Is there no love for the 625 45acp?

You are preaching to the choir! Come on S&W make a Performance Center 2 3/4" round butt S&W 625 with an unfluted cylinder cut for moon clips for civilian concealed carry to go with my Apex Tactical Custom S&W 625 JM 4"!!! US .45 guys want one! :D:cool::eek:

If the cylinder will handle the Doubletap .450 SMC ammo as I suspect it would; look out! For anyone feeling the need for something over .45 ACP +P loads. ;) I carry Federal HST +P in my S&W 625 JM 4" Apex Tactical custom.

Sign me up for one!!!

Make an updated modern version of the below!!!

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Doubletap .450 SMC

Velocity: 1130fps / 5.0" 1911

Bullet : 230gr. Bonded Defense JHP

Federal 45 ACP +P 230gr HST

MUZZLE VELOCITY 950 FPS - 5"bbl
 
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Groo here
I started with a 45 colt [4 years at the SO] If I had gotten it in 45 acp
I would have saved a tun of money!!!!!!
Now have a M625 3in, a 25 3in, a 325TR and a 22TR.
The 325 is my new all around non magnum gun..
I can shoot it so well I packed up my 1911's.
PS YkcorCal The 25/325/625 revolver can shoot ,45 gap[moonclip]
45acp, 45 AR and 45super per S&W factory..
More than one of the custom [aka hot] ammo makers has stated they use m-*25 revolvers to test there lots of 45 super at the factory.
No Problemo!!!
 
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This is my favorite revolver for non-sanctioned steel challenges. It's one of only 2 revolvers I've ever owned whose mission was DA rapidfire, hence the homemade target grips designed to minimize diving into the palm. Prior to these, I used a set of checkered Jordan style grips. I'll get around to checkering these one of these days. I paid more for this gun than any other revolver I've owned, including my Python. In spite of that, I disliked the alloy-like finish and hand-polished it more like a traditional stainless finish that can be touched up.

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Deeply regret every selling my 625, 3 inch barrel 45acp. Loved it but not rich enough to try other firearms without selling and trading. Letting it go was one of the dumbest things I every did - but I was a lot younger too.
 
I have never owned a 625 but I have a couple Governors and absolutely love shooting 45acp through them on moon clips. It took me a while to warm up to the idea of moon clips but once I started using them, my appreciation for them changed drastically.

I would love to have a 625 snubbie like the titanium 327PC. Oh and a X-Frame Governor like the Raging Judge.
 
.38SuperMan said:
I never see any discussion about the 625 45 acp. It's always the 625 LC or a model 25. Both are great guns but those of us that have a 625 chambered in 45 acp need to express our love for this gun.

This is my second 625-2 and is the one I'm keeping. Like many foolish thing that I've done in my younger days I parted with my 4" 625-2 that I used in USPSA for several years and later regretted it. At least in my area you rarely see a 625 or for that mater any revolver in 45 acp so acquiring another took twenty years but it was worth it.

When I was young and shooting USPSA a good friend shot mostly revolvers and his 5" 625 45acp was his primary choice. Actually the only thing that might tempt me to trade is a 5" 625 45 acp.

Do you love your 625 in 45 acp?

I still have the original grips but like the cushioned blackstrap. It's much easier on arthritic hands a wrists.
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I've owned a 625 almost from the time it came out. I had Ron Power do a complete Grandmaster package on it, and used it for years as a Bowling Pin gun. Fantastic gun, Amazing action. Won a fair amount of $ with it. I still use it occassionally in Steel.plate competition.
I'll never sell this masterpiece.
 
625-8 JM

Due to the way the CCW law is written in my state, we need to qualify with the largest caliber we intend to carry, then can carry that and smaller. Holds for pistol and revolver. So I bought this to get the .45 on my license for the revolver, and it helps to just take one kind of ammo to qualify with, since it feeds my 1911 as well. Wouldn't have bought it otherwise, but this puts all my qual hits inside a 50 cent piece. For me then, it brings essential utility as well as a great deal of fun just shooting at the range. Sad to see it go from the S&W line-up, but it will stay in my family after I'm gone...
 

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I'm impressed with the interest in 625's. I never thought they were very popular.

I loaded a bunch on moon clips and next week the 625 comes out for an afternoon at the range. It seems like a good week for 45's so I'll take one of my 1911's too for a total 45 experience.

45 acp is just hard to beat as an all round cartridge.

Is there anyone making a 45 acp carbine? A carbine would really make a great trio.
 
.38SuperMan said:
I'm impressed with the interest in 625's. I never thought they were very popular.

I loaded a bunch on moon clips and next week the 625 comes out for an afternoon at the range. It seems like a good week for 45's so I'll take one of my 1911's too for a total 45 experience.

45 acp is just hard to beat as an all round cartridge.

Is there anyone making a 45 acp carbine? A carbine would really make a great trio.
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Apparently at one time they weren't very popular. CDNN buys inventories of a lot of guns that didn't sell well. Thirty years ago, I bought my first 625, a 3" version for around $250- $275 from CDNN.
 
OldLawman said:
I have a great 4" 625-3, and just snagged a 3" 625-3. Back in the day when we could only carry revolvers in uniform, I would have killed for a 4" 625 as a duty gun.
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A couple of years before I retired from the cop shop, my 1911 carry gun started acting up. I didn't have the time to figure the problem and didn't have the money to take it to a gunsmith. I did have a 5" M625, so I started carrying it. I soon decided it was a bit too heavy for everyday carry. I called S&W, looking for a 4" Mountain Gun barrel, but they didn't have in stock.

