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Well pulled that darn trigger again......

Post by fortyshooter » Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:35 pm

Have been looking around for a nice S&W 25- something in .45 Colt. Had to be in good condition....have correct sized cylinder throats to shoot cast .452 sized bullets that I use for my other .45 Colt guns and be of an older vintage.
I selected a Model 25-7 .45 Colt and one of about 2000 made this way by S&W in 1989. These revolvers have a good rep. of being nice shooters with correct cylinder size. They were made with the non-fluted cylinder..a matte finish and 5 inch barrel. More of a great accurate shooter than a glossy blue safe piece.
It fit my budget and needs. Check is in the mail!
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Post by JEBar » Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:26 pm

congratulations indeed .... looking forward to your coming range reports and use impressions

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Post by BrokenolMarine » Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:37 pm

I had a 45acp version I used for ppc for a season, moon clips made both speedloads and picking up brass a breeze. It was an accurate gun, and I was able to do well with it, but shooting two full revolver matches, plus the semi class and backup gun class exhausted me. I sold the model 25 to an new shooter and he loved it as well.
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Post by Ernie » Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:14 pm

Nice pistol, love the grip.

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Post by North Country Gal » Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:23 pm

Great find, forty! I would have had a hard time passing that one up, even though I'm a single action nut.

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Post by BigAl52 » Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:33 pm

Nice shooter Forty. I have 2 of the 25-5 one nickel and one blue. I gave both of them to my wifes children. Im just not much of a 45 colt guy. 41 mag is king at my house and always will be.
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Post by Hatchdog » Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:04 am

Nice looking revolver and I agree with Ernie that the stocks look great. Nothing wrong with a matte finish, sometimes that beautiful deep blue finish can be bothersome. Kinda like a M/27 vrs a M/28 Smith & Wesson.

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Post by Rifletom » Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:53 pm

Nice handgun forty! As others have said, likin' those grips. When do you get it?

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Post by RanchRoper » Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:21 pm

That's a nice one for sure.

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Post by fortyshooter » Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:40 pm

Rifletom wrote:
Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:53 pm
Nice handgun forty! As others have said, likin' those grips. When do you get it?
Sending check out tomorrow Certified Mail and and maybe a week or so later after it clears. Hopefully all goes well !

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Post by The Wiz » Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:43 am

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Post by fortyshooter » Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:41 am

Well my check finally got to the seller like a snail in a hurricane. Bad timing with the mail headed that way and right when remains of the hurricane were coming thru that region. Anyway another wait for money to clear and shipping it here.

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Post by needsmostuff » Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:00 pm

Something for you to look at in the meantime, 5 inches of 45LC goodness.
Mine's dressed up with targets,,,,,,,

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Post by fortyshooter » Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:15 pm

Very nice and thanks for posting yours! Can't wait for mine to arrive! I have read that the front sight might not be tall enough causing the revolver to shoot high. How does yours shoot and what loads does it like? I have a variety of my loads to try one which is 250 gr RNFP with 6 gr. of Red Dot.

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Post by needsmostuff » Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:59 am

Been a while since I shot it but I don't remember a front sight issue. Some guys do run into that trying to make 300gr. bear loads and heavy bullets shoot high.
Never tried to magnumize this one , I've got single actions for that.
Mine liked cast with average pistol powders . Used a lot of Herco ,Unique and it even liked CFE pistol.

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