Smith & Wesson Forum

Go Back   Smith & Wesson Forum > Smith & Wesson Revolvers > S&W Revolvers: 1980 to the Present
o

Notices

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


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #51  
Old 01-12-2013, 06:28 AM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally Posted by madmikeb View Post
Thanks for the positive remarks! Here's a couple more pics:







It's a PC 629 "Extreme" 12". It's got Bill Wilson sights, I swapped out the original blued sling swivels for the stainless, swapped out a nylon sling for the leather sling, and had Hogue rework a coco bolo stock so I could use the swivels with it. I think that the purpose of the gun was to just get the most out of the .44 mag cartridge as the sights are pretty coarse and blocky, at long ranges the front sight covers quite a bit of the target. For long range shooting I prefer my 10 5/8" 29-3, the sight are a lot finer.
This is a pretty cool gun though, Tackleberry comments are not unusual at the range!
Of all the guns in this thread, this is the one I wouldn't mind trying, I'd like to sit at the bench with all my favorite loads and run them over my chronograph, when I got my first 10" gun, the velocity gains over the 8" guns blew me away,
for years I've been meaning to get a TC 14" just for recording the data. Have you ever run that gun through the traps? I would be very interested in seeing your speed data, if you have.
That horse pistol is one bad hombre, thanks for the additional photos and info
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #52  
Old 01-12-2013, 10:19 AM
madmikeb's Avatar
madmikeb madmikeb is offline
SWCA Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Midcoast Maine
Posts: 1,560
Likes: 1,985
Liked 2,164 Times in 592 Posts
Default

I've been shooting and reloading for almost 40 years and the one thing that I've never invested in is a chronograph! So unfortunately I don't have any concrete info on performance.
Reply With Quote
  #53  
Old 01-12-2013, 10:33 AM
AveragEd AveragEd is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Enola, Pennsylvania
Posts: 3,361
Likes: 591
Liked 2,580 Times in 1,125 Posts
Default

Good "hobby" chronographs can be bought for $100 - you really ought to get one even if you don't handload. How short of their advertised muzzle velocity those hyper-velocity magnum loads fall in a short-barreled handgun will really open your eyes to how much muzzle blast and flash, not to mention recoil, you are tolerating for such a small return over standard-velocity ammo.

If you do handload, they can tell you a wealth of information. Let's say you try a recipe that doesn't group well but has a small shot-to-shot velocity deviation. That suggests the load has accuracy potential but perhaps you weren't holding steady that day, wind got to your bullets or your gun might prefer a different brand of bullet of that same weight. If it groups poorly with a high deviation number, the load isn't worth working with any longer, thus saving you time and component expense. If you find that ALL of your handloads exhibit high deviation numbers, your powder charging procedure may need to be improved and you likely won't find an accurate recipe until you do.

I use a ProChrono available at MidwayUSA. In fact, it is on sale this month - Competition Electronics ProChrono Digital Chronograph. That chronograph and an inexpensive camera tripod are all you need.

I've tried more expensive ones - Pact and CED, to name two - that didn't work as well under all light conditions, something that chronographs are sensitive to.

Ed

Last edited by AveragEd; 01-12-2013 at 12:06 PM.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #54  
Old 01-12-2013, 11:12 AM
vrichard's Avatar
vrichard vrichard is offline
WW II Vet
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: COLORADO
Posts: 1,547
Likes: 718
Liked 4,294 Times in 630 Posts
Default

629--
Dick
Reply With Quote
  #55  
Old 01-12-2013, 11:37 AM
highpower3006 highpower3006 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Reno NV
Posts: 264
Likes: 23
Liked 442 Times in 116 Posts
Default

I only have one 629 (so far), it's a -4 Classic DX from 1995.



It's nice to shoot with the original rubber Hogues, but I prefer the look of the factory wood targets.

Reply With Quote
The Following 7 Users Like Post:
  #56  
Old 01-12-2013, 11:43 AM
mic214's Avatar
mic214 mic214 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Colorado
Posts: 291
Likes: 2,274
Liked 1,237 Times in 189 Posts
Default

This is my 629-2 that was given to me by an old friend about a year or so ago. I live up in the mountains of southern New Mexico and this pistol is my constant companion when I am out walking in the woods around my place.

