S&W Model 625 .45 ACP
Has anyone owned and fired the S&W Model #625 with 5 inch barrel .45 ACP handgun? I am considering the purchase of one to add to the following S&W revolvers- 38 SPL,.357 MAG and .41 MAG and a COLT .45 auto collection that I only shoot occassionally at a firing range or on the farm. You could describe me as a novice versus an expert when it comes to marksmanship on the pistol range.Would you recommend the S&W Model 625 or not? What experience have you had with it?
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I have one and REALLY like it. It helps to have a bunch of moonclips and one of the widgets that lets you remove the cases from them after you shoot 'em. There's also now a gadget that lets you load the moonclips easier too. Super fast to load one of these guns and also a pleasure to shoot. Mine's quite accurate. Great alternative to a 1911.
Three Precious Metals: Gold, silver and lead0 -
I also had one. Liked it but traded it for a Special Weapons SW45. It was accurate and had a nice trigger. The only reason I got rid of it was I already had a 1917 S&W .45 and they gave me more of a trade value with the 625. 0 -
Always drooled after one for BOWLING PIN SHOOTS. Finnaly bought one here on GB several months ago. Super gun, very accurate(right up there with my GOLD CUP) no brass to chase, very reliable, and nicely balanced. Buy one and hang on to it!!
SEMPER FI MAC, SEMPER FI0 -
springridge... I also have one and love it. For casual plinking I dont use moon clips because its such a pain to load them and remove the brass after firing. I just drop em in, shoot, and then remove them with my fingers.
I shoot the International Revolver Championship, sponsored by S&W, and sometimes use it. For competition you have to use the moon clips as speed is the name of the game.
Its a very nice gun, you wont regret buying one.0 -
Springridge,
I've admired those S&W way back when only Model 25's were made. What caught me was you description of your other weapons and the fact that you feel that you are a "novice" when it comes to marksmanship. Powerful handgun are fun, they buck and roar and you feel as if you are doing something, but if your not hitting the target, what the use. If I may be so bold to say, try a .22. I have found, for me at least, time spent knocking empty shotgun shells off a wooden fence at the farm is a lot of fun and a whole lot cheaper. Practice is what counts. I hope I haven't offended you. Good luck on you guest. Taperloc0 -
springridge
I aan heartily recommend the 625. I have 2 625s and one 25. I have used them for everything from carry (3inch) to IDPA (4inch) to bullseye (6.5inch). I also suggest that when you get one, to get the little gadget called a demooner available from Dillon to unload the moon clips. Wonderful guns, you would not regret it.
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I have one and really like it. I use it as a side arm in the woods in a shoulder holster. I can load and unload it quick with the moon clips and never worry about whether or not I have a round chambered. It is accurate and the trigger is as nice as any non modified gun out there. The fit and finish is all S&W. I paid $475 LNIB. Good luck. 0 -
"...Powerful handgun are fun, they buck and roar and you feel as if you are doing something..." They can be loaded down. 4.5 Grains of Bullseye should do nicely under a cast 230 grain flat point or round nose. Nice mild load that'll knock a bowling pin flying without all the recoil and blast. Springridge, go buy the thing. Fun is what it's all about. Just get into handloading right away. 0
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