I finally got a 4” model 25-5. I haven’t shot it yet but it balances / points well. the action and lockup are great. I can see how it inspired confidence. It feels substantial in the hand. Another description would be serious; as in I’m not fucking around. It reminds me of a colt government model 1911. Solid, reliable, heavy. I remember paging through the catalog at the back of the gun digest ( my dad got one of those every year for Christmas ) back in the seventies. I wanted a model 25 way back then because a 45 was bigger than a 44. I was only eight. Then when I grew up Jeff Cooper swayed me to the 1911 and Elmer Keith to the 44 mag and a 4” 629. It was the 90s by the time I thought of a model 25 again. But then it was 25-2s and 625s. I remember handling a 4” 25-5 and thinking what does this do that my 1911 and my 629 don’t ? But now that I’m retired my gun collection has become less eclectic but the Smith & Wessons keep multiplying
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