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The 625 in the pics is set up for home defense as back up to an AR15.
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy358/SuperiorFirearms/GREY%20625/100_4009.jpg
It is all the rage to have handguns with a lot of capacity.
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy358/SuperiorFirearms/GREY%20625/100_4007.jpg
I like them as well but some people are not going to train how to use the handgun and fix the problems that are going to happen as far as malfunctions are concerned.
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy358/SuperiorFirearms/GREY%20625/100_4001.jpg
I think this makes for a good setup most people are not going to have to do as much pm work with the setup.
What do you guys think of this around the House.
Thank you.
It is an effective tool.
Very nice!! Any closeups?
I would as soon have this set up as anything else,and would prefer it over many others. The revolver in the photos is outstanding.
I had a nice stock 5" 625 some years ago but had to sell it. Man I wish I had it back
Great looking gun! The 625 is one of the few handguns that I want to purchase.
snackgunner
09-30-11, 17:10
That is awesome.
What holster is that for the 625?
Good all business looking revolver.
Thought about using the C&S rear sight? I sure like them on my defense revolvers. Nothing to break or snag.
Cant argue with the choice of secondary weapon, but I do have one question. How loud is the rattling from all those loosely stacked moon-clips on your battle belt?
low budget/old school version (http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=47889):)
john
Kustom_efekt
09-30-11, 21:09
Sweet
Alaskapopo
09-30-11, 22:15
The 625 in the pics is set up for home defense as back up to an AR15.
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy358/SuperiorFirearms/GREY%20625/100_4009.jpg
It is all the rage to have handguns with a lot of capacity.
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy358/SuperiorFirearms/GREY%20625/100_4007.jpg
I like them as well but some people are not going to train how to use the handgun and fix the problems that are going to happen as far as malfunctions are concerned.
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy358/SuperiorFirearms/GREY%20625/100_4001.jpg
I think this makes for a good setup most people are not going to have to do as much pm work with the setup.
What do you guys think of this around the House.
Nice looking revolver. I saw a really neat rig for moon clips a few weeks back at a USPSA match in Fairbanks. It was a magazine for your moon clips. YOu reach to the same place and grab a moon clip and the next one is pushed forward by the spring. Worked good for him.
Pat
Love the gun, but I hate those grips. Nills work best for me. Are you running a stock mainspring with that setup? With the deadblow effect of the moon clips, I'd want a heavy primer strike for defensive loads. Particularly if those are factory Gold Dots. I'd also ditch the ILS or at a minimum, grind the locking tab off.
Nice work as usual.
That's a nice wheel-rig and I like the carrier for the reloads. Nicely done.
In the 90's I carried a 4" 625 on duty for a few years. I could carry 2 full moons in each speedloader pouch so ended up with 24 spare vs. the 12 for most revolver guys. I would still feel quite well armed with that set up even today.
I forgot to ask...is that speed-loader rack a custom one-off, or production?
I'd rig my J-frame 640 with that set-up. Nice work.
I will try to answer the ? about this rig and gun.
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy358/SuperiorFirearms/GREY%20625/100_4024.jpg
The moon clip holders are factory and if you would like them you can get them from me.
I build guns for customers as thy request I try to help them along the way and give them advice as best I can.
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy358/SuperiorFirearms/GREY%20625/100_4019.jpg
Not all guns have the same purpose in the customers mined so it will not be the same gun all the time.
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy358/SuperiorFirearms/GREY%20625/100_4021.jpg
Rig gets a 10/10 on the cool factor. The 625 needs a more durable rear sight for defensive purposes as the factory is less than tough. My 681PC was machined for moon clips but I always used speedloaders when I carried it on duty because moonclips are fragile(easily bent) and I have yet to see a carrier that actually protected them from knocks. Bumping into something in the night is enough to bend a clip and bind up the cylinder upon reloading. That would be bad. JMHO.
Lost River
10-03-11, 11:42
I always considered the talk of the S&W rear sight being fragile to be something of amusement.
While it is true that more robust ones have been built, (and built nicely)I think they have been built to assuage gunwriter hype more so than to replace factory sights that have actually been damaged.
I think for every 1 that has actually been damaged, 500 have been written about.
Quite frankly, proper holster selection pretty much negates the issue anyways. I have carried N framed .44s with factory rear sights for many thousands of hours in some pretty tough environments and have yet to destroy a rear sight.
I do however use high quality carry rigs designed by folks who know something about the subject.
Duty guns in most duty rigs do in fact have a tendency to have their rear sights get banged into door jams, armchairs, furniture and pretty much every other thing sticking out at their level. That is just a fact. I still see it as a poor holster design issue, more so than a sight issue.
A well thought out holster will cover not only the trigger and hammer, but protect the rear sight as well. The holsters shown below are made by Milt Sparks. Elmer Keith influenced the design. They protect the gun well, conceal well and are still fast in presentation. I have yet to damage a rear sight in the years of using the design. :
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/012-5.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/miscgunpix080.jpg
Drifting back on to the topic.....
I think the 625 as shown is a very nicely executed example. I owned one that was done in similar fashion. Though I have decided to move my ACP wheel guns down the road, I still appreciate a well done example. The one shown above should provide year of exemplary service and pride in ownership.
Alaskapopo
10-03-11, 13:33
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/miscgunpix080.jpg
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That is a nice looking revolver.
Lost River
10-03-11, 14:58
Thank you. :)
It has logged a lot of miles under my jacket through the mountains and sagebrush.
