Custom 25-2

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Don't know who would do such a thing, I have a M25-2/6" and the one for sale is butt ugly by comparison IMNSHO. :D

Price seems rather steep for a 'custom' wheelgun.

Bob
 
I doubt there is any actual advantage over a conventionally barreled M25-2 for target work. The 25-2 was set up and used as a target revolver from the start and no one ever complained about the bullet jump, either then or now. Another idea like the short cylindered 38 Special that after it was tried was found to be an solution in search of a problem.

Now, the fact that a 4" barreled revolver is contained in a slightly smaller packege might be an advantage to some. Not to me, I'll stay with my 4" 45 ACP revolver.
 
Bullet jump was not the problem. The .457" cylinder throats were the problem.
 
918v,

I know the cylinder throats on the M25-5 were problematic but I have never seen a M25-2 that had a problem.
 
Have you owned one? I owned three, a pre-25 and two 25-2's all of which had .456-7" throats. I did not measure the holes with my dial caliper jaws, I slugged them. When you use calipers, they measure .454-5" but you cannot get an accurate mesurement that way.
 
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I could be wrong but that isn't the first one of those I have seen and I think it is a factory mod. I gave my son a Performance Center 625-10 a couple of years ago that has the shortened cylinder and a set-back 2" barrel. It really looks odd but shoots great.
 
But the PC cylinder is not as stort as this. This length barely clears the tip of the bullet.
 
918v Have you owned one?
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Owned a couple, and worked on several when I was in competition. Also shot against many. None seem to give the troubles you have had. Pin gauges are helpful when measuring round holes like cylinder throats.
 
I have seen that before, A friend of mine picked up a 1917 with that treatment to the cylinder. It was also round butted, checkered top strap, trigger guard narrowed in front, had the hammer bobbed and had ball detents installed in the crane. His was done by a police armorer in the Cleveland area and had been used as a BUG. When we found it it was pitted pretty badly so he had it engraved and plated.

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