CZ93X62
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This thread is started to prevent a complete swerve-away of the thread detailing the Lyman #452664 mould pattern. It is that context in which i viewed the 452664--as a great design for use in that revolver.
My Model 625 has been with me for some years now, and it is a jewel. This is my second S&W N-frame chambered in 45 ACP/Auto Rim. It is by some distance a far better tool. It is dimensionally correct; the Model 25-2 I had c. 1979 certainly was not, with throats at .455"-.456". The 625 is profoundly accurate with every bullet I have run through it; the 25-2 was iffy, at best.
The using services adapted the Colt New Service and S&W N-frames to chamber as fire the 45 ACP cartridge as a wartime expedient during the First World War--there weren't sufficient 1911-pattern pistols in inventory for wartime service. The half-moon clip was used to retain rimless ammo in the cylinders--another expediency that has withstood the test of time--just as the 'Revolver in an autopistol caliber' concept has. Production of 45 ACP revolvers has continued with few interruptions for 106 years, Gotta be a reason for that.
The Old Slabsides (1911-pattern pistols) had an unjustified reputation for being difficult to master. It didn't help that most service grade 1911 pistols had an accuracy standard of '#2 washtub at 50 yards'. In contrast, a large frame revolver running the 45 ACP cartridge was a very tractable and accurate combination. It also didn't help that American law enforcement was dead-last in line to adopt autopistols into service long after the rest of the civilized world was on board.
My 625 can be fired all day comfortably using full-value 45 ACP loads. I have done so several times; I likely have close to 1500 rounds through it now. I love the thing.
My Model 625 has been with me for some years now, and it is a jewel. This is my second S&W N-frame chambered in 45 ACP/Auto Rim. It is by some distance a far better tool. It is dimensionally correct; the Model 25-2 I had c. 1979 certainly was not, with throats at .455"-.456". The 625 is profoundly accurate with every bullet I have run through it; the 25-2 was iffy, at best.
The using services adapted the Colt New Service and S&W N-frames to chamber as fire the 45 ACP cartridge as a wartime expedient during the First World War--there weren't sufficient 1911-pattern pistols in inventory for wartime service. The half-moon clip was used to retain rimless ammo in the cylinders--another expediency that has withstood the test of time--just as the 'Revolver in an autopistol caliber' concept has. Production of 45 ACP revolvers has continued with few interruptions for 106 years, Gotta be a reason for that.
The Old Slabsides (1911-pattern pistols) had an unjustified reputation for being difficult to master. It didn't help that most service grade 1911 pistols had an accuracy standard of '#2 washtub at 50 yards'. In contrast, a large frame revolver running the 45 ACP cartridge was a very tractable and accurate combination. It also didn't help that American law enforcement was dead-last in line to adopt autopistols into service long after the rest of the civilized world was on board.
My 625 can be fired all day comfortably using full-value 45 ACP loads. I have done so several times; I likely have close to 1500 rounds through it now. I love the thing.