The grips are Hogue checkered Bantam's in Pau Ferro:



Here is an earlier pic with the original Pachmayr grips and my pancake holster from El Paso Saddlery:

Reply With Quote
  #57  
Old 01-12-2013, 12:58 PM
Magnum-Krazy's Avatar
Magnum-Krazy Magnum-Krazy is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Indiana
Posts: 182
Likes: 818
Liked 113 Times in 45 Posts
Default

Great thread !
I'm gonna thrown in a Colt Anaconda first ------

A few of my S&W's.
629 Classic & 629 3":

629 3":

29-2's, top one MINT, bottom one has been repolished w/new grips since picture was taken:

Nickel 8 3/8":




Ernie
__________________
S&W .500 Magnums RULE !
Reply With Quote
The Following 8 Users Like Post:
  #58  
Old 01-12-2013, 01:13 PM
mesinge2's Avatar
mesinge2 mesinge2 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 651
Likes: 371
Liked 662 Times in 189 Posts
Default

madmikeb, I have never been quite so envious of a gun before but I really love that 44!!
__________________
NRA Certified Instructor
Reply With Quote
  #59  
Old 01-12-2013, 06:49 PM
NewUser NewUser is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts
Default

My new addition.

Reply With Quote
  #60  
Old 01-12-2013, 06:55 PM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Magnum-Krazy View Post
Great thread !
I'm gonna thrown in a Colt Anaconda first ------

A few of my S&W's.
629 Classic & 629 3":

629 3":

29-2's, top one MINT, bottom one has been repolished w/new grips since picture was taken:

Nickel 8 3/8":




Ernie
thanks for posting ,you have great taste
so many great guns in one thread...I love it
since you took us out on that snake infested limb, I'm going to go a little farther. a genuine Herters 44 powermag from West Germany made by JP Saure and sons
Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
  #61  
Old 01-12-2013, 07:17 PM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally Posted by mic214 View Post
This is my 629-2 that was given to me by an old friend about a year or so ago. I live up in the mountains of southern New Mexico and this pistol is my constant companion when I am out walking in the woods around my place.

The grips are Hogue checkered Bantam's in Pau Ferro:



Here is an earlier pic with the original Pachmayr grips and my pancake holster from El Paso Saddlery:

Great gun and leather, I need a dash 2 to round out my collection of 629's, I'll stumble across someday and hopefully it will be a 3"er
Thanks for posting
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #62  
Old 01-12-2013, 07:25 PM
Leftofcentre67's Avatar
Leftofcentre67 Leftofcentre67 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 31
Likes: 8
Liked 12 Times in 5 Posts
Default

6 months waiting for my 629 to get in stock. I wound up going to a different gun store who had a 5" 629 Classic in stock.
All the paperwork done by Firearms Canada, and I picked it up on Thursday.

Took it to the range today. Man! Amazing firearm. It will take me a while to get used to firing more than 1/2 box of .44 magnum and a 1/2 box of .44 Special.

But it's worth the wait, and worth every penny....

Reply With Quote
The Following 6 Users Like Post:
  #63  
Old 01-12-2013, 07:47 PM
TheMystro's Avatar
TheMystro TheMystro is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 416
Likes: 38
Liked 441 Times in 131 Posts
Default

Reply With Quote
  #64  
Old 01-12-2013, 11:44 PM
bob1956 bob1956 is offline
US Veteran
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: May 2010
Location: southern maine
Posts: 636
Likes: 1,381
Liked 527 Times in 221 Posts
Default

Chris, jackpot on this thread. I wish I could get my camera working to show my two one long and one short!
__________________
Bob
Sic Semper Tyrannis
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #65  
Old 01-13-2013, 02:01 AM
dry powder dry powder is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times in 2 Posts
Default 44 MAG

Here's one you don't see too often, 29-3 Silhouette.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 172.jpg (178.8 KB, 155 views)
Reply With Quote
The Following 5 Users Like Post:
  #66  
Old 01-13-2013, 06:21 AM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by highpower3006 View Post
I only have one 629 (so far), it's a -4 Classic DX from 1995.



It's nice to shoot with the original rubber Hogues, but I prefer the look of the factory wood targets.

