Flfiremedic
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Did I just make a spectacular find, or is Smith still making the .45 LC Mountain Gun? Local gun shop has one NIB, and I'm uncertain if its a lucky find or if they are still being made.
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Joe Gunns
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Davidsons doesn't seem to list any.
Some in .45 colt NIB over on gunbroker.
James
Some in .45 colt NIB over on gunbroker.
James
rcmodel
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Hard to say with any certainty, except for the dash-number & the lock, and whether it is stainless (625) or blue (25).
They make special runs of mountain guns in various calibers from time to time. Usually one caliber per run for S&W Stocking Dealers only.
If it's a higher dash number then 625-9 (2001) with the lock, I would say they might have made some more recently.
If a 625-7 without lock, it was 1998 production.
If it's a blue 25-13, it is 2004 stocking dealer special.
On the otherhand, there seem to be more brand new or close to it, older mountain guns floating around in .45 LC then any of the other calibers.
rcmodel
They make special runs of mountain guns in various calibers from time to time. Usually one caliber per run for S&W Stocking Dealers only.
If it's a higher dash number then 625-9 (2001) with the lock, I would say they might have made some more recently.
If a 625-7 without lock, it was 1998 production.
If it's a blue 25-13, it is 2004 stocking dealer special.
On the otherhand, there seem to be more brand new or close to it, older mountain guns floating around in .45 LC then any of the other calibers.
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Flfiremedic
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I'm gonna go back up there and not leave my wallet. If its NIB and no lock...
O.S.O.K.
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yes
you need to add that one to your collection - especially if its pre-lock.
Stupid locks....
you need to add that one to your collection - especially if its pre-lock.
Stupid locks....
Flfiremedic
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What a terrible time to wreck my bike...but if this is a prelock I've gotta get it.
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Is it a blue 25 or a stainless 625?
Price?
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Price?
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Stainz
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The 625MG in .45 Colt was actually in the '06 catalog - a first for a MG! Lock or no lock, it is one nice revolver. My first S&W was my '01 production 625-7 625MG in .45 Colt, bought new by my wife as a shocker of a gift. I love .45 Colts... my first DA revolver ever was a .454 SRH because it would shoot .45 Colts. I eventually added a .45 Colt RH - but it was a downer after the .45 Colt MG. I added an older 625-6 variant as a 'backup' some time later.
The 625 MG looks and feels better with wood or Dymondwood stocks... anything but Goodyears. My first 625MG sports Ahrends square conversion fg cocobolo while my older model has Dymondwood Combats - and rides as a Jeep gun - my idea of a 'Perfect Packin' Pistol'. I like the usual 255gr LSWC/250gr LRNFP or the low-speed Speer #4484 250gr Gold Dots at just over 800 fps for 'protection'. The lead - at a few less fps - is a plinker load most anyone can enjoy. They will spoil you against shooting a SA .45 Colt, that's for sure. Unlike the Ruger RH, no problems ejecting, either. The shorter cased round is a .45 Schofield - also fun - clean the chambers well after them, however. If I find a third one - with IL - I may get it!
Stainz
The 625 MG looks and feels better with wood or Dymondwood stocks... anything but Goodyears. My first 625MG sports Ahrends square conversion fg cocobolo while my older model has Dymondwood Combats - and rides as a Jeep gun - my idea of a 'Perfect Packin' Pistol'. I like the usual 255gr LSWC/250gr LRNFP or the low-speed Speer #4484 250gr Gold Dots at just over 800 fps for 'protection'. The lead - at a few less fps - is a plinker load most anyone can enjoy. They will spoil you against shooting a SA .45 Colt, that's for sure. Unlike the Ruger RH, no problems ejecting, either. The shorter cased round is a .45 Schofield - also fun - clean the chambers well after them, however. If I find a third one - with IL - I may get it!
Stainz
Look Ma! No lock!
This is a 625-5 in .45 Colt, the first actual Mountain Gun type configuration was the 625-4 in .45 acp
625-7 designates the first guns with MiM triggers and hammers and the side lock.
+1 on the Kim Ahrends grips.
This is a 625-5 in .45 Colt, the first actual Mountain Gun type configuration was the 625-4 in .45 acp
625-7 designates the first guns with MiM triggers and hammers and the side lock.
+1 on the Kim Ahrends grips.
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Never know what one can find in a gunshop. A couple of years ago I spotted a NIB 625 with the hammer mounted firing pin sitting on a lower shelf out of the way. The shop always sold guns at retail but as a few years had passed since they got it by then it was a bargain price with the old retail price.
