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Offline Tom C.

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Finally got my 625
« on: December 21, 2005, 05:17:02 PM »
I finally got my 625. It is a 625-8 JM, 4” barrel, narrow wood grips, and removable front sight. It is very tight. I have had it a couple of weeks now and put a couple of hundred rounds through it. It seems to put the first round from a clean barrel about 2” from the center of the subsequent group. Subsequent groups are very tight. The barrel and action are smoothing out with use. I have swapped the grips for Pachmayr compact grips and replaced the front sight with a slightly higher ramp. That extends the sight radius about .6”. I am loading for it with jacketed bullets, the Hornady 200 SWC and 230 FP, to help smooth out the barrel. It is shooting very well, with moon clips and .45 ACP and without clips using .45 AR brass. It works without clips with ACP brass, but short cases can cause misfires.
I have a 25-2 that I have had for 30 years. The 25-2 has .456” chamber throats, while the new 625-8 has .452” throats. The old one shoots very well, so go figure. The 25-2 has a 5” barrel, the 625-8 has a 4” barrel. The 25-2 is smoother, but the 625 is catching up fast. I now have to wait until January to get back to the range (closed for deer season), so when I get back I will work with it some more.
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Finally got my 625
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2005, 02:48:55 AM »
I also had a 625 in 45 ACP and regret getting rid of it. It was a great shooter, I may have to get another.  :D
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Re: Finally got my 625
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2006, 05:18:24 AM »
I got a 625 3" barrel back in 1989. Great shooter and a great house gun.

What's different between the 89 version and the current model?

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Re: Finally got my 625
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2006, 07:59:56 AM »
I suspect there are a couple of differences. Not positive, but the older ones probably have a hammer mounted firing pin, forged internal parts and no lock. The newer ones have a frame mounted firing pin, MIM internal parts and the frame lock. The earliest ones were in 5". They changed the rules for IPSC and IPDA, and now they are available in 4".
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Re: Finally got my 625
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2006, 04:24:03 AM »
I am not sure how many 3"  625 they made. Not many, I think.

The latest version is number 8, but I wonder, if they made the other versions with different materials?

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