What is a Mountain Gun

[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.