Stainz
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The lower one in my picture is a 625-6 CAS9xyz - a '96 product, I believe. Anyway, I don't hold the fact that it doesn't have a frame-mounted fp or neat MIM parts against it... I shoot it anyway! Alas, neither of mine have the IL... I feel so un-safe! Seriously, that started with the -8 - which is a regular full lugged .45 ACP in either 4" or 5" in late summer '02 - or the 625JM 4" version with SN JMPwxyz beginning 2/05. My 625JM is very safe - it has that neat IL, although I've never needed it. Thousands of rounds - and you'd never know it was there...odd?
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420Stainless
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I picked up a 25-13 last year. It does have the IL and is of recent vintage. Gun store guy said S&W cranks some out every couple of years. I don't have any use for the lock, but love the rest of the package. I like it so much I've been contemplating getting the stainless .44 version as well. Then the 4" Redhawk came out and I haven't been able to choose between them.
David1958
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Mountain Gun
Model 25-13. Does have the lock, but really nice to shoot anyway.
Model 25-13. Does have the lock, but really nice to shoot anyway.
Steve B.
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Bud's Gun Shop (online) has (had?) the 625 MG on sale for $525. I just picked up a used one with the lock for $450. Like new in box and I likee very much!
Gator
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Wow. I've seen used ones without the lock go for about $200 more than that!
So, Flfiremedic, what was it, did you get it, and where are the pics!
Stainz
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420stainless,
I destroyed my 629MG some time back. S&W hasn't made another batch in a while, so +I opted for a standard 4" 629 - at 41.5 oz vs the MG's 39.5 oz. It also has the same sights as my 6" 629 - as well as the larger hammer and trigger, which I prefer. Partially lugged, it's extra weight is in the heavier barrel - out front - great to keep the muzzle down under heavy recoil. Said recoil is best absorbed by the .500 Magnum Hogues, available from S&W for $35 and shown on my 629-6 (Made 4/06.). My '01 625MG in .45 Colt is shown for comparison (The 625 & 629 MGs look, feel, and weigh the same.).
Stainz
I destroyed my 629MG some time back. S&W hasn't made another batch in a while, so +I opted for a standard 4" 629 - at 41.5 oz vs the MG's 39.5 oz. It also has the same sights as my 6" 629 - as well as the larger hammer and trigger, which I prefer. Partially lugged, it's extra weight is in the heavier barrel - out front - great to keep the muzzle down under heavy recoil. Said recoil is best absorbed by the .500 Magnum Hogues, available from S&W for $35 and shown on my 629-6 (Made 4/06.). My '01 625MG in .45 Colt is shown for comparison (The 625 & 629 MGs look, feel, and weigh the same.).
Stainz
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Thanks for the input Stainz. I was considering the Redhawk for the extra weight and the 629 MG for sex-appeal. Sounds like the standard 629 might be a great in-between.
Stainz,
I'v the same 629.
Do the 500 grips cover the back strap? Are they bigger then the Hogues that the 629 comes with?
Im looking for a grip for my 629 that fills my hand more and covers the back strap. The stock Hogues just feel to skinny in my hand.
I'v the same 629.
Do the 500 grips cover the back strap? Are they bigger then the Hogues that the 629 comes with?Im looking for a grip for my 629 that fills my hand more and covers the back strap. The stock Hogues just feel to skinny in my hand.
Stainz
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As said, they cover the backstrap - with absorbent rubber. It seems to add 3/16" to the trigger pull. I have them on my two 629s, a 4" & 6". They help with the straight back recoil. I first tried them on my 629MG with some miserable UMC 180gr SJHPs. It went from "Ouch - never again!" with my Ahrends square conversion fg cocobolo stocks (see 625MG) to "Hmmm, is that the only box?". The muzzle flip is still there - grip as high as practical - and either use two hands - or let it lift - there's no semi-auto mechanism to cheat! Seriously, they help. I have a friend who put them on his 696... and wears a glove...
Stainz
PS I think they are still only available from S&W Accessories for $35.
Stainz
PS I think they are still only available from S&W Accessories for $35.
ramptester
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That X frame grip is one of the best kept secrects - I have still not seen any in any stocking dealers' shelves. They absorb impact at least 2x as well as the stock hogues. In fact, they might breath new life into the 329pd as well. My main problem with that gun is that the recoil is so abrupt, in a sweaty palm situation it might just slip out. These grips would help with that problem.
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