S&W .45's

[Hank783]

My favorite caliber. Have a model 25 in 8 3/8 inch which iz a tack driver.

Also a 625 mountain gun and a 460xvr that loves 45 lc.

Have been collecting S&W for over 60 years

 

[Grayfox]

Beautiful collection OP!
I'm a huge fan of the .45 Colt. But sadly the SAA style revolver and my arthritic hands just don't get along.
Thank goodness Smith & Wesson chose to build guns in this great caliber.

The bottom right is a 25-2 .45acp. However, all the rest are in .45 Colt.

 

[Redhawk500]

A 6" diameter sapling takes about 100 rounds to get cut down behind your target! (take closer to 200-250 with 357!)

The only 45 cal N-Frames I have now are a 625 Series of 1989 and a 1917 Brazilian contract. With lead bullets they remove trees much better than with FMJ!

Ivan

I have a S&W 25-5 6-inch, 45 Colt, I used for my first pig. It ran about 250 lbs live weight. I used 255 grain cast SWC bullets for practice, 18.5 grains of 2400, WLP primers, for average of 1041 fps, 613 ft-lbs. I used 50 rounds per session, 5 days a week, to cut a 12 inch diameter length of stump on end in two once a week, practicing at 50 yards offhand. I reduced my waste cuttings in my woodlot fairly quickly. The actual pig harvest was anti-climactic, one shot shoulder to shoulder plus one more as he spun around. The only lead recovered was a fingernail size fragment. Plenty of practice and the right load makes for a satisfying hunt. I tried the same setup for black bear but the bear didn't cooperate!