I'm curious about your test target, I've heard that the older DX's where tested at 50yds.
I have an 8 3/8" DX from 2002 ( it might be the first long one pictured in the op) my test target was shot at 25yds, I bet your gun is a tac driver, mine is one of the most accurate sixguns I've ever fired, a dan Wesson has been the only gun to perform on par with it, these two even out shot my freedom arms 454 ( causing it to be sold).
I'd appreciate any additional info,
Thanks
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #67  
Old 01-13-2013, 06:37 AM
625smith's Avatar
625smith 625smith is offline
SWCA Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 1,759
Likes: 2,571
Liked 2,697 Times in 607 Posts
Default

Here is my 1993 629DX that shows the test target was @ 50 yards.

Reply With Quote
The Following 7 Users Like Post:
  #68  
Old 01-13-2013, 05:47 PM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

thanks for the photo 625, its true the older ones where targeted at 50yds, I wonder when they switched over to 25yds, I tried to get a better photo of mine from 02
Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Like Post:
  #69  
Old 01-13-2013, 07:58 PM
NFrameFred's Avatar
NFrameFred NFrameFred is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: WV
Posts: 3,584
Likes: 487
Liked 4,372 Times in 1,008 Posts
Default

With rosewood Presentations . . . .

__________________
Qui plantavit curabit
Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Like Post:
  #70  
Old 01-13-2013, 08:33 PM
Tom Kent Tom Kent is offline
US Veteran
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Pompano Beach Fl
Posts: 631
Likes: 2,415
Liked 881 Times in 339 Posts
Default

This thread is wonderful. I don't have pictures to post but my favorite .44Mag is a 629-2 with a 3"bbl and a round butt. It is a pleasure to carry and it shoots to the same POI (at 25yds) with my reduced loads or full power loads. It is possibly the most accurate revolver I have ever shot. It is my hunting and woods walking friend and it rides in an El Paso Saddlery variation of a Tom Three Persons holster. I also have a M29-2 with a 6 1/2" bbl that used to do the back up hunting and woods walking chores and still maintained the beautiful polished blue even after being exposed to rain, snow and dirt. It shoots very well but is not as easy to carry as the 629. I would like to find a 4" in either 29 or 629. The .44Mag. is probably my favorite revolver cartridge to shoot. You can load it "wild or mild" and it will do the job.
Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
  #71  
Old 01-13-2013, 11:54 PM
jamgeorge13 jamgeorge13 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Des Moines
Posts: 12
Likes: 6
Liked 18 Times in 5 Posts
Default

my only 44
Reply With Quote
  #72  
Old 01-14-2013, 01:27 AM
tfparatech tfparatech is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 29
Likes: 7
Liked 11 Times in 5 Posts
Default

I use mine for deer hunting and Callahaning (just for fun at the range )
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 629 Web.jpg (144.4 KB, 116 views)
Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Like Post:
  #73  
Old 01-14-2013, 02:49 AM
Door Kicker Door Kicker is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 107
Likes: 57
Liked 77 Times in 29 Posts
Default



Just got it today at the "Fun Show" I traded my 15-3 and a knife that some guy really wanted for this beauty

I am very happy right now even though I am kinda missing the 15-3 all of a sudden.

Sorry for the ****** cell phone pic, but I was eager to join the 629 club!
Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Like Post:
  #74  
Old 01-14-2013, 08:30 AM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tfparatech View Post
I use mine for deer hunting and Callahaning (just for fun at the range )
Again so many wild guns, its hard to keep up
But this is one I'd like to hear more about, don't believe I've seen one before, thanks for any additional info
Reply With Quote
  #75  
Old 01-14-2013, 08:46 AM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Door Kicker View Post


Just got it today at the "Fun Show" I traded my 15-3 and a knife that some guy really wanted for this beauty

I am very happy right now even though I am kinda missing the 15-3 all of a sudden.