I checked Brownells and they had a 3" full lug barrel. I bought it and swapped barrels. It was basically the same weight as a Mountain Gun barrel, but with a shorter sight radius. I was still able to easily qualify with it and using full moon clips, I could reload as fast or faster than my fellow officers armed with semi autos.

However, this was not my first use of a .45 ACP wheelgun. I had previously carried a 5 1/2" Colt 1917 and had also had a S&W 1917 cutdown to 4", with adjustable sights added.

My large speed loader pouches would carry two full moons in each pouch, giving me a total of 30 rounds.
 
lots of love for my 625 jm

I HAVE A 625 JM 4 INCH BARREL. I INSTALLED A HI VIZ RED FIBER OPTIC FRT SIGHT ,ROUGH RIDER ADJUSTIBLE REAR. GANN CUSTOM ACTION JOB WITH TRIGGER STOP. ITS A TAC DRIVER FOR SURE . ITS ONE THAT I DON'T THINK I COULD PART WITH . I'VE BEEN SHOPPING AROUND FOR A 25-2 ,6 1/2. 625 NEEDS A FRIEND
 
lots of love for my 625 jm

I HAVE A 625 JM 4 INCH BARREL. I INSTALLED A HI VIZ RED FIBER OPTIC FRT SIGHT ,ROUGH RIDER ADJUSTIBLE REAR. GANN CUSTOM ACTION JOB WITH TRIGGER STOP. ITS A TAC DRIVER FOR SURE . ITS ONE THAT I DON'T THINK I COULD PART WITH . I'VE BEEN SHOPPING AROUND FOR A 25-2 ,6 1/2. 625 NEEDS A FRIEND
 
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I have a custom Ithaca Deerslayer lll I plan to part with toward a short barrel .45 ACP as that is what I want as my "second" carry gun when I get my next concealed carry permit. :cool:
 
.38SuperMan said:
I never see any discussion about the 625 45 acp. It's always the 625 LC or a model 25. Both are great guns but those of us that have a 625 chambered in 45 acp need to express our love for this gun.

This is my second 625-2 and is the one I'm keeping. Like many foolish thing that I've done in my younger days I parted with my 4" 625-2 that I used in USPSA for several years and later regretted it. At least in my area you rarely see a 625 or for that mater any revolver in 45 acp so acquiring another took twenty years but it was worth it.

When I was young and shooting USPSA a good friend shot mostly revolvers and his 5" 625 45acp was his primary choice. Actually the only thing that might tempt me to trade is a 5" 625 45 acp.

Do you love your 625 in 45 acp?

I still have the original grips but like the cushioned blackstrap. It's much easier on arthritic hands a wrists.
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There is always a certain bias toward the "Long Colt" over the "ACP" in revolvers. Everyone "knows" the ACP is an efficient revolver round that can make use of moon clips and such, but there is something in the mind of the "big bore purist" that favors the full-size Colt capacity as a mark of legitimate power.

Fact is, ANY and ALL revolvers that can accept moon clipped, or half-moon clipped ammo is "superior to lone cartridges from a combat standpoint. A "hot" ACP load can easily exceed 500 foot-pounds of energy which is a pretty solid smack from a near half-inch slug, and quite on par with anything from a non-magnum .45 Colt load.
 
Bill Lear said:
There is always a certain bias toward the "Long Colt" over the "ACP" in revolvers. Everyone "knows" the ACP is an efficient revolver round that can make use of moon clips and such, but there is something in the mind of the "big bore purist" that favors the full-size Colt capacity as a mark of legitimate power.

Fact is, ANY and ALL revolvers that can accept moon clipped, or half-moon clipped ammo is "superior to lone cartridges from a combat standpoint. A "hot" ACP load can easily exceed 500 foot-pounds of energy which is a pretty solid smack from a near half-inch slug, and quite on par with anything from a non-magnum .45 Colt load.
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That all depends on what firearm the .45 Colt is being fired from. One can hotrod a .45 Colt to a far greater degree than one can a .45 ACP with very large projectiles. In a S&W N frame it is often recommended to keep pressure significantly lower, in the 23,000 psi range or below to keep the revolver in good repair. This is .45 ACP +p territory.

Put a .45 Colt in a firearm designed to handle it, and you can safely run the pressure past 30,000 psi, according to various tested load data. If you wish to run a .45 ACP that hot it would likely be advisable to switch to .460 Rowland brass.

I am not a fan of pushing either cartridge that hard. If I need more horsepower I can grab a .454 or .460.
 
Mine is a 625-2 and does not require moonclips with 45 acp cases, but I have read that this is not the case with some or all of the 625-8 versions.
 
Just my experience with a 3" 625... mine will fire ACP semi-reliably about 85% - 90% of the time without clips. Accuracy deteriorates at least slightly without clips. Then you have to pick the empties out rather than eject them. I never found any of this appealing so I use Auto Rim brass, but clipped ACP works fine, too, if you like it that way.

I may have tried unclipped ACP brass in my 5" gun but don't recall the results if I did. I would guess they would be similar to the 3" revolver.
 
My only question is WHY is the Model 625 not a standard catalog offering from 2.58" to 5" and in Performance Center???
 
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The 625 was offered in every possible configuration back in the 90's, starting with the -3.

I qualified with and carried them in 3," 4" and 5." The 4" models were always my favorite.

The "lock" killed revolver interest for a good number of years. By the time folks started accepting the lock, interest in moon clipped revolvers had waned.
 
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