Let's talk Mountain Guns
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inspcalahan
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Got me thinking (and no I'm not selling it 
) - what are these going for due to this? With case, all papers and in excellent condition? Maybe fired 100 rounds over the years..
) - what are these going for due to this? With case, all papers and in excellent condition? Maybe fired 100 rounds over the years..
5Wire
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I have a ten-year track on this model and while the frequency of availability seem to be pretty constant at "hardly ever" the average used price keeps climbing. That probably doesn't surprise anyone on the forum.
Keep in mind my last datum is a year old and that the trends are for average prices and average monthly numbers sold. Better examples of the model would command higher prices, especially with case, papers, and so on, somewhere between $850 and $1200.
Keep in mind my last datum is a year old and that the trends are for average prices and average monthly numbers sold. Better examples of the model would command higher prices, especially with case, papers, and so on, somewhere between $850 and $1200.
5Wire
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Keep looking! and when you find one, buy it, is my advice. "Reasonable" is what you have to pay for one.
shooter1911
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629-5 Roys Pancake Holster
This gun has been with me in the field for many years. It is loaded with 250gr Keith HC Bullets in either 44 Magnum or 44 Special depending on the occasion or geography. Texas gets the Specials and Colorado gets the Magnums. As a reloader this gun is hard to beat for versatility.
The Roy"s Original Pancake Holster is older than most of you guys out there.
This gun has been with me in the field for many years. It is loaded with 250gr Keith HC Bullets in either 44 Magnum or 44 Special depending on the occasion or geography. Texas gets the Specials and Colorado gets the Magnums. As a reloader this gun is hard to beat for versatility.
The Roy"s Original Pancake Holster is older than most of you guys out there.
5Wire
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No 7-shot 686s with the IL that I know of, it preceded the lock days.. More recent MG re-issue is a 6-shot with the lock.
I couldn't find a Mountain Gun, so I had one made. I had a M-625 with a 5" heavy barrel in .45acp. I picked up a 4" tapered barrel for it from Midway and had that installed by a local smith. It is much easier to carry and makes a great pistol for packing around in the woods:
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Here are a 2 that I have. I would not trade either one! the 625 in .45 Colt has had many trips to the range. This round is one of the most accurate rounds I have ever shot. It has stood the test of time since its introduction in 1873. I picked up the model 57-5 a few years back. The .41 Mag. is also a fun round to shoot that being said you need to hand load to enjoy it. Both of them are stock, same as they shipped. For big bore revolvers with tapered bbls they are light but easy to manage on recoil.
Thanks RB
Here are a 2 that I have. I would not trade either one! the 625 in .45 Colt has had many trips to the range. This round is one of the most accurate rounds I have ever shot. It has stood the test of time since its introduction in 1873. I picked up the model 57-5 a few years back. The .41 Mag. is also a fun round to shoot that being said you need to hand load to enjoy it. Both of them are stock, same as they shipped. For big bore revolvers with tapered bbls they are light but easy to manage on recoil.
Thanks RB
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I have a 625-7 Mtn. Gun I bought new in 2002 for $529.00. I find the .45 Colt to be a very versatile cartridge to load for. I have packed it many times in the field and will never part with it. This one was put together very tight and shoots very well with cast bullets. Only 750 made on this run according to S&W.
Jim
Jim
Frizzman
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My Mountain Gun is a 625 in .45 Colt. I am a handloader so ammo is no problem. I have a thousand rounds of .45 Colt Starline brass. I have even shot it with some of my BP and Triple 7 cowboy loads...I have six other revolvers in the same chambering. The 625 and my Colt New Frontier are my favorites.
cbvanb
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My favorite is this 625-6. A horse rancher in central Arizona bought it in 1996, wore it twice on horseback rides, then put it back in the safe. He decided to sell it last year for exactly what he paid 18 years ago. I couldn't make the drive fast enough to get to it! I added the Grashorns, developed a handload with a 270 gr. Keith hardcast at 950 fps, and I wear it every day I'm on my own ranch.
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armenius
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5Wire's graph is interesting.The time to buy is now until late summer,and don't buy at Christmas.My love of the 45 Colt since I bought a SAA in 1956(new) for $150.00 has recently been revived after finding a 25-5 and reading Longbaugh's article showing how the 45 Colt can compete with the best of them for hunting.Much less recoil than the 44 Mag.Now I need to find a MG in 45Colt without a lock.
I want in on this... What is a mountain gun? Does this make it into the class ? I'm thinking a mountain gun is any gun that will kill anything that lives on a mountain --like bigfoot ???
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jcs266
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I only have one Mtn Gun... a 629-3 that I bought used / like new in April 1997 for $400 at a local gun shop. I've carried that gun perhaps more than any other revolver. It was my EDC for years, including my duty gun as an LEO when I first got it. It's accurate and packs a serious punch with the old Elmer Keith load. For EDC it's 200gr Gold Dots at 900fps.
Outdoors in the wilderness it's my #1 pick.
Outdoors in the wilderness it's my #1 pick.
S&W-Keeper
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I have a 629-6 Mountain Gun, that I like a lot.I like the tapered barrel.
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