Two '90s Stainless Metallic Fantastics, which would you carry?

As much as I like the looks and feel of Smith METAL automatics, they are one of few types of pistols that just won’t work for me. So for me, I choose the 625.

Both- one on each side of the duty belt, to balance out the weight!

CARRY? Which one is lighter?

(Nah, I'd take the 4506, always wanted one)

Neither

I have a 645, I like it. Haven't tested it against a 4506, tho. I'm given to understand there isn't a lot of difference between them. This pistol points very naturally, for me, and has a generous grip.

I would have to go with the 625-5, since I have one of those

I had a really bad experience with my first issued duty gun, a S&W 9mm 5906, so I’ll pass on the Smith auto and go with the Smith 625.

Stay safe.

I would go with the Model 625. Never cared much for the large frame S&W semi-autos.

If I had to choose one of those, it would be the revolver. I dont care for that family of Smith Autos.

I had both of those in the past.
I'm not big on DA/SA or magazine disconnect, but I'd still take (carry) the semi-auto.

625

I got a 4516 because I was sure it was the perfect carry gun. Same reason for every gun that I have. But wow is it heavy.

The one that’s not a .45acp. .45 is fat and slow like me so i don’t like it. I tend to be happier with faster and lighter bullets out of a 10mm or 357. The other side of it is size vs capacity. I know these aren’t wondernines but they are the reason wondernines came to be. Give me 10+ rounds in a gun the same size.

but if forced to make a decision the auto is the way to go. You don’t have a lot of ammo on tap so you need to be able to slap in a mag and keep on going as quickly as possible.

I have the 1006 and 4566- both are outstanding. My 625 is a .45 Colt MG, so a bit different than the ACP under-lug model.

It would depend upon how conveniently I could carry moon clips any given day.... leaning towards the 625.

Todd.

While I love my S&W revolvers, I tend to shoot my semis more accurately; especially a revolver in double action mode.

I spent most of my career carrying a 1911. But, I had a brief fling with a Sig P220. It was a perfectly good gun.

One of my buddies carried a S&W 4506. I really liked that gun but, I’d swear the gun was made of Tungsten. It was far heavier than it would appear to be.

That said, I’d take the 4506. I like them.

A no-brainer for me---Give me that 625-5 !

Several years ago, I used to hunt and kill big midwestern deer with a 625 5" 45ACP moonclip revolver just like that

It was perfect, super quick, and quiet to load and unload, even in the pre-dawn dark.

I wrote S&W and asked if I could shoot 45SUPER thru it, and the actually said "yes,,,"

Also, Winchester RANGER 230gr +P works very well on deer.

Like a fool, I traded it off, . . . thinking I could always buy another, but IDPA rules changed, and the stopped making the 5"
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Also, there is only one 45ACP pistol, and that's a custom 1911.

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As much as I like S&W revolvers of this time period, I do not have N-Frame-sized hands. If I am going to be shooting double-action, I have to use an improperly-centered hold. I wrecked my right hand, doing just that, in the Eighties, with .44 and .41 Magnum N-Frames. By about 1990, I knew better, having learned about ergonomics and kinesiology, and so then used K-Frame and GP100 revolvers, and single-stack autos. (I have long, deep palms, so like the feel of N-Frames, but my fingers cannot adequately reach the center of the face of an N-Frame trigger, in DA mode, especially the wider triggers.) So, my answer, between the OP’s two choices, would be the 4506-1.

I did own S&W Models 3913 and 3953 pistols, in the Nineties. They went away, by the time I started a mostly-1911 phase in 1997, but, a couple of years ago, during a nostalgic time, I acquired a well-preserved railed S&W 3913 TSW, and then a Model 908. After my second Covid vaccine shot, hopefully later this month, has had enough time to be deemed effective, I can start visiting a shooting range again, so will then start shooting these. (I have one underlying health concern, and my wife has several, so, going to shooting ranges has had to be suspended, for over a year, by now.)

I own both of them and would probably take the 4506 to carry, if I had to pick.

I'd have to lose a bet to carry either of those two

Those are too heavy, I'll stick with stainless steel fantastic 639.