SIXGUNS AND THE .45 ACP

[Annihilator]

Nite article on .45acp wheelguns, I have the S&W 625JM, fun gun, but I will say at times the moon clips can be a pain

Sixguns And The .45 ACP

Forty-five years ago, graduate school took me 500 miles away from my family. One of the few pleasant distractions I had at the time was to visit the little gun

gunsmagazine.com

 

[Recusant]

That's why I bought a Model 25-5 in .45 Long Colt years ago. Now the pain is the price it takes to shoot it.

 

[youngolddude]

.45 ACP in revolvers makes sense. The proof is in the pudding.

 

[ECS686]

I also have a S&W 625 in 45 ACP and it’s a great wheelgun. The only downside if you have to load unload all 6 rounds with full mink clips (the half and 2 round clips are more of a pain) unlike a rimmed round unless you can run auto run brass which good luck finding factory AR.

 

[Snake45]

I have two old 25-2s and a 1917 (actually, an M1937 Brazilian).

I refuse to call the 6-shot clips "full moons" as that makes no logical sense (although the 3-shot "half moons" kinda do). I call them "snowflake clips."

Much as I love Smith factory Target Stocks, I think they look stupid with skinny "pencil barrels" and fixed sights, so I put a Tyler T-Grip Adapter on the M1937, which I think looks a lot better and doesn't feel bad at all.

 

[Grayfox]

I've never been a fan of semi-auto cartridges in revolvers.
The only one I ever liked is the S&W 25-2 in .45acp. These were designed and build as target guns for the .45acp stage of bullseye competition. They are outstanding shooters in this capacity. I do own one.

 

[Talyn]

I don't shoot my pre-lock S&W 625 & 610 much but I like them, and now a AL9.0 joins the "moonies" crowd.