Got one!
I guess I’m one of the lucky 850 or so who owns one of these revolvers. I really love it! I’m a 1911 fan and my 625-10 makes a great back-up to my up custom workhorse.
Finding a holster for it was a bit tricky. I eventually located a Bianchi #5 “Black Widow” holster which works very nicely. I also found a matching 44mag speed loader pouch, that with a slight modification, I made to hold up to 4 full moon clips very securely.
Fooling around with different ways to carry the gun I found that the short barrel and wide N frame cylinder makes it fit perfectly in the back pocket of a pair of jeans; a more secure fit then some expensive holsters! This makes it a very quick and handy gun for going outside to see what the dogs are barking at.
As far a shooting, it is plenty accurate even with such a short barrel. My “proof” standard for a handgun is that I should be able to get off two fairly quick A zone head shots at 25 yards. The 625-10 meets that standard.
The gun came with two sets of grips; the short wood pair shown in the photo, and a full size set of Pachmyers. Now I like big calibers (45ACP, 44mag, 30-06, 45-70) and am not one to flinch at heavy recoil, but one cylinder of 230 grain ball was enough for me to pull those little wood grips off and put the Pachmyers on. With the Pachmyers even +P rounds are comfortable enough for me.
The Mrs. has shot the gun. While she found the 230’s a bit much for her, she found 185 grain bullets to be more comfortable. I noted that the gun does seem to hold tighter groups and has a noticeably less muzzle flash with 185’s.
With 185 semi-wad cutters I have groups that rival some of my match guns. That’s not surprising if you understand the mechanics of how the chamber and cylinder are different on a revolver that headspace off the mouth of an automatic cartridge versus the rim of a typical revolver cartridge; one reason there are so many accurized 625’s out there.
My 625-10 has been getting a lot of carry time lately. I do a lot of hiking, camping, fishing, hunting and horseback riding. Recently there have been a few shootings in the remote areas I frequent as more and more marijuana fields and smuggler camps are found. My 625 has been a great option when weight has been an issue and I have wanted to go lighter then my 1911, especially as a back up to a long gun.
I really like this gun, and highly recommend it to anyone that likes wheel guns and/or bullet calibers that start with a “4”!
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