SW 625 feedback (good price?, requires moon clips?)

[JimFromFL]

I have a chance to purchase a SW 625 (the guy said it was a 3rd generation) in what appears to be great condition (almost mint) for $400. The barrel is about a 4 inch barrel.

Is this good price?
Also, I thought these required moon clips as this one does not have any. Do these require moon clips?

 

[Jim Watson]

I don't know exactly what he means by 3rd generation, but $400 would be a good price for any 625 around HERE.

It requires clips for normal operation with 45ACP; load, fire, extract. Full- (6 shot), half- (3 shot, WW I style), and third- (two shot, not much use but you can box ammo in pairs with them) moon clips are readily available.

Most of the family of .45ACP revolvers can be loaded with and will fire .45ACP without clips. Then you have to poke the empties out with a pencil or pluck them out with fingernail or the rim of a shell. I have heard of some chambered a little too deep for reliable ignition with loose ACPs but they can't be common.

Or you can shoot .45 Auto Rim; same case dimensions as .45ACP but with a big thick rim. Big enough to extract, as thick as the .45ACP rim plus the thickness of the clip. Remington still makes the brass, PMC has loaded ammo fairly recently.

 

[VictorLouis]

There are 625s chambered in .45ACP

and .45 Long Colt. Make sure of the caliber before you decide. I agree regarding the price, it's a good one if the gun is as described.

 

[charleym3]

My guess is that it's a 625-3. Or it could mean that it's got a frame mounted firing pin and the new lock which would make it basically new. In any event, $400 is a good price. If you decide to pass on it, let me know. If it has the frame mounted FP, I'm interested.

 

[JimFromFL]

Picked it up!!!!
I am more than very impressed with the trigger. Just need to purchase some moon clips now. Man, the agony of having to wait for the clips to come in.

 

[jar]

Hey Jim

Why wait? TTBOMK the cylinder holes are rimmed and will headspace 45acp even without the moon clips. You just need to push the empties out with a pencil or something.