Options for a 45acp revolver and where to get one.

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Im really looking to get a revolver. I want something like a S&W 686 4.2 but I don't want to have to stock up on ANOTHER calibre (357) so id like to find something that looks similar (preferably stainless) in 45acp. Doesnt have to be a smith... just something of good quality.

Any suggestions?
 
The best and cheapest way, and I might add the fastest way for you will be to buy one in the USA and contact Irunguns and pay them to get it here for you.

They are quite common in the USA.

Graydog
 
625s come up once in a while, but you'll pay handsomely for one. Really nice revolvers though and the finish is better than the 686, IMHO.
 
Another option, although I think they are as hard to get as a 626 is the Ruger Blackhawk convertible in 45colt/45acp. Also it's a cowboy single action.
 
Hmmm... thats disappointing. Seems to me this would be a good seller with the price of 357 VS 45acp right now.

I guess ill keep my eyes open for a 625... ill contact Irunguns as well just to see what they say.
 
I bought a Uberti 1875 Army Outlaw from Wolverine which came with 45 ACP and 45 Colt cylinders. Nice looking gun and a nice change from the 1873 Colt SAA look. Bought it to fire off some of that 45 ACP that came with the chinese 1911s from Canada Ammo. Haven't fired it yet so no report on that.
Jambo
 
^^ Thats what I've got a pile of. I really want a gun that looks like a 686 though. Im not a cowboy gun kind of guy and I don't want a SA only. But ill keep looking. I would think charter arms would already be making something like this.
 
Greenhorse six said:
What about the S&W model 1917 ?
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Fixed sights that use a REALLY skinny front blade and a microscopic rear notch to view the skinny front blade. But other than that it's not bad. Just that it's a pretty poor option due to the sights for any sort of fast paced action shooting. Otherwise it's a blued 625... :D
 
BCRider said:
Fixed sights that use a REALLY skinny front blade and a microscopic rear notch to view the skinny front blade. But other than that it's not bad. Just that it's a pretty poor option due to the sights for any sort of fast paced action shooting. Otherwise it's a blued 625... :D
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So get a gunsmith to mount different sights on it... I have an original 1917 in the plain-jane military-grade metal finish, walnut grips and fixed 'trench snap-shooting' sights you described. And then I have another 1917 and a similar New Century (?) in .45LC that were worked over by a smith at some point in their lives. Commercial-grade blued finish in place of the wartime military grayish finish, and refitted with ramp front and rear adjustable sights. Beautiful pair of revolvers.
 
Well a gunsmith can do just about anything if you toss enough money at them. That's fairly major surgery. What did it cost you to get that sight work done?
 
BCRider said:
Well a gunsmith can do just about anything if you toss enough money at them. That's fairly major surgery. What did it cost you to get that sight work done?
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Absolutely no idea. When I bought the two pistols they were already customized. IIRC, the original owner said he had the work done by a Canadian gunsmith who was certified to do S&W warranty repair work.

BTW, I see that I was slightly wrong about the original models. I just went and looked at the pistols again, and the one in .45ACP was originally not an American Model 1917 but the slightly later Brazilian-contract Model 1937. From its markings, the other one very clearly started life as a WW1 British-supplied Canadian military issue New Century in .455, although it now shoots .45LC.
 
One of the mods came back from the 2014 shot show saying S&W had no interest in making a CDN restricted 625. Too bad.
 
burnaby said:
One of the mods came back from the 2014 shot show saying S&W had no interest in making a CDN restricted 625. Too bad.
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This is a damn shame. I'd get one in a heartbeat. They really need to make a few more 4.2" models available. We may not have as many gun owners here, but we make up for it by having a voracious appetite for fine handguns.
 
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