What is a Mountain Gun

[mcslim]

What does it take to be a real "Mountain Gun"? I have aquired a clean and tight Nickle M25-5 in .45lc with 4inch barrel and half lug. #N8425XX 95% Full TT/TH/TS/RR/WO/SB Ribbed: barrel top, F&R sights, F&R gripstraps Does it have to be engraved on the barrel or is it just a general type of 4inch N-frame? And, is it caliber specific? Lucky me, the throats miked out at a good .451-.452inch!

 

[murphydog]

The Mountain Guns (and similar) usually have a 4" tapered barrel, and were both L and N frames. I believe yours has the heavy barrel, but please feel free to carry in the mountains as much as you like . Hope this is helpful.

 

[Dave T]

Mountains Guns, which are so marked, also have round butts and what some call a black powder bevel on the leading edge of the cylinder. Also, I believe they are all a mat finish, or at least the stainless ones I looked at were.

Dave

 

[one eye joe]

Mountains Guns, which are so marked, also have round butts and what some call a black powder bevel on the leading edge of the cylinder.

Dave

Murphydog and Dave are correct in their description. Here's what they look like. These grips are Ahrends....

 

[jimmyjoe]

Here's a 629-4 Mountain Gun

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[Neumann]

I have a 29-8 Mountain Gun (as engraved on the barrel), in highly polished blue. The 4" barrel is tapered, with a short extractor shroud, but the cylinder does not have the black powder bevel.

It pounds the palm a bit more than a standard 629, but I can shoot 50 rounds or more and have some feeling left in that hand.

 

[one eye joe]

I have a 29-8 Mountain Gun (as engraved on the barrel), in highly polished blue. The 4" barrel is tapered, with a short extractor shroud, but the cylinder does not have the black powder bevel.

It pounds the palm a bit more than a standard 629, but I can shoot 50 rounds or more and have some feeling left in that hand.

YUP, they are made in blue and some do not have the black powder chamfer on the cylinder....

 

[Nframe_is_no1]

What makes a mountain gun is a 4" tapered barrel. Here's my 625-6 Mountain Gun in .45 ACP. Reminds me of a 4" 1950 Target, but in stainless:

 

[Davwingman]

This one is in 45 Colt.

 

[David LaPell]

I had a 25-13 Mountain Gun, it was nice and with the tapered barrel was very nice to carry. Another one though not often seen is the .357 version.

 

[Vern]

They come blue too,

Vern

 

[SixGunSam]

What is a Mountain Gun? Poetry in motion. Man's best friend. A grown-up 66. My favorite. Take your pick, you can't go wrong.

 

[Mickey D]

M25-7 in .45 Colt

 

[Penmon]

Mountian Gun 625-9

This is my mountain gun in 45 LC,it has the internal lock
Mdl.625-9
It has been converted to fire both 45LC and 45 ACP with moon clips, it will fire the 45LC with or without moon clips.

The gun is extremely accurate with either 45ACP or 45LC.

Penmon

 

[TNDave]

This is a 629 Mountain Gun I bought recently. It is not marked mountain gun. It has the frosted finish and black powder bevel on the cylinder. It is proving to be a good shooter. Years ago I had one in 45 Colt but sold it.

 

[Doug M.]

I had a 25-13 Mountain Gun, it was nice and with the tapered barrel was very nice to carry. Another one though not often seen is the .357 version.

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Do you mean the 686+? I have one; can't recall the dash #.

 

[5Wire]

L Frame .357

 

[Alk8944]

This is a 629 Mountain Gun I bought recently. It is not marked mountain gun. It has the frosted finish and black powder bevel on the cylinder. It is proving to be a good shooter. Years ago I had one in 45 Colt but sold it.

Dave,

If the stocks are original to the gun, and it is not marked, it is not strictly a "Mountain Gun", it would be a "Mountain Revolver". They were manufactured in 1989 and, basically, the prototype of the later model known as the Mountain Gun several years later. The Mountain Revolver was only made in .44 Magnum.

 

[BUFF]

I believe that the 7 shot .357 Mountain Guns are Model 686-5's. Mine is (bought new in 1998). I believe there was another batch with 6 shot cylinders made in 2010-2011.

 

[bettis1]

 

[Dave T]

After seeing all the posted pictures I just can resist posting a picture of this one. S&W never made a blue steel 45 ACP MG although you can find them in stainless (625s). I had this one built to fill what to me was a missing model (smile):

It's a 25-2 with a Model of 1950 tapered barrel, cut to 4". Then the butt was rounded, the cylinder lightly beveled and the hole thing timed and tuned, then fine bead blasted and blued. It is a delight to carry and shoot.

Dave

 

[quinn]

Now, there is the original "mountain gun"!

I actually owned at one time the Civil War predecessor... the 6# mortar version of this. I do find my 629 MG much easier to carry around though. Thanks bettis1 for keeping this thread honest.

 

[one eye joe]

After seeing all the posted pictures I just can resist posting a picture of this one. S&W never made a blue steel 45 ACP MG although you can find them in stainless (625s). I had this one built to fill what to me was a missing model (smile):

It's a 25-2 with a Model of 1950 tapered barrel, cut to 4". Then the butt was rounded, the cylinder lightly beveled and the hole thing timed and tuned, then fine bead blasted and blued. It is a delight to carry and shoot.

Dave

Nice revolver, Dave....

 

[deanodog]

I think of this one as my mountain gun. Blued with tapered barrel with fixed sights. 22-4

 

[andyo5]

It is a gun with the phrase "Mountain Gun" printed on the barrel.
I guess the intention is to denote a gun that you can climb up mountains with. They all have 4" lightweight barrels, and are lighter than comparable 4" guns. For example, a 45ACP Mountain Gun will weigh a bit less than a regular model 625 with a 4" barrel.
I have one mountain gun, a 4" M625 mg. Weight is 36 ounces, as opposed to 40.3 ounces for the M625JM (Jerry Miculek) model. The lightweight barrel does not seem to detract from accuracy, but recoil will seem a bit heavier due to less weight out front.

 

[TNDave]

Dave,

If the stocks are original to the gun, and it is not marked, it is not strictly a "Mountain Gun", it would be a "Mountain Revolver". They were manufactured in 1989 and, basically, the prototype of the later model known as the Mountain Gun several years later. The Mountain Revolver was only made in .44 Magnum.

That is interesting. The grips were on the gun when I got it but I don't know if they are original. I have had it out a couple times and tried a couple ways of holding it and a couple amounts of trigger finger. I think I have found the sweet spot with it.

 

[SuperMan]

..my favorite S&Ws....

Pair of 657 .41 Magnums....

Although not called a Mountain Gun or Revolver at the time this is one of the first Round Butt/Tapered Barrel Ns there were...

629s...

I also have a 625 .45 ACP.... Just great balance....

Bob

 

[JackSavage]

Another 41 Mag - 657-4 Mountain Gun

Love it! Carry it with me in a shoulder holster deer hunting. Have not shot at one yet that I felt comfortable taking a shot.