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Old 06-29-2013, 09:54 AM
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WHAAAAAATT?? No love for longbarrels?? That's a bald-faced lie, perpetrated by the Womens' Snubnose Shooting Society because the 8+" barrels wouldn't fit in a typical sized purse....

Here are a few of my friends - you could call the older ones a little "long in the tube". These get regular trips to the woods to stretch their legs at 50+ yards. Of course, the 10 5/8" M29's are my CCW's : ) It just takes a while to cross-draw 'em out of my dual ankle holsters. But even though they're a little porky in the weight dep't, I've never kicked em out of bed for eating crackers....Besides, when you run out of ammo they make fantastic billy clubs, too....Don't try that with a Model 36.

The first time you ring a steel gong at 100 yds with a 29-3 silhouette, or any 8 3/8", it just sticks with you, along with the stupid new permanent grin on your face. It's like this...."KA-POW!!!!.....wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it...."Bonnnngg!!!" And then you realize you can ring that gong again...and again....and it wasn't just a lucky shot or a fluke. Yeah they're just that spooky accurate and shootable.

My very first S&W revolver ever was an 8 3/8" 27-2 I bought brand new, long ago. I was just a young kid with very little firearms knowledge, but the insanely sweet bluing and glossy figured grips were simply mesmerizing, and the tapered barrel made it handle beautifully despite the long barrel. I couldn't deny that I was hopelessly in lust, and it followed me home for somewhere around $400. The very first 9 rounds of 357 magnum out of that gun went into a ragged clover leaf at 20 yards at a local indoor range. When I brought the target back I stared at it in amazement with my jaw on the floor. My buddy in the lane next to me was spraying 4" patterns at 8 yards out of his beat up model 37. I developed a huge appreciation for the longbarrels, and after several outdoor shoots, I just began to collect as many minty ones as I came across. The less desirable others think they are, the more for me, I say!

Guns with different barrel lenths are simply different tools for different jobs. If you have no use for a longbarrel, then maybe you need a new hobby or two, and an excuse to get some new tools.... : )

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Old 06-29-2013, 10:28 AM
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I found a S&W M629-5 with an 8 3/8" barrel for $899. If it's still there when my s/s
Check comes I'm buying it.
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Old 06-29-2013, 11:00 AM
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If you are a patient investor, it's often good to buy what is out of favor and avoid the currently hot products.

Right now we are in a phase where everyone likes short barrels.

So it might be a good time to invest in a few 8 3/8 smiths.
I tend to agree.
For most applications the longer tubes are just too much for me, especially if full lugged.
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Old 06-29-2013, 11:14 AM
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I have a Model 27-2 8 3/8 that I bought new. I bet I haven't fired it in over 30 years. If i were to sell my guns it would be one of the last ones i sold. I can still remember how happy i was to find it new in the gun store. I was the first to lay eyes on it after it left the factory as I cut the original paper tape on the outer cover in the gun store. I used it to hunt deer until I quit in 1982.
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I have an open front shoulder holster for this.
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This is one like you describe that I sold a couple of years ago for $550. I doubt they have gone down in value.



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I have a Model 27-2 8 3/8 that I bought new. I bet I haven't fired it in over 30 years. If i were to sell my guns it would be one of the last ones i sold. I can still remember how happy i was to find it new in the gun store. I was the first to lay eyes on it after it left the factory as I cut the original paper tape on the outer cover in the gun store. I used it to hunt deer until I quit in 1982.
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I have an open front shoulder holster for this.
I would die to find a gun like that with the case and all.
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I have always had a thing for long barrel revolvers, especially if they are .44 magnums. My first handgun owned back in the mid-1960s was a Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 magnum with the 10 1/2" barrel.


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I would die to find a gun like that with the case and all.
It goes to show that they don't actually have to be fired to be loved and appreciated. I have the original bill of sale in the case, it cost less than $300 new. That was a bit of a sacrifice at the time.
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I have always had a thing for long barrel revolvers, especially if they are .44 magnums. My first handgun owned back in the mid-1960s was a Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 magnum with the 10 1/2" barrel.


Thanks for sharing the 10+" blackhawk pic, great gun!

Say, your nickel 29 there has football grips. Is it a pinned and recessed 29-2? Looks like it.

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i have the 686 and a colt python both with 83/8'' bbls and a ruger single six with a 91/2'' bbl. i guess it's something different than the common 4'' and 6''ers. they are easier to shoot
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The longest barrel I find useful is 5" just because I can't comfortably sit on a horse or in a car/truck with longer barrels in a strong-side hip holster.
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I like them to hunt with.
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