They're from Altamont, they're the same as the factory Lett grips Ruger used to put on the 3" guns.Sexy 10MM with the different grips
Something without moon clips, with cartridges that can be loaded singly of necessary.The Mountain Gun Series from S&W has to be the best thing they ever came up with for an "all-around" handgun. Balance is perfect, the round butt frame can be made to fit all sizes of hands...
My favorite is the .41 Magnum but to me the the best all-around caliber for the series is the .45 ACP. I've owned three of them and made the mistake of selling off the last one after buying a 5" 625-7 PC.
The 625 MG will run standard .45 ACP, +P and .45 Super. I spoke to one of the tecs at Buffalo Bore who said they have a bunch of customers who shoot the Super in their 625s. He also does in his gun. Since these loads run a 255 grain hardcast over 1000 fps whatelse does one need for the woods...
Bob
You missed my point.Mr. Mosin...both .45 ACP/Super and .45 Auto Rim can be loaded singly if needed. With the ACP and Super cases one would just pull them out one at a time...
As to the Mountain Gun...it has a tapered barrel vs. the 1989 which has a full underlug...much better balance to me...
On the other hand - there's the Inuit..they keep weight down my packing a .22 magnum rifle & yes - they take polar bear with it. :OThe best Mountain Gun story ever; two Norwegians were skiing to the North Pole with a handdrawn sled; they kept everything light. They were stalked for two days by a polar bear; when the moment of truth came, one guy killed the bear with a .44 Mountain Gun, while the other took pictures of the event.
There would have been no second place trophy in that deal.
No. The .45 Colt has a huge advantage in case capacity.Brings up an interesting question: Can a Model 25 Mountain Gun in .45ACP/AR be handloaded to "outperform" a Mountain Gun in .45Colt safely and without exceeding SAAMI pressure spec's?
In theory, the smaller volume, thicker sidewalls and bases - especially of +P cases like those made by Starline - suggest its possible to get more velocity from a same-weight bullet in .45ACP vs. .45Colt. The bullets themselves are interchangeable for either loading so selection isn't an issue.
I think a number of us did...You missed my point.
You missed my point.