Hello All:
Got a question about the 25-2 and the 625 Smith revolvers. I was wondering what are common throat diameters are for these guns.
I have a mid 80's vintage 25-5, which measures .457" in the throats and has a .451" bore. Sized bullets have always shot pretty poorly from this gun.
I read that Smith continued to make cylinders based on pre-WWII tooling dimensions (.454 bullet sizing for 45 colt), long after .451 became the standard diameter bullet for the .45 Colt, although newer barrels were bored to .451".
No wonder the old gal wouldn't shoot sized bullets well.
I've grown to really want a 25-2 or 625 in .45 ACP, and was wondering if the cylinders are bored to a more appropriate diameter in these models.
Got a question about the 25-2 and the 625 Smith revolvers. I was wondering what are common throat diameters are for these guns.
I have a mid 80's vintage 25-5, which measures .457" in the throats and has a .451" bore. Sized bullets have always shot pretty poorly from this gun.
I read that Smith continued to make cylinders based on pre-WWII tooling dimensions (.454 bullet sizing for 45 colt), long after .451 became the standard diameter bullet for the .45 Colt, although newer barrels were bored to .451".
No wonder the old gal wouldn't shoot sized bullets well.
I've grown to really want a 25-2 or 625 in .45 ACP, and was wondering if the cylinders are bored to a more appropriate diameter in these models.