Sorry for the ****** cell phone pic, but I was eager to join the 629 club!
Just found your other post, your-5 is the last of the pre lock models and should make a fine sixgun for you, I have its twin brother and for me the-5 was one of the harder guns to find in a 4" model, I believe they where only in production for a couple of years, but we need someone with the book to confirm that. Thanks for posting and welcome to the club
Reply With Quote
  #76  
Old 01-14-2013, 08:56 AM
highpower3006 highpower3006 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Reno NV
Posts: 264
Likes: 23
Liked 442 Times in 116 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by CWH44300 View Post
I'm curious about your test target, I've heard that the older DX's where tested at 50yds.
I have an 8 3/8" DX from 2002 ( it might be the first long one pictured in the op) my test target was shot at 25yds, I bet your gun is a tac driver, mine is one of the most accurate sixguns I've ever fired, a dan Wesson has been the only gun to perform on par with it, these two even out shot my freedom arms 454 ( causing it to be sold).
I'd appreciate any additional info,
Thanks
My test target is marked as have being shot at 25 yards. You are right, these guns are uncannily accurate, certainly this one shoots better than I do. This particular gun was made in 1995, and while everyone likes the pinned and recessed models (as do I), this revolver gives up nothing in terms of fit and finish to the earlier guns.
Reply With Quote
  #77  
Old 01-14-2013, 09:40 AM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by highpower3006 View Post
My test target is marked as have being shot at 25 yards. You are right, these guns are uncannily accurate, certainly this one shoots better than I do. This particular gun was made in 1995, and while everyone likes the pinned and recessed models (as do I), this revolver gives up nothing in terms of fit and finish to the earlier guns.
Which model DX do you have and what is the date on your test target, I totally agree with you on the fit and finish of these DX guns, it definitely seems like they took their time on them
Reply With Quote
  #78  
Old 01-14-2013, 10:01 AM
tfparatech tfparatech is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 29
Likes: 7
Liked 11 Times in 5 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by CWH44300 View Post
Again so many wild guns, its hard to keep up
But this is one I'd like to hear more about, don't believe I've seen one before, thanks for any additional info
It's a Performance Center Stealth Hunter with Ahrends stocks. It's compensated. That, with the 7 1/2" full lug barrel makes it a real sweet heart to shoot. I have 9 S&W revolvers and this is my favorite gun to shoot.

Last edited by tfparatech; 01-14-2013 at 01:36 PM.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #79  
Old 01-14-2013, 10:53 AM
denny5331 denny5331 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

these all look great I just bought a 629-6 performance center 1/3/13 it going to be a lot of fun
Reply With Quote
  #80  
Old 01-14-2013, 11:23 AM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by denny5331 View Post
these all look great I just bought a 629-6 performance center 1/3/13 it going to be a lot of fun
Cool... but...we will be needing some photos
Reply With Quote
  #81  
Old 01-14-2013, 03:01 PM
Leadchop54's Avatar
Leadchop54 Leadchop54 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: S&W's hometown
Posts: 243
Likes: 25
Liked 139 Times in 33 Posts
Default

My first 44! 629-6

Reply With Quote
The Following 6 Users Like Post:
  #82  
Old 01-14-2013, 05:14 PM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally Posted by Leadchop54 View Post
My first 44! 629-6

Wow is that one of the talo exclusive 3" guns?
I had no idea they came with unfluted cylinders, I might be needing one of those, have you shot it yet, I would like a range report on that one
Thanks for posting
I just saw that you come from the mother land, have you been to the factory

Last edited by CWH44300; 01-14-2013 at 05:18 PM.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #83  
Old 01-14-2013, 06:39 PM
Leadchop54's Avatar
Leadchop54 Leadchop54 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: S&W's hometown
Posts: 243
Likes: 25
Liked 139 Times in 33 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by CWH44300 View Post
Wow is that one of the talo exclusive 3" guns?
I had no idea they came with unfluted cylinders, I might be needing one of those, have you shot it yet, I would like a range report on that one
Thanks for posting
I just saw that you come from the mother land, have you been to the factory
From the research I've done, it's a rsr distributer exclusive. It's product code 163409. I believe it was also called a trail boss. I will for sure give a report when I get her to the range! I was originally looking for a 2 5/8 pc 629, but I'm much happier with this!
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #84  
Old 01-14-2013, 07:00 PM
smithman smithman is offline
Member
629 club  
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 455
Likes: 167
Liked 433 Times in 166 Posts
Default

You guys are sneaking an awful lot of 629-x's in on this thread. Here is my 629;

Reply With Quote
The Following 6 Users Like Post:
  #85  
Old 01-14-2013, 08:22 PM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by smithman View Post
You guys are sneaking an awful lot of 629-x's in on this thread. Here is my 629;

