If you stay with 625s, you should be OK. Since that seems to be your area of interest, no problems there. I agree with the writer who said to buy one and you will not regret it.
Nice shooting, Dale53.
I Got An Itch.....Need 625 Advice
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If you stay with 625s, you should be OK. Since that seems to be your area of interest, no problems there. I agree with the writer who said to buy one and you will not regret it.
Nice shooting, Dale53.
OP
Well I scratched my itch yesterday, brought home a brand new 625 PC. Currently I am cleaning the barrel and cylinder with some G96. The grips, though patriotic, do not fit me at all so I will be upgrading them soon. Trigger pull is delightfull both single and double action. The 4" barrel just plain feels natural for me.
As soon as I get it cleaned up and grips that fit me I'll get some pics up. Thanks to all that responded. I think this 625 is gonna be a keeper. No more crawling around the range like I was hunting Easter eggs!
As soon as I get it cleaned up and grips that fit me I'll get some pics up. Thanks to all that responded. I think this 625 is gonna be a keeper. No more crawling around the range like I was hunting Easter eggs!
Allen-frame
Member
Here's hoping that you can stop with just 1. Or 2. Or 3.
Good luck and a wise purchase that will last you a lifetime of shooting.
AlleN-Frame
Good luck and a wise purchase that will last you a lifetime of shooting.
AlleN-Frame
625-8 PC
What's not to like. No problems here! 10 rounds @ 50 feet one handed.
What's not to like. No problems here! 10 rounds @ 50 feet one handed.
In September 2009 I found a 625-2 "Model of 1988" in a local gun shop. I bought it for $625 OTD. In 30 years of shooting I've owned a pick-up truck load of S&W revolvers. Without exception this is the most accurate and consistent S&W revolver I have ever owned or used. The SA and DA trigger pulls feel like it must have had the benefits of a professional trigger job. The timing is simply remarkable. I am not wild about the Hogue grips and prefer to shoot it using Pachmayr Presentation grips. Once I can find a pair I want to put some of the nice S&W target grips on it. I have owned a number of very nicely accurate 19111 type pistols by COLT, Kimber, Springfield, Rock Island. Using plain Jane 230 gr. FMJ Winchester ball ammo this 625-2 will out shoot any of those pistols. It never jams. It never fails to eject. It never fails to go into battery. And I never have to spend time hunting empty brass as it all ejects perfectly into the range bag. I have even found that using the Tula .45 ACP ammo, this 625 shoots equally well and there is never a problem ejecting the empty brass as I just take my index finger and flick the empty casing out. I am profoundly pleased with this revolver. It is well worth every dime I paid.
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I do not understand this semi-auto craze. My addiction has always been revolvers. I own a few semi's but for just plain shooting pleasure I'll take a wheelgun any day.
If you get the 3 incher 625 (I have one) then try getting auto-rim .45 cases and loading 250gr SWC slugs to about 1000 fps (yes it can take it, Clark's custom guns rechamber these to .460 Rowland.)
By using auto-rim cases you don't have to worry about mixing up ammo in your .45 acp autos and you will find it's about all you will need in any sixgun short of big bears.
By using auto-rim cases you don't have to worry about mixing up ammo in your .45 acp autos and you will find it's about all you will need in any sixgun short of big bears.
nawilson
US Veteran
Allen-frame is my gun buying roll model. 
I have these now and a 325 Thunder Ranch on the way.
this one is 45 Colt
this one is 45 Colt
My first .45 ACP revolver was a S&W 1917, bought in 1976 for a police duty weapon. Since that time, I have owned many more ACP wheelguns.
My favorite sits on the nightstand and is also a frequent CCW. It is a M625 ACP Mountain Gun. I tried to find one for a duty gun before I retired from law enforcement. My last year and a half as a law dawg saw me toting a 3" M625 .455 ACP on my hip. This revolver had left Springfield as a 5". The factory didn't have any Mountain Gun barrels, but Brownells had the 3 incher.
During police qualifications, I was able to reload faster than the majority of my fellow officers who were armed with semiautos.
IMHO, the ACP Mountain Gun is the ideal fightin' revolver-quick to reload with full moon clips, stainless steel construction, round butt frame, good sight radius with the 4" barrel, adjustable sights, and medium weight.
My favorite sits on the nightstand and is also a frequent CCW. It is a M625 ACP Mountain Gun. I tried to find one for a duty gun before I retired from law enforcement. My last year and a half as a law dawg saw me toting a 3" M625 .455 ACP on my hip. This revolver had left Springfield as a 5". The factory didn't have any Mountain Gun barrels, but Brownells had the 3 incher.
During police qualifications, I was able to reload faster than the majority of my fellow officers who were armed with semiautos.
