624 3” vs 625 MTN .45 Colt?

[StrawHat]

Haha! Good show, Sir. I like the wadcutters and have recently discovered the joy of a DEWC in .44 Special, .44 Magnum and .45 Colt. Weirdly and inexplicably, I don’t handload for .45ACP (though I have the dies). Do you size those to .451 or .452? Also, what’s the middle bullet? I like the look of that wide meplat.

I’ll check out the Model 22 when I am there fondling the Mountain Gun.

Thanks!

The bullet on the left is cast from the SAECO 453 mold, a 235 grain WC. The middle bullet and one on the right are both 260 grain. They were given to me to test, I will have to look at my notes to find what molds.

I load one load for 17 revolvers, ALL bullets are sized to .454. That size gives me the very good accuracy in all of my revolvers.

My apologies to the OP for casting his thread adrift. Never mind, you are the OP!

Kevin

 

[nofendertom]

A Mod 22 .45acp, now that would be my choice !

 

[shoebox1.1]

I’m still in favor of the MG. This is tough. 45LC is so versitile

 

[vanfunk]

I think I will get the Mountain Gun but I’ll take a hard look at the 22 .45ACP. It’s a lot less expensive than the Lew Horton 624 so I might be able to swing both.

 

[CraigC]

It's not a .45 but I'm gonna "help".

 

[vanfunk]

.44 Magnum? Love it. I’d get one if I could find one locally. It’s funny - sometimes it’s the really small details that getcha. I love the chamfering on the front of the cylinder on the mountain guns. It really adds an element of class and harkens back to revolvers of old.

 

[Monster Zero]

Good day to you all:

I beg you to share your musings on the above confrontation. One of my honey-holes just got in the two like-new revolvers and, as much as I would like to acquire both, I may not be able to as I’m starting a new business. Anyway, here we go:

1) S&W 624, 3”, Lew Horton special. .44 Special of course. LNIB with papers, etc.

2) S&W 625 Mountain Gun, .45 Colt, also LNIB with all accoutrements.

Both are priced according to present day and thus are not deals or steals, but IMO are worth what is being asked and will not likely ever be cheaper. I love bith guns, really - they’re classic 80’s - 90’s Smiths in two of my favorite calibers. I tend to shoot both chamberings to about the same level of performance and like a 240-250 grain LSWC lumbering out around 850-900 fps for most tasks. I’d shoot both of these as I have no safe queens. They’d be for fun at the range and occasional woods carry. So - what say you all to this face-off? I have until Wednesday to decide

Thanks!

Why the false dichotomy?

Just whup out the credit card and enjoy your life!

(Only halfway kidding...)