Looks like a nice 6" gun, the no dashes have been hit or miss in this thread, I haven't gone through and counted but can remember at least 3 or 4 posts with P&R guns, let's face it they weren't offered for very long and it was along time ago, I cherish my no dash 8 3/8" and consider it the crown jewel in my small collection of smiths. I would love to have a 4" no dash, but I haven't seen one for sale in along time and probably couldn't afford it, if I did...lol
Thanks for posting yours
Reply With Quote
  #86  
Old 01-15-2013, 06:50 PM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Kent View Post
This thread is wonderful. I don't have pictures to post but my favorite .44Mag is a 629-2 with a 3"bbl and a round butt. It is a pleasure to carry and it shoots to the same POI (at 25yds) with my reduced loads or full power loads. It is possibly the most accurate revolver I have ever shot. It is my hunting and woods walking friend and it rides in an El Paso Saddlery variation of a Tom Three Persons holster. I also have a M29-2 with a 6 1/2" bbl that used to do the back up hunting and woods walking chores and still maintained the beautiful polished blue even after being exposed to rain, snow and dirt. It shoots very well but is not as easy to carry as the 629. I would like to find a 4" in either 29 or 629. The .44Mag. is probably my favorite revolver cartridge to shoot. You can load it "wild or mild" and it will do the job.
Hope you don't mind me bringing this up now, I guess I really didn't read it the first time, I have found the same thing with regards to point of impact, the 4" guns all seem to behave the same, mid range and full bore loads shoot close enough to the point of aim. That seems to not be the case with my longer barreled guns. I was wondering how your 6.5" gun acted. I agree with you, this thread is wonderful and now that its slowed down a little, I'd like to go through it and ask questions about some of the more interesting guns .
Thanks for any additional info
Reply With Quote
  #87  
Old 01-15-2013, 09:54 PM
highpower3006 highpower3006 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Reno NV
Posts: 264
Likes: 23
Liked 442 Times in 116 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by CWH44300 View Post
Which model DX do you have and what is the date on your test target, I totally agree with you on the fit and finish of these DX guns, it definitely seems like they took their time on them
Mine is a Classic DX, manufacture date is the 251st day of 1995 (whatever that is) and the target date is 09/08/1995.
Reply With Quote
  #88  
Old 01-16-2013, 09:23 AM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by highpower3006 View Post
Mine is a Classic DX, manufacture date is the 251st day of 1995 (whatever that is) and the target date is 09/08/1995.
Thank you, so it looks like sometime between 93-95 is when they shortened the range to 25 yds,I still think the DX's models are some of the finest 629's ever produced. Whether they where targeted at 25 or 50 yds, I like them all
Thanks again for your posts, I really appreciate them
Reply With Quote
  #89  
Old 01-16-2013, 06:36 PM
.41 cal .41 cal is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 141
Likes: 410
Liked 215 Times in 68 Posts
Default

WOW outstanding guns in this club. At the urging of jughed and cwh44300 I will apply for membership

Spent many hours with a Ruger Redhawk 44 mag and my brothers S&W 29 back in the 80's.
The Ruger has been gone for a number of years (house robbery).

Been keeping an eye out at the gun shows as it was time to replace and get back with the 44 mag crowd.

Last week I picked up a pair

Scruffy 629 no dash with 8 3/8" barrel. Ressessed cyl but no pin. Maybe the dirtiest gun I ever purchased but it is fairly tight with factory stocks, box, documentation and tools. Best deal at the show in my mind.
This one will get a full polish with the clean up.


Next was the 629-1 3 inch barrel. Required 2 gun shows and 8 days to make up my mind. Either I am lucky or the gun was so high priced that everyone else passed.

Great fun any way you look at it and kudos to all who have shared their 629's

stevej
Reply With Quote
  #90  
Old 01-16-2013, 09:28 PM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally Posted by .41 cal View Post
WOW outstanding guns in this club. At the urging of jughed and cwh44300 I will apply for membership

Spent many hours with a Ruger Redhawk 44 mag and my brothers S&W 29 back in the 80's.
The Ruger has been gone for a number of years (house robbery).

Been keeping an eye out at the gun shows as it was time to replace and get back with the 44 mag crowd.

