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Have a new want
I want a model 29. Somebody talk me out of it.
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Don't look at me...I'm not gonna do it!!
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OK. Repeat after me three times:
I do not want a Model 29.
I do not want a Model 29.
I do not want a Model 29.
Didn't work for me either. 
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04-01-2015, 09:42 PM
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Well, just buy a Model 10 and a Model 19, adds up to 29.
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You don't want a Model 29, you want a bunch of 'em!
You just can't stop at one............
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You don't need or want a M29...
Repeat as many times as it takes after a few liberations your be fine...
LOL! 
Of course this is said in jest.....
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Buddy, you came to the wrong place with that particular issue!
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I love the model 29, especially the 6 1/2 inch barrel and 5 inch barrel ones. They are so well balanced, and have just the right profiles, a beautiful design! They shoot good too.
How's that?
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Bwahaaa!
Riiight!
You want US to talk you our of the finest 44 magnum known to man?!
We'll send you a letter, go stand by your mailbox and wait for it.
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I want one too, but I don't have one either. I may rectify that shortly.
I have six S&W revolvers, but I don't have a 29. I have two 629s. Does that count?
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Just go get one so you can move on to the next " I want". Worked for me.
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I still have a few-my favorite revolver.
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Don't do it!
If you find one let me know and I will resolve yourself from all temptation.
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Don't look at me- I want one, too!
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04-02-2015, 08:51 AM
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Hey, I got RID of my M29.
So I could get a M629. Got tired of being caught out in the woods and when rain would come up, I'd worry about my 29. So, just seemed to make sense.
No reason NOT to get a good .44.
It's un-American not to have one.
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Have a new want
There's a lot of really sound advice here!!
+1 for g-dad, too.
After you've bought your first one they sure seem to multiply like rabbits do?! You'll probably be asking yourself why you waited so long to buy one.
Drain that bank account and then start looking for one on Gunbroker or from your LGS.
No matter where you are on the firing line, once that .44 Magnum fires, everyone will always know that you're there!!
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Be a man, get a long tube:
Sorry for fuzzy pic
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I want a model 29. Somebody talk me out of it.
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OK.
They kick too bad.
They are too heavy to carry.
They soon shoot loose with heavy handloads.
They cost too much.
Get yourself a nice Model 27 instead.
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I purchased a new m29-10. 44 mag W/6 1/2" barrel in blue with blue case, wooden presentation case, all the papers for $699. My point I never wanted one nor was looking for one. But it was purchased new by the PO never shot. In the used handgun case for just $699 who'd pass that up?
I was browsing for a m27/m27-2 or m28/m28-2. I have three other Rugers in 44mag.
Ok every s&w gun owner should own a m29 in 44mag it's unspoken rule that should be a law that's strictly inforced. You better get one quick before the s&w inforcement police get there.
Sometimes we hit a fork in the road. We look for one model but another model shows up. Let the s&w gun gods guide you. I can hear them saying "use the plastic". Check your local pawn shop I think I see one..lol
Happy Easter to everyone. Enjoy the holiday.
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There is a 29 for sale, Armslist, Toledo Oh. Price is $625. I would have reacted to it if it wasn't a 8&3/8 barrel. Have never shot any revolvers over 6". Don't know if they are for me. Bob
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There is a 29 for sale, Armslist, Toledo Oh. Price is $625. I would have reacted to it if it wasn't a 8&3/8 barrel. Have never shot any revolvers over 6". Don't know if they are for me. Bob
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Only one way to find that out, Bob!
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There is a 29 for sale, Armslist, Toledo Oh. Price is $625. I would have reacted to it if it wasn't a 8&3/8 barrel. Have never shot any revolvers over 6". Don't know if they are for me. Bob
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Don't do it!
They are gawdawful, heavy, hard to carry, way too hard to clean, tools of the devil.
...and to spare you the temptation, I will take them away, and lock them away in a safe. Except for the ones lost in the boating accident. Amen brother!
Go forth and buy the 6" ones.
P.S. To balance the karma of the demon 8.375 ones, I purchase all the 3" 629s and 24s I find. Balance is a good thing 
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The long tubes balance and shoot better than you would think. Fun to try an reach out a couple hundred yards using a little Kentucky windage
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Dont do it....
Well maybe if its a Mountain Gun
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A shrink cost more than the 29 and you would not still have one. Nuff said
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Well I found a 19-3 that will pasify me for a short time. It's too nice to pass up. I still want to be the guy with " The big iron on his hip"
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I've owned a couple of 29's over the years. Both a 4" and a 6". I found I almost never shot 44 magnum ammo in them. They were both great guns, but since I didn't really have a specific use for them, they were easy to let go of during a time of "economic downturn". Having satisfied that "itch" I've never wanted one again.
At the same time though I had a Model 24-3, 4", in 44 Special. THAT was a nice gun. Unfortunately it had to go during that same time. It was a much harder decision. When I got the 24 I thought it would be just like a 29, only in 44 Special. I was wrong. It was like the difference between a Model 19 and Model 15. The "special" version has a slightly shorter cylinder, and a tapered vs a heavy barrel. That makes the gun a little lighter, and a little trimmer. It felt totally different.
I've replaced them, more or less, with a Model 58 in 41 magnum now. Nice, but I'd rather have a Model 24 as my "big iron".
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