THE MOUNTAIN GUN

**Lost River** · 09-07-11, 12:33

It is a nice rendition of the 625. As much as enjoy the .45 acp, I am a fan of the .44 in wheel guns. I find the .44 mag to be extremely versatile, so I roll with 4" and 5" N frames:

**Lost River** · 09-07-11, 12:37

**KhanRad** · 09-07-11, 12:39

Originally Posted by glocktogo

The moom clips on .45 ACP revos make it much faster to reload. The 625 can shoot .45 Super, or with a little chamber reaming, accept .460 Rowland. That would give about 1350 fps with a 230gr. bullet.

I'm curious how well a .45acp chambered revolver would hold up to repeated shots of .460 or .45 Super. Obviously, the gun was never designed to withstand those increased pressures, or recoil stress. Then of course, I think what he was getting at was if you are going to shoot .45acp.......why not just use an autoloader which is lighter, more compact, faster shooting, and faster loading.

With a pistol chambered in .357/.41/.44 magnums, the gun was designed to handle that stress. With the .44mag, you can shoot loads as soft as you like, or go all the way up to deep penetrating 300gr loads at velocties between 1000fts-1200fps.

To the original poster, excellent work on that wheel gun.

**Lost River** · 09-07-11, 12:41

Nice job on the chamfering of the chambers BTW. Very clean execution. Looks like it is ready for an IDPA match.

**Norinco** · 09-07-11, 12:42

I always look forward to your posts Mr. Smith. Thanks for sharing, looks great!

**skyugo** · 09-07-11, 13:25

nice...
i gotta get you to work your magic on my 642 someday...

**Mr. Smith** · 09-07-11, 13:50

Thanks guys

**glocktogo** · 09-07-11, 14:01

Originally Posted by KhanRad

I'm curious how well a .45acp chambered revolver would hold up to repeated shots of .460 or .45 Super. Obviously, the gun was never designed to withstand those increased pressures, or recoil stress. Then of course, I think what he was getting at was if you are going to shoot .45acp.......why not just use an autoloader which is lighter, more compact, faster shooting, and faster loading.

With a pistol chambered in .357/.41/.44 magnums, the gun was designed to handle that stress. With the .44mag, you can shoot loads as soft as you like, or go all the way up to deep penetrating 300gr loads at velocties between 1000fts-1200fps.

To the original poster, excellent work on that wheel gun.

Other that the cylinder walls being thinner, there's no difference between a 625MG and a 629MG. Other than increasing pressures to the point you blow out a cylinder wall, .45 Super and .460 Rowland are going to take no more toll on the gun than a full house .44 Mag.