I love 45 ACP in revolvers..Anyone else?

[thomasinaz]

Here are my only 2 45 ACP N Frames. One new and one older.

 

[jwist]

I have never owned a 45 revolver. I see in most of the pictures there are moon clips. Are they manditory for the gun to function. If so are they hard to load and unload?
Thanks

 

[Old Navy]

I have never owned a 45 revolver. I see in most of the pictures there are moon clips. Are they manditory for the gun to function. If so are they hard to load and unload?
Thanks

Man I have a 686 that I am going to send out to have set up for moon clips, they are much easier then speed loaders and carry well in pockets. I would not own a S&W that was not a moon clip gun.

 

[LOBO]

1917

625-4

625-4 Springfield Armory 200 year comemorative

 

[manny25]

both of my 625-4 Springfield Armory 200 year comemoratives

 

[h1orxrah]

What grips are on your Model 625?

Here's mine. Y'all probably get tired of looking at it since I this picture every time there is one of these threads...

I really like the grips on this picture of your model 625. Coould you tell me the brand? Thank you,

Rick

 

[Maximumbob54]

Those are Ahrends.

 

[CQB27]

I've posted this before - my 3" 625-2 Kent Miller Custom:

WOW! That is a beauty.

 

[pokey074]

Here is a (crappy) pic of my first "real" Smith & Wesson revolver: a Model 22-4 wearing Ahrend Retro Target grips. Now if the weather would cooperate so I could actually get out and shoot the darn thing...

 

[Dave T]

The only thing that keeps the 45 ACP from being my favorite revolver cartridge is the 44 Special. Those two are in a tie for status of "favorite". These three are probably my favorites in the ACP chambering.

The oldest is this much modified '17 made in 1918:

Next would be this 1956 vintage Model of 1955, cut down to my favorite barrel length of 5":

Last of the favorite 45s is this one of a kind blue 45 ACP "Mountain Gun", a round butted M25-2 fitted with a 1950 tapered barrel:

Since the mountains I am likely to be in are close to the border, where armed intruders are more of a problem than black bears or mountain lions, calling this one a "Mountain Gun" doesn't bother me a bit.

Dave

 

[carl3989]

my one and only.

625 Performance Center with Rimz to save my fingers.

 

[WC145]

Since this old thread is back I'll post my old .45ACP revolver. It's been posted before in other parts of the forum but I like to show it off.
It's a cut down 1917 Brazilian, the work was done a long time ago, don't know who did it.

 

[Shooting4life]

I love those cut down 1917's. I am looking for a beater 1917 right now to have the conversion done. Thanks for the pics.