625 Barrel length

[Brian Gonsalves]

Ok, I now have Two 625's both with 4" barrels. I want to leave one with the 4" for IDPA and have a longer barrel put in the other one for USPSA. The question is should I get a full-lug 5" or use the M25 barrel in the picture?

Thoughts?

Edited March 4, 2012 by Brian Gonsalves

[joedodge]

full lug will soak up recoil better i wish i could find a 5" barrel for my 4" 625 but the model 25 barrels look slick on them guns also. I say go with what you got.

[Shadowrider]

We have a guy at a local match that shoots a 8 3/8" 45LC barrel on his. He shoots lots of A's. I'd go with the 6" since you have it. Sight radius baby!

Edit to add: Now that I think about it, I bet the 6" is equal in weight at least, remember that underlug is an inch shorter. Definitely go 6".

Edited March 4, 2012 by Shadowrider

[CDPMatt]

I just got a 5" for USPSA (full lug) and like it better than my 4" I'd go with what you have and try it out. 5" full lug bbl's are available form SSS I believe.

[CDPMatt]

I meant I got another complete gun in 5"

[gp100man]

I thought about the 6" too. I took a pair of revolvers with 4" and 6" barrels and tried them out. I felt that the 6" barrel was a bit too heavy to swing fast from target to target and too hard to stop quickly, so I opted for the compromise and bought a 5" barrel. BTW, you can get 5" full lug barrels straight from S&W. I recently bought one and had a local gunsmith install it. I can't say that I feel that much less recoil with it, but it has improved the balance of the gun and my accuracy is improved. And I picked up another 20 fps! I'm very pleased with my 625 with a full lug 5" barrel.