1911.

 

[PatriotX]

Be it right or wrong, I don't plan on running out of ammo again after the period when you could not get anything. I have hand loaded for years. Have ammo to go & supplies. This 1 is going to the club tomorrow! 625JM. Bob

That’s a beauty.


I have enough ammo for all the other guns for years. This is a caliber I abandoned (d’oh!) half a decade ago when I gave up on trying to get John Moses Browning’s perfection to digest anything but ball.


I was feeling mighty smug, too...until I found myself in the same boat as all the folks who are new to the sport.


I think this is the final push I needed to get into reloading. I’ll be right back.


[checks interwebs]


Nope, no way to do that now.

 

[Redcoat3340]

Hey....I'm getting a 625 as well. 4" and fella that sold it to me says the original owner had trigger work done on it for competition. I sure felt like it when I inspected the gun. Smooooth was the word. And crisp.

I've got a Colt 1917 (couldn't find an affordable S&W when the urge was upon me, so I did a Colt from my LGS. Gonna have some fun shooting them side by side.

I'll post some pics on a new thread when my state review here in WA is complete and although I have plenty of moon clips, a bunch of 230 fmj I may look around for some auto rim.

Is there anything besides ease of unloading that makes auto rim a better choice than regular acp? (And I have no problem using moon clips so unless auto rim is softer shooting, more inherently accurate, or something I see no real need to find any.)

I know I gotta dust of the reloading stand, but first I have to clean the garage; but before that gotta unload some rugs, an unused bed, and find a new place for my wife's Christmas stuff. But hey, it's August, we'll be taking the Christmas stuff down in a couple of weeks (?) so maybe I can skip that step.)

 

[StrawHat]

I have a few of the ACP revolvers. I reload and cast. My favorite load for the ACP revolver utilizes the SAECO 453 mold (235 grain DEWC) at hardball ballistics. Accurate ad it hits hard!

Kevin

 

[smithfelty]

I have a few of the ACP revolvers. I reload and cast. My favorite load for the ACP revolver utilizes the SAECO 453 mold (235 grain DEWC) at hardball ballistics. Accurate ad it hits hard!

Kevin

What grips are those? Love the look and grip adapter

 

[tlawler]

I have a few of the ACP revolvers. I reload and cast. My favorite load for the ACP revolver utilizes the SAECO 453 mold (235 grain DEWC) at hardball ballistics. Accurate ad it hits hard!

Kevin

I think my next investment is going to be a melting pot and some molds. I’m set for brass, powder and primers for quite a while, but now bullets are getting tough to find at reasonable prices.

 

[StrawHat]

What grips are those? Love the look and grip adapter

Those are smooth stag grips with a polished aluminum Tyler grip adapter.

Kevin

 

[StrawHat]

I think my next investment is going to be a melting pot and some molds. I’m set for brass, powder and primers for quite a while, but now bullets are getting tough to find at reasonable prices.

For years I got by with a cast iron pot and a dipper. I still have those but also a bottom pour pot. With molds, you get what you pay for. The Lee 6 cavity are serviceable IF they cast the diameter you need. My old Lyman molds are good. NOE is better.

Reloading is intermediate. Casting can be doctoral level!

Kevin

 

[bananaman]

Hey....I'm getting a 625 as well. 4" and fella that sold it to me says the original owner had trigger work done on it for competition. I sure felt like it when I inspected the gun. Smooooth was the word. And crisp.

I've got a Colt 1917 (couldn't find an affordable S&W when the urge was upon me, so I did a Colt from my LGS. Gonna have some fun shooting them side by side.

I'll post some pics on a new thread when my state review here in WA is complete and although I have plenty of moon clips, a bunch of 230 fmj I may look around for some auto rim.

Is there anything besides ease of unloading that makes auto rim a better choice than regular acp? (And I have no problem using moon clips so unless auto rim is softer shooting, more inherently accurate, or something I see no real need to find any.)

I know I gotta dust of the reloading stand, but first I have to clean the garage; but before that gotta unload some rugs, an unused bed, and find a new place for my wife's Christmas stuff. But hey, it's August, we'll be taking the Christmas stuff down in a couple of weeks (?) so maybe I can skip that step.)

Have you ever tried RIMZ poly moon clips? They are great for range use. No tools needed! I plan on using them today! Auto rim is going to be higher in price, and harder to find. (I believe) Bob

 

[StrawHat]

Auto Rim brass is available from Star-Line Brass. Best price around for an excellent product.

Kevin

 

[k22fan]

Reloading does not have to start as hundreds of rounds an hour coming off a progressive press. A couple of the local gun stores that I like sell used reloading tools that I believe they take in when they buy guns from widows. Prior to the COVID-19 problem I could have easily bought enough tools to start reloading one cartridge for $100. There are more single stage presses on the market then buyers for them. Even if you had to spend $200 you'd have your toe in the hobby and could upgrade over the years. Heck, I started with a Lee Loader that was powered by a mallet.

.45 ACP & Auto Rim are among the easiest cartridges to find accurate reloads for and a S&W revolver is as easy a gun as exists to find them for.

10 years down the road you can post that your are casting bullets for your 8 mm Nambu or what ever the hobby leads you to. In the mean time just get started.

 

[BC38]

Hi folks,


I’m weak.

No, no, no... that's now how it goes...
You're supposed to start with

Hi, I'm PatriotX and I'm a Smith-a-holic…

 

[jtcarm]

That does it: 625 Mountain Gun is now a must have.