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S&W Revolvers: 1980 to the Present All NON-PINNED Barrels, the L-Frames, and the New Era Revolvers


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Old 07-14-2010, 01:35 AM
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Having fallen in love with magnum revolvers, especially my prized GP100, I thought I'd step it up a notch with a 629. Finding this 629-4 DX for $500 was a happy day, and overall I'm very impressed with the quality. I have the much recommended X-frame Hogue grips on order from S&W, and am looking forward to breaking it in.

For those in the know, can you fill me in on whether this model has the MIM parts or not? Also, I noticed this one has the trigger mounted firing pin, but seem to recall reading that these weren't too common?

thanks all for helping to support the budding addiction!

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Old 07-14-2010, 01:39 AM
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You did great. I always wanted a DX and for $500 you can't beat it. No mim parts they are steel. Doesn't matter, most of my Smiths have the Mims and they hold up very well.

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Old 07-14-2010, 01:50 AM
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thanks very much for the info! I was only curious about the composition of the parts, as i didn't know if the -4 guns were still using forged or if the switchover occured already. I'm confident that either forged or MIM would suffice for my (and probably most folk's) needs. I have yet to shoot it, and will probably wait until I install the X-frame grip that is inbound. I'll be sure to report back though. thanks, from a fellow Arizonan (Mesa).

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Doogy, Man what a deal you got . I have 8 629 DX's and never got a deal like the one one you did. Good job and a great gun!
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