Yep!!! The year of our Lord 1988 was a very good year indeed. I had a 2 yr. old little girl and a brand new little girl to go with her... a pair! And... S&W made a gem of a revolver called the Model of 1988. Ah!!! Inspiration. Back then I could only drool. I was serving a small church. My wife had no job. And I was working a part-time side job to make ends meet. So.... 20 years came and went... and in 2009 I happened to find a nice little hole in the wall gunshop in a small little spot of a town. In the case they had a 625-7 (???? I think that was the number) and... a 625-2... Model of 1988. It had a buttery smooth double action and a single-action that was like the gift of God. Because I had just found this site, I put up a question and was told to immediately buy the 625-2 ASAP. I did as instructed and have been exceptionally happy with the results. Today while getting ready to go shooting I found a Pachmeyr box with a pair of the square butt type rubber grips size small inside along with the screw. I have used these grips on at least three other S&W N-frame pistols... either .357 or .44, so I decided to see if they would work on this revolver. With the Hogues and the stirrup removed, I slipped the two piece grips on, screwed them down tight and decided to see how it worked when shooting. With my other gear in hand I headed out to put another installment payment on happiness as I ran a big box of Winchester White Box .45ACP FJM through that beautiful revolver. My target was two steel plates cast off by the railroad that are used to provide a base for the rail when it is spiked onto the cross tie. That plate is about maybe 8 inches across. I sooted the sights and then at 30 long paces (I am 6' 3" tall), I started shooting dueling style centering the front sight on the plates. I think I may have missed 6 - 8 times... but that is all. Virtually all my rounds went into the center of the plate. I know the WWB is not considered outstanding ammunition. It is just plain ball ammo. But, in this revolver plain 230 gr. FMJ WWB ammo shoots like it has delusions of being match grade. It whacks those heavy steel plate and knocks them down like the hand of a giant swatted them. Shooting at a stump on the other side of a farm pond, it was easy to get hits that echoed back with that soul satisfying "whop!" sound that signaled the bullet had found its mark. I have a nice box of WWB 230 gr. JHP ammo in my range bag. I have a deer hunt coming up with a church member. I have a nice El Paso Saddlery Tom Threepersons holster for my 6" M-28. The 625-2 fits that holster like it was made for it. I think... when it's time to go out the door for that deer hunt... my faithful Rem. 700 is going to have a friend riding on my hip. I figure if my .30-06 needs a finisher, the .45 ACP will be up to the task. And who knows... if a deer comes in close... that S&W may just find its way out of the holster and into my hands pointed in the direction where it can do the most good. After all, if a .357 S&W Magnum pushing a 158 gr. JHP can get the job done at say 20-25 yds., then a big fat 230 gr. JHP .45 bullet at about 800 FPS should do nicely. And if I can find some heavier loaded ammo, things will only get better!
This coming Monday is my normal off day. I hope I will be able to load up some .38 Specials. If so, then I'll be taking a trio of S&W's to the range... M-18... M-28... and M-625-2. One of Mr. COLT's little creations, a Detective Special, may accompany us. It will be a nice day.
:rofl:My head hurts
