Are the oversized cylinder bore's an issue with only the model 25's chambered in 45 Colt are also with the 45 ACP?
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Model19man
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I think it is more of an informational issue than an actual problem. I've owned a number of 25-5 and 25-2 revplvers chambered for ACP and Colt cartridge. Each was very accurate with most factory ammo and many of my pet handloads. Bottom line go to the range with a few kinds of ammo to try. One of them is bound to work perfectly for you.
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I have shot a few rounds through it with OK accuracy.
If the cylinder bore is more than .453 your bullet will "bounce" a bit before hitting the barrel forcing cone, which I believe woudl lead to some sort of accuracy loss and possible leading issues.
But I will take some more rounds to the range and do some serious bench testing and see what the results are.
But I would still like to know if this was limited to the Model 25's chambered in 45 Colt?
Tom
I have shot a few rounds through it with OK accuracy.
If the cylinder bore is more than .453 your bullet will "bounce" a bit before hitting the barrel forcing cone, which I believe woudl lead to some sort of accuracy loss and possible leading issues.
But I will take some more rounds to the range and do some serious bench testing and see what the results are.
But I would still like to know if this was limited to the Model 25's chambered in 45 Colt?
Tom
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Here is a 25 yard group shot with my out of the box 1979 vintage M25-5 with the 8 3/8" bbl. 255 gr. light loads. I am not the best shooter in the world, but I would not stand in front of me if you are a bad guy. Big Larry
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