Grail gun acquired - a mint S&W 625 Mountain Gun .45 ACP

[Hatchet601]

How I shimmed the strain screw with the Wilson mainspring, just for reference. The Wilson spring would light off Federal primers reliably, but had a few light strikes on other brands. I couldn't have that, so I shimmed it to add a bit more tension and it's been 100% ever since. I used a spent large pistol primer, I had to file the cup down a bit to allow proper clearance, but there's still enough of a rim left to keep it from slipping out from under the screw. I did have to polish the hooks of the Wilson spring a good bit as it came out of the box with a lot of flashing and burrs. DA is now quite light and extremely smooth and consistent throughout the entire pull. SA is almost scary light.

Here's a group at 7 yards, with some modified Altmonts that I had on it at one point. They were nice and concealable in my hiking rig, but slippery and kind of hard to maintain a consistent grip:

Here it is in current config with modified Hogue Bantam grips:

That is one sweet rig! Good tip on the primer/spring shim.

 

[SS 396]

I am drooling I have wanted a 625 for years they are hard to find seems like for sure congratulations on a great find. 45 acp in a revolver is the cat's meow for sure.