IMHO, the ACP Mountain Gun is the ideal fightin' revolver-quick to reload with full moon clips, stainless steel construction, round butt frame, good sight radius with the 4" barrel, adjustable sights, and medium weight.
I have never had a 625, but I have been shooting a Mod 25-2 in 45 ACP since the early 1970's.
I think a 45 ACP revolver is a very good choice.
If you do not need the power of a 44 Magnum then the 45 ACP would be my pick.
Full Moon clips work great.
Make reloads very quick and also make picking up your brass after practice very quick and easy as well.
I think a 45 ACP revolver is a very good choice.
If you do not need the power of a 44 Magnum then the 45 ACP would be my pick.
Full Moon clips work great.
Make reloads very quick and also make picking up your brass after practice very quick and easy as well.
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My chore now is to find a reload that will shoot well in both a 1911 and my 625. I have about 10# of Red Dot left over from my trap shooting days. Might not be the best powder but you can't beat the price. I probably won't get into any formal shooting, I sure am looking forward to plinking up a storm.
Just a thought... but load the best load (accuracy and speed) for your 1911. Then use it in your 625. If you use a little heavier than normal recoil spring, your 1911 will handle loads that are a bit more powerful than standard factory loads. This will allow you to enjoy more power/utility from your 625. If you go the other way, your 625 will handle loads that very likely be to much for a 1911 with standard spring ratios, etc. JMHO. Sincerely. brucev.
One further note. Google "The Load," an article written by C.E. Harris to find out what you can do with 13 grains of Red Dot.
I got a new mold from LEE. 45-255gr but they weigh 260 with my mix.
I got them to shoot from my 45 Colt, but they feed well in my 1911's and I like them in the 25 & 625's too. load data from Midway I will share if you want it.
I like heavy better.
I got them to shoot from my 45 Colt, but they feed well in my 1911's and I like them in the 25 & 625's too. load data from Midway I will share if you want it.
I like heavy better.
papajohn428
Member
There's plenty to love about a 625...........I couldn't understand what all the fuss was about until I bought one. Now I get it! I use Auto-Rim brass most of the time, moon clips when I practice for serious stuff. It's a hoot! I have a 5-incher, and am looking for a matching three-inch.........if the rest of you guys haven't snatched them all up!
Stainz
Member
My first .45 ACP revolver was a Ruger Blackhawk convertible, bought to shoot up a stash of .45 ACP ball ammo left over from my G21 days. I discovered the .45 Colt with that revolver - and S&W - finally - with my first ever S&W - a new 625 MG in .45 Colt - after Labor Day 2002. By the end of the month, I had a newly released 4" 625-8 - and proceeded to try my best to wear it out! I sold it to fund a new 625MG in .45 ACP purchase - which turned out to be another .45 Colt. I was without a .45 ACP revolver for a few months, it seemed longer, until the 4" 625JM, a new 'Pro' series item, was introduced. My early one has been a keeper since day one. Keeping 240+ moonclips loaded, I longed for a 'house gun' in .45 ACP... last June, while looking for a 325 Night Guard, I found this monstrosity:
It was over $300 less than the 325NG - but similarly equipped: Al/Sc frame, SS cylinder & barrel, tritium Night Sight front and fixed rear sights, takes the same moonclipped .45 ACPs as my 625JM, etc. It weighs 1.6 oz more and is 7/8" longer than the 325NG. It will never replace my 625JM for bullseye use, but it is a viable bedside protector - and fun plinker - hitting coincident POI/POA from 7-12 yd with both .45 ACP ball ammo - and standard .45 Colt loads, including the Speer 250 gr Gold Dots. And... when you get tired of the regular ammo, clean the chambers and drop in some 2.5" .410 shells! If you really are low on other ammo, it will also shoot .45 Schofield! Yeah, I know.... a Governor is heresy in a 625 thread... I'll go back to my corner now...
Stainz
It was over $300 less than the 325NG - but similarly equipped: Al/Sc frame, SS cylinder & barrel, tritium Night Sight front and fixed rear sights, takes the same moonclipped .45 ACPs as my 625JM, etc. It weighs 1.6 oz more and is 7/8" longer than the 325NG. It will never replace my 625JM for bullseye use, but it is a viable bedside protector - and fun plinker - hitting coincident POI/POA from 7-12 yd with both .45 ACP ball ammo - and standard .45 Colt loads, including the Speer 250 gr Gold Dots. And... when you get tired of the regular ammo, clean the chambers and drop in some 2.5" .410 shells! If you really are low on other ammo, it will also shoot .45 Schofield! Yeah, I know.... a Governor is heresy in a 625 thread... I'll go back to my corner now...
Stainz
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