LockenLoad
10-03-11, 17:23
I think it's a great set up
GingerPatches
10-08-11, 16:55
Great looking sidearm, no doubt!
I believe, however, that revolvers can demand more training to be used effectively, especially in reloading and manipulation with a light...perhaps more training than learning malfunction drills. Good ol' shot placement is the best training of all, of course. :D
I shoot revolvers more than any of my other firearms.
I always considered the talk of the S&W rear sight being fragile to be something of amusement.
While it is true that more robust ones have been built, (and built nicely)I think they have been built to assuage gunwriter hype more so than to replace factory sights that have actually been damaged.
I think for every 1 that has actually been damaged, 500 have been written about.
Quite frankly, proper holster selection pretty much negates the issue anyways. I have carried N framed .44s with factory rear sights for many thousands of hours in some pretty tough environments and have yet to destroy a rear sight.
I do however use high quality carry rigs designed by folks who know something about the subject.
Duty guns in most duty rigs do in fact have a tendency to have their rear sights get banged into door jams, armchairs, furniture and pretty much every other thing sticking out at their level. That is just a fact. I still see it as a poor holster design issue, more so than a sight issue.
Glad to hear you've never broken one, but your postulations on numbers would be different that many of us have found. Yes, in LE work, any armorer probably replaced more sight blades than anything else, (I know I did..), but I don't think cops had the lock on breaking them. On any working gun, stuff happens, and the S&W adjustable sight has a low tolerance for bumps, bangs, or drops. For example, I just bought a small collection of guns in an estate sale. All three S&W's with adjustable sights in the batch, had either broken or bent rear sights, and they're not LE guns. Yes, holster design can help, but to ignore the fragility of the sight design is a little disingenuous.
So while you feel that it's gunwriter types that have invented the phenomenon, I could just as easily say, those who's guns mainly see the insides of a safe or pistol rug, wouldn't be aware of what sometimes happens to guns that are actually used. ;)
I own the same thing and couldn't agree with you more. The guns shoot well, are super tough and can handle darn near anything you run through them. Who did the work on your 625?
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/S682/IMG_0567.jpg
I own the same thing and couldn't agree with you more. The guns shoot well, are super tough and can handle darn near anything you run through them. Who did the work on your 625?
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/S682/IMG_0567.jpg
It is my work it is how I feed my family.
It is my work it is how I feed my family.
I supposed I would have known that had I taken the time to look at your signature.... sorry about that. However, I really like your rig!
I supposed I would have known that had I taken the time to look at your signature.... sorry about that. However, I really like your rig!
If you like beautiful guns, keep an eye on Mr. Smith's posts.
If you like beautiful guns, keep an eye on Mr. Smith's posts.
thank you
Just have to chime in and say that is one sexy revolver. I'm filled with envious desire. :) A 625 JM is on my list of candidates for gen. purpose shooting, HD, and gun games(USPSA, I'd even shoot it for Field Pistol class in IHMSA).
Just have to chime in and say that is one sexy revolver. I'm filled with envious desire. :) A 625 JM is on my list of candidates for gen. purpose shooting, HD, and gun games(USPSA, I'd even shoot it for Field Pistol class in IHMSA).
Thank you if you would like my help just let me know.
I am going to let some guys run this rig in a Hackathorn class this weakend.
It should be real fun for the guys.
I'll 2nd a plug for the Sparks 200 AW, THE definitive rig for a field carry revolver. The 7 month wait is painful to bear, but in the end worth it.
That's quite a "go to battle" setup posted in the pics. Appropriate, I suppose, for someone living in downtown Lansing, maybe a bit of overkill for us rural types? Nicely executed though.
You all think the photos are nicer? You should try handling one that he has worked on. I am not a revolver guy. Never have been. But every time I am in his shop and get to play with one of these he has worked on I get a little closer to raiding my wallet. The triggers are not natural and the gun as a whole just "feels" perfect. These are what all revolvers should be.
QuickStrike
12-23-11, 06:37
You ever do work on ruger DAs Mr. Smith?
You ever do work on ruger DAs Mr. Smith?
I do not I am sorry.
blasternank
12-26-11, 09:34
Of all of my revolvers if I had to chose just one it would be my 625. There's just a great feel in the n frame and i love the 45 acp! I too have a bobbed hammer but have a white outline rear sight, gold bead and a serrated trigger. It's a great gun and I haven't see a 625 that wasn't an accurate firearm.
DiscipulusArmorum
12-28-11, 15:36
Wow! That is a fine setup.
I've always been fascinated by revolvers chambered for auto pistol rounds, particularly .45 and 10mm. This is a fantastic example of just what I love.
blasternank
12-28-11, 16:19
Wow! That is a fine setup.
I've always been fascinated by revolvers chambered for auto pistol rounds, particularly .45 and 10mm. This is a fantastic example of just what I love.
They are great and really controllable in a revolver. Fun Fun Fun!!
SmokeJumper
12-28-11, 17:15
My revolvers are mostly BUG guns and plinkers, but that 625 is a NICE piece of hardware. Nice belt rig set-up as well.
Thanks I try hard to do the best work I can.
That IS a nice setup. I currently run a 3" 625-3 in a sidearmor holster. It's made for a four inch, but still fits nicely and is fully cant adjustable.
Swap it out for 1911 or Browning Hi-Power.
Alaskapopo
01-03-12, 18:39
Swap it out for 1911 or Browning Hi-Power.
He likes what he likes and there is nothing wrong with a 625.
Pat
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