I took my S&W 625 Mountain Gun in .45 ACP, purchased used a few months back, out for a fresh range-run recently, logging exactly 186 rounds. It’s super-easy to keep up with the round-count, as I’d pre-loaded 31 six-round moon clips with an assortment of JHP and SWC rounds.

I didn’t get to work on drawing the gun from concealment during this session, as I’d also taken along a 1911 and had an IWB holster on already for that gun. Reloads were done from concealment using two Jeffrey Custom “Moon Pouches,” a product I’ve found to be very effective for carrying spare ammo for this gun. Shots taken were mostly 2- and 3-shot strings including some failure drills / Mozambique drills, all from a low-ready position. Targets shown were shot at 10 yards.

This revolver continues to impress me. It’s fun to shoot and makes a sound concealed-carry option thanks to both the Jeffrey pouches and a Barranti Leather Summer Classic IWB holster. I’ve carried this setup a few times now and it works quite well.

Thanks for looking!

Really Nice, I always wanted one of those and never got around to buying one, now they're a bit pricey.

Very nice! I've been looking at the moon clip carriers from Jeffery's for my 3" 625-3. Are they as good as advertised? I like the concept over anything else I've found.

Very nice. I've never seen, much less shot, a .45 revolver. They are really scarce around here.

Thanks, all!

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Originally posted by Delta-3:
Very nice! I've been looking at the moon clip carriers from Jeffery's for my 3" 625-3. Are they as good as advertised? I like the concept over anything else I've found.

Thank you and same here - I’ve had some great carrier recommendations here and from another forum and finally decided on the Jeffrey pouches. To me, they are excellent - they conceal well and work great! I’ll add a few more pics below...

Very, very nice wheel gun!

Very, very nice! I have a Blackhawk convertible in .45ACP, and actually enjoy shooting it in ACP more than .45 Colt, because the shorter cases ease ejection, and it's just cheaper to shoot. A buddy has a model 25, and It's a beautiful gun...someday I'm going to own a DA .45ACP revolver!

^^ Thank you both!

I love my Mountain Gun. Mine is in .45 Colt and has the factory wooden finger groove grips. Of all my handguns, it is probably my favorite.

Very nice looking revolver TheFrontRange and some good shooting!

I just got my 625 a week ago and took it out for the 1st time yesterday. To say I love it is an understatement. I switched out the wooden Jerry Miculek grips for Hogues and it feels a lot better. The recoil is very comfortable and the gun is accurate. My 15 year came with me and shot a gun for just the 2nd time and even he loved shooting it. I've wanted a 625 for 10+ years and am so happy I finally got one!

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I love my Mountain Gun. Mine is in .45 Colt and has the factory wooden finger groove grips. Of all my handguns, it is probably my favorite.

I’ve always heard / read nothing but positive things about guns in .45 Colt - I’d love to try-out an N-frame so-calibered.

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Very nice looking revolver TheFrontRange and some good shooting!

I just got my 625 a week ago and took it out for the 1st time yesterday. To say I love it is an understatement. I switched out the wooden Jerry Miculek grips for Hogues and it feels a lot better. The recoil is very comfortable and the gun is accurate. My 15 year came with me and shot a gun for just the 2nd time and even he loved shooting it. I've wanted a 625 for 10+ years and am so happy I finally got one!

Thank you and that’s a sweet 625 you have - I like those JM guns!

A mod. 25 is the revolver I wanted when I owned a tavern. Never found the nickel gun that I wanted.
So I went in the other direction ... 1911
Now I want a .45 wheelgun , again. The good pics here are gonna get me lookin again.

Beautiful gun. Loves me some 625’s.

Thank you both!

@usncorpsman, is that revolver on the right a Model of 1989, perhaps? It looks like a 625 variant that I’ve long-admired.

Nice leather and gun both. For my tastes it is highly disappointing smith and Wesson has apparently forgotten how to produce blued guns. They come out with a new and otherwise interesting gun all the time ( 10 shot .22 kframe, 7 shot 9mm L frame, the mountain guns etc) but always in stainless.

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Thank you both!

@usncorpsman, is that revolver on the right a Model of 1989, perhaps? It looks like a 625 variant that I’ve long-admired.

They both are Model of 1989 625’s. One is a 3” and the other 4”. I used to have the 5” as well.

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Originally posted by captain127:
Nice leather and gun both. For my tastes it is highly disappointing smith and Wesson has apparently forgotten how to produce blued guns. They come out with a new and otherwise interesting gun all the time ( 10 shot .22 kframe, 7 shot 9mm L frame, the mountain guns etc) but always in stainless.

I hear you on that. I’m thinking (and may be mis-remembering this) that there are some Mountain Guns in blue or possibly black; regardless, they indeed would be spectacular in an old-school S&W blue.

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Originally posted by TheFrontRange:
Thank you both!

@usncorpsman, is that revolver on the right a Model of 1989, perhaps? It looks like a 625 variant that I’ve long-admired.

They both are Model of 1989 625’s. One is a 3” and the other 4”. I used to have the 5” as well.

Nice!