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06-22-2016, 01:40 PM
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Model 29-2 barrel length
I recently picked up a blued 29-2 with a barrel length of 5 3/4". This could be a short 6" but my understanding is they came in 4",some 5", 6 1/2" and 8 3/8. It's not been cut down . Sent off to S&W for history and will see what they say. Anyone come across one with that barrel length?
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06-22-2016, 02:02 PM
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Did you measure the barrel from the muzzle to the front of the cylinder? Or from the muzzle to just the front of the frame?
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06-22-2016, 02:33 PM
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Welcome! Factory barrel lengths often vary +/- 1/8" but 1/4" variations are often seen due to individual fitting variations. I would guess your model 29 will letter as a 6". Enjoy!
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06-22-2016, 02:39 PM
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Muzzle to cylinder face is 5 3/4", thinking it is an odd ball 6", letter should tell.
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06-22-2016, 02:42 PM
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The 29-2 came with barrel lengths of 4, 5, 6, 6-1/2 and 8-3/8 inches. S&W barrel lengths often end up made just a smidge shorter than standard. A shortage of 1/8 of an inch isn't rare. Barrels longer than normal are much less common.
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06-22-2016, 06:00 PM
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I have a 6 inch Model 25-5...it's actually 5 3/4.
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06-22-2016, 09:13 PM
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The letter will tell you that it is a 6". While 1/8" variation from nominal length is very common, it is not particularly unusual to find barrels that are 1/4" shorter than nominal. I had a 27-2 that measured 5 3/4" for awhile. I am buying a Model 12-? that is about 3 3/4". Haven't measured it but the shop has 3 Model 12's, a -2 and 2, -3s, all 4". There is about 5/16" variation among the three in barrel length!
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06-23-2016, 06:59 AM
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Blue book states 6 1/2" for the 29-2 but no 6" barrel. Perhaps it is mistaken.
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06-23-2016, 07:14 AM
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S&W went to 6" barrels late in the M29-2 production (1979). The M29-3 was introduced in 1983.
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06-23-2016, 08:10 AM
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serial # puts it at 1980 manufacture so probably is a 6" ,I guess B Book forgot to put that info in.....thanks
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06-23-2016, 03:59 PM
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The bluebook is woefully inadequate when discussing S&W's. There are better references. The new (4th) edition of The Standard Catalog Of Smith & Wessons will be out soon. It will be a lot more accurate than the various price guides.
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06-25-2016, 12:25 PM
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Thanks, pre-ordered the book
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07-10-2016, 03:09 PM
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Alk8944, Letter came back stating a 6" barrel. Thought I had an oddity but it's not....
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07-10-2016, 09:45 PM
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Does it look like this one?
This is a 6" 29-2:
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07-13-2016, 02:57 PM
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Yep, except a little holster wear on the muzzle.
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07-13-2016, 05:28 PM
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Took me a while to find a 6" -2. I prefer them to those with the extra half inch. I hope yours shoots and handles as well as mine does.
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Seems like once a month or so somebody turns up a 5.75" S&W. Usually late 1970s early 1980s. Nothing is perfect.
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