Stainz
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I am betting your right pull of the trigger in DA might just be that grooved trigger that comes with the 625JM - it doesn't allow slippage at all - until the blisters it's sharp edges cause pop and goo lubes it! Seriously, my now five plus year old 625JM - JMP0XYZ - needed those sharp edges eased in a bad way - fine emery cloth strips worked fine - in situ, too.
Mine came with a modicum of a trigger job - actually popped commercial ammo fine. That turned out to be a filed strain screw. Of course, I had to change that - install lighter springs - but I reload with Federal primers. It needed a full sized strain screw then, too. If you get a 'trigger job' - consider having them leave the original trigger rebound spring in place - else you might 'beat' the trigger's return in competition - not a problem for my 'competition', of course. Mine also came with a bit of the charge holes 'eased' - not as much as my later purchased 627 Pro or old JM PC627 V-Comp, but those 8-holer .357M's need all of the help they can get loading moonclipped ammo rapidly.
My 625JM came with just the inside chamber entry edges 'eased' - actually, just the ejector star. Moonclipped FMJ loads load as if on a tractor beam. LSWC loads load fine - if you have a crimper/resizer die in your last stage on your reloading press. It insures that no lead bulges around the crimp remain to make loading a moonclip load quickly a problem. I only use Ranch Products moonclips - they made the sample pack S&W included with the 625JM. The Brownell's black nutdriver style 'demooner' is all I ever use, having had an expensive scissors style become a paperweight in a week once. I believe the Ranch Products blued steel moonclips in .45 ACP x6 are still $35/100 delivered.
Always check under the ejector star for carbon, cotton swipe threads, and even bronze wire from a chamber brush, when cleaning. A little piece there can really play fits on reliable ignition. The black rings need a good solvent, some working in with a bronze/brass brush, and time to do the removal. Hoppes & Breakfree work for me. You don't have to be able to eat off the exit side, so a vestige of the carbon ring is okay. Of course, I am anal - mine get polished regularly with a teeny dab of Semichrome or Flitz metal polish in the fold of a small cotton swipe... and a little elbow grease.
Enjoy the heck out of that 625JM - they are fun. Contact Georgia Arms - they did make 200gr JHP & 230gr LRN in new .45 Auto Rim cases - no moonclips needed (Other small companies make them as well.). They fit the HKS #25 (NOT THE #25-5!) speedloaders - or you can carry 'em loose in your pocket. Neat looking round, too.
Now, a metal .223 ammo can will hold five layers of 21 loaded moonclips - 105 total - 630 rounds ready to go. Great Zombie protection:
Finally, that spring-loaded gold beaded Patridge front sight can be replaced in seconds - without tools - with a fiber optic front sight - HiViz/SDM .250" made for the S&W Classic/DX - not pinned! Enjoy!!
Stainz
Mine came with a modicum of a trigger job - actually popped commercial ammo fine. That turned out to be a filed strain screw. Of course, I had to change that - install lighter springs - but I reload with Federal primers. It needed a full sized strain screw then, too. If you get a 'trigger job' - consider having them leave the original trigger rebound spring in place - else you might 'beat' the trigger's return in competition - not a problem for my 'competition', of course. Mine also came with a bit of the charge holes 'eased' - not as much as my later purchased 627 Pro or old JM PC627 V-Comp, but those 8-holer .357M's need all of the help they can get loading moonclipped ammo rapidly.
My 625JM came with just the inside chamber entry edges 'eased' - actually, just the ejector star. Moonclipped FMJ loads load as if on a tractor beam. LSWC loads load fine - if you have a crimper/resizer die in your last stage on your reloading press. It insures that no lead bulges around the crimp remain to make loading a moonclip load quickly a problem. I only use Ranch Products moonclips - they made the sample pack S&W included with the 625JM. The Brownell's black nutdriver style 'demooner' is all I ever use, having had an expensive scissors style become a paperweight in a week once. I believe the Ranch Products blued steel moonclips in .45 ACP x6 are still $35/100 delivered.
Always check under the ejector star for carbon, cotton swipe threads, and even bronze wire from a chamber brush, when cleaning. A little piece there can really play fits on reliable ignition. The black rings need a good solvent, some working in with a bronze/brass brush, and time to do the removal. Hoppes & Breakfree work for me. You don't have to be able to eat off the exit side, so a vestige of the carbon ring is okay. Of course, I am anal - mine get polished regularly with a teeny dab of Semichrome or Flitz metal polish in the fold of a small cotton swipe... and a little elbow grease.
Enjoy the heck out of that 625JM - they are fun. Contact Georgia Arms - they did make 200gr JHP & 230gr LRN in new .45 Auto Rim cases - no moonclips needed (Other small companies make them as well.). They fit the HKS #25 (NOT THE #25-5!) speedloaders - or you can carry 'em loose in your pocket. Neat looking round, too.
Now, a metal .223 ammo can will hold five layers of 21 loaded moonclips - 105 total - 630 rounds ready to go. Great Zombie protection:
Finally, that spring-loaded gold beaded Patridge front sight can be replaced in seconds - without tools - with a fiber optic front sight - HiViz/SDM .250" made for the S&W Classic/DX - not pinned! Enjoy!!
Stainz
