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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisIn the 1980s, Smith & Wesson continued producing the .45 ACP Model 25 and eventually introduced a stainless version called the Model 625. The gun was designed to be ideal for bowling pin shooting, with its 5" full-underlug barrel that minimized muzzle flip from the .45 cartridge. However, the Model 625 had several unique features that made it an oddity and a collector's item.Firstly, there was never a plain 625 or 625-1 model. The first guns released were designated as …