Any favorite loads for 625?

[GCF]

I just measured my chambers. All six of them measured .4525" Does this give anyone any insight or can anyone suggest a bullet size based on this measurement?

A .452" sized bullet, should be a light push through (just right) in .4525" throats.

I load a 200LSWC-BB at .452" from Dardas, over 5.0 grains of TiteGroup - w/ WWLP, out of my plain vanilla 625-8. .469" taper crimp. Pretty much one ragged hole at just under 20 yards.

The Dardas bullets are extremely uniform, & near as I can tell, about 18BHN. You might want to check them out.

With a softer (12BHN) 200LSWC / .452", I get similar accuracy w/ 4.2 grains TiteGroup.

Hope this helps!

BTW, if you give up on the 625PC, you might want to give me a shout. Always looking for a new challange... ;=]

 

[8Ring]

My favorite loads

230gr Billy Bullets moly coated round nose over 3.8gr Clays or 3.8gr Vithavouri N-310.

200gr Bear Creek moly coated round nose hollow base over 5.2 gr American Select.

I've used both loads in USPSA Revolver competition.

Fed Large Pistol primers used in all loads.

 

[fredj338]

My 4" 625 lives on lead bullets. If the throats are 0.452", you are probably good to go w/ that dia & a bullet not too hard. BTW, if you didn't use a pin gae, you probably are not accurate on your measurements of the cyl throats. There is a front & back to each throat.

 

[Rawhyde]

Found a great load and got some better grips!

I found a great load for my 625 this weekend! Hornady 230g TMJ over 4.7g Bullseye.

I was having some accuracy issues with the gun earlier. When I called S&W, they insisted that I send it in for evaluation and repair. I sent it in, and it was returned 8 days later. The paperwork said that they re-cut the forcing cone. (Originally, it wouldn't evn group onto a 8-1/2" x 11" paper target, so I bought some 12" x 18" targets.) The folks at S&W did a fantastic job on my pistol and turned it around superfast. My hat's off to them!

I couldn't resist shooting some pix of the 625's new found abilities. My buddy bought me a really nice set of combat grips to replace the red, white, and blue originals. The new ones don't hurt my hands, and look a whole lot better!

I snapped a few pix of some of the other guns we had out today. It was a great day to shoot. All of these shots were at 25 yards resting on the corner of my buddy's pickup truck.







Rawhyde

 

[Skip Sackett]

Very good, Rawhyde!

My M625JM is as accurate as I can be!

My favorite competition load for it or any other 45ACP I own is the same as yours, the only difference is I use Berry or Ranier plated bullets with it.

That 4.7gr load is no wimp either. Comes out of my 4" tube right at 800fps, a full power 230gr load for sure.

Here is a picture of that load after shooting it out of my PT1911 in a gallery PPC league I used to shoot in:

Good enough to win that night!

 

[Rule3]

Good enough to win that night!

In the 5 yard duffer division!

 

[Skip Sackett]

In the 5 yard duffer division!

Well, I may be senile but I am still working!

How's retirement going?


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