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New to me S&W 25-5 in .45 COLT


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OUTSTANDING! :bow: I'm a huge fan of the S&W Model 25s in .45 Colt and have several. The .45 Colt is good for much more than just Cowboy shooting in Single Actions. Its a great hunting cartridge as well as a formidable self defense round. The S&W revolver brings out its best. Even more so if you reload for it.  :up:

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13 hours ago, Grayfox54 said:

 Even more so if you reload for it.  :up:

I do. Dillon 550B, 200 grain Badman LSWC, Winchester LPP, 8 grains of Unique and various brass.

Bill

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8 hours ago, BCR#1 said:

I do. Dillon 550B, 200 grain Badman LSWC, Winchester LPP, 8 grains of Unique and various brass.

Bill

What do you shoot your reloads in? You said you're not s big fan of wheel guns, you rocking some sweet levers?

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22 hours ago, TomInMN said:

What do you shoot your reloads in? You said you're not s big fan of wheel guns, you rocking some sweet levers?

No lever actions but plenty of center fire pistols to load for but only the one wheel gun.

Bill

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I fell in love with the .45 Colt cartridge many years ago. Big bullet, big holes. big bang with very manageable recoil. What's not to like? 

 Unfortunately, the traditional Colt style single action revolvers don't fit my hand at all.  Not only do I not shoot them worth a crap, the back of the trigger guard beats the holy hell outta the knuckle on my middle finger. It only takes a few shots and I'll be bleeding.  :mad: 

Along came Smith & Wesson and I discovered the Model 25. It was love at first shot. :D Over the years I've acquired several and they are some of my favorite shooters. :up:

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The one on the bottom right is actually a 25-2 in .45acp. Everything else is .45 Colt. 

The one on the bottom left is a Model 25-7. These were a limited run made in 1989 featuring a 5" barrel, unfluted cylinder and matte black finish. These are without a doubt the finest and most accurate .45 Colts that S&W ever built.   :bow:

BTW: I also have a Winchester Model 94 Trapper in .45 Colt.  ;)

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