A Pair Of 25s

[justicetyme]

I have a good friend that has gifted me a number of fine firearms.
He stopped up last Saturday and had a pair of 25s that he thought I would enjoy.

A gorgeous 25-5 in .45 Long Colt

An equally beautiful 25-2 in .45 ACP with original barrel.

The hard chrome finish is spectacular and very durable.

I shot a 4" 625-3 in IDPA for some years and a 5" 625-4 in USPSA and sold both of them when I stopped shooting them so I'm looking forward to getting some .45 ACP moon clip shooting in (I still have my 646).
I can't recall ever having shot a .45 LC so that will be a new experience.
Cheers
James

 

[raygixxer89]

The 45LC one is gorgeous with those grips!

 

[45Smashemflat]

Yowza!

 

[StrawHat]

I also enjoy the 45 caliber N frame, but only the 45 ACP variety.

Here is a pair of Model 25-2s, a factory standard and a customized version.





While both are competition revolvers, the 4 1/4” barrel is really sublime. Wish I had it years ago when competing!

Kevin

 

[Pizza Bob]

I guess that if you have to have a pair, I'll play too...

Lew Horton 25-14's. One of 250 blued and one of 250 nickeled. Both wearing Fuzzy Farrant stocks.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

 

[Grayfox]

I'm a big fan of .45 caliber N-frames. The bottom right is a 25-2 .45acp. All the rest are in .45 Colt.

 

[paddlingman]

That is a good friend indeed! Beautiful.

 

[flundertaker]

I need different friends!!!

 

[bobsguns]

I just don't get the attraction to the .45acp in a wheelgun. Does one just want to be different? I get that. I own eclectic calibers (10mm, .357Sig, .38Super, 5.7x28, .300blk) but they're all seemingly in the same platform that gave birth to them, IMO.

I just don't get it.

 

[justicetyme]

If you had smoked a bottom feeder in a complex IDPA stage with your 625 it 646 perhaps you'd get it.
Watch Jerry shoot .45 ACP, 9mm, or .38 Super wheel guns and you'd see poetry in motion.

 

[Grayfox]

I've never been much of a fan of semi-auto cartridges in a revolver. My 25-2 is the only one I have. However, these were built to be bullseye/target guns. And with target ammo, they're outstanding in that role.

 

[Retired W4]

I just don't get the attraction to the .45acp in a wheelgun. Does one just want to be different? I get that. I own eclectic calibers (10mm, .357Sig, .38Super, 5.7x28, .300blk) but they're all seemingly in the same platform that gave birth to them, IMO.

I just don't get it.

Well, the 10mm is a pistol round but we have the 610 and 310 Night Guard. Shooting the 310 NG is an eye opener but you can use 40 cal for practice. The government needed more guns chambered in 45 ACP for WW I and along came the 1917. It just kind of stuck.