Last week I picked up a pair

Scruffy 629 no dash with 8 3/8" barrel. Ressessed cyl but no pin. Maybe the dirtiest gun I ever purchased but it is fairly tight with factory stocks, box, documentation and tools. Best deal at the show in my mind.
This one will get a full polish with the clean up.


Next was the 629-1 3 inch barrel. Required 2 gun shows and 8 days to make up my mind. Either I am lucky or the gun was so high priced that everyone else passed.

Great fun any way you look at it and kudos to all who have shared their 629's

stevej
your in, great find, those are two you dont often see at the LGS, your scruffy 8.375" is very interesting, would you mind sharing the first part of the serial number, the reason I ask is this 4" gun thats stamped 6291,its pinned but not recessed and its S# is N872xxx, by the way I doubt any member here would think it looks scruffy, thanks for any info and thanks for posting here
that 3" gun is pretty awesome too

Last edited by CWH44300; 01-16-2013 at 09:31 PM.
Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Like Post:
  #91  
Old 01-16-2013, 09:45 PM
CPTLCN CPTLCN is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
Liked 11 Times in 3 Posts
Default S&W 629-1 Effector

I was asked to post my new purchase in the 629 Club...you guys have some nice revolvers. Wow I have a long way to go, but I guess you've got to start somewhere. Here is my recent purchase. It is a 629-1 3" barreled 44 with what I understand to be a K frame grip. On the left side of the barrel is written Effector. I believe it could be a Jovino custom job but I will write S&W to find out for sure. I purchased it for $440 and have shot it once but have yet to do any serious accuracy work with it. Just now learning about S&W revolvers. I have a pile of polymer pistols which are great in the same way a Eastwing hammer is great but these revolvers truly are works of art that I will look forward to passing on.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Smith and Wesson Effector thumbnail 001.JPG (117.1 KB, 170 views)
File Type: jpg Smith and Wesson Effector thumbnail 002.JPG (120.5 KB, 182 views)
Reply With Quote
  #92  
Old 01-16-2013, 10:43 PM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally Posted by CPTLCN View Post
I was asked to post my new purchase in the 629 Club...you guys have some nice revolvers. Wow I have a long way to go, but I guess you've got to start somewhere. Here is my recent purchase. It is a 629-1 3" barreled 44 with what I understand to be a K frame grip. On the left side of the barrel is written Effector. I believe it could be a Jovino custom job but I will write S&W to find out for sure. I purchased it for $440 and have shot it once but have yet to do any serious accuracy work with it. Just now learning about S&W revolvers. I have a pile of polymer pistols which are great in the same way a Eastwing hammer is great but these revolvers truly are works of art that I will look forward to passing on.
What a find, save your money it is a jovino. A truly great custom gun, if you look closely at it you might find more then just being kbutted, it should have an extra ball detent in the yoke, chamfered charge holes that may be numbered and a super smooth action, I also think the triggers where smoothed and the hammers bobbed, there may have been other things done, I'm for sure not an expert but I do know I want one. It is easily worth 2 times what you paid, maybe the experts will chime in on this one, now that's how you start a collection... lol, Thanks for posting

Last edited by CWH44300; 01-17-2013 at 08:20 AM.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #93  
Old 01-17-2013, 11:41 AM
.41 cal .41 cal is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 141
Likes: 410
Liked 215 Times in 68 Posts
Default

CODE]your scruffy 8.375" is very interesting, would you mind sharing the first part of the serial number, the reason I ask is this 4" gun thats stamped 6291,its pinned but not recessed and its S# is N872xxx, by the way I doubt any member here would think it looks scruffy[/CODE]

CWH44300 Scruffy's SN# is N880xxx. Interesting point on the P&R I have three other guns (2 38's and a 45 colt) that have pins with non recessed cylinders. I was suprised to see the recessed cylinder on this gun

That 4" of yours is nice. What wood is used for the stocks do you know?

stevej
Reply With Quote
  #94  
Old 01-17-2013, 12:11 PM
WC145's Avatar
WC145 WC145 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,289
Likes: 3,076
Liked 3,828 Times in 851 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by CPTLCN View Post
I was asked to post my new purchase in the 629 Club...you guys have some nice revolvers. Wow I have a long way to go, but I guess you've got to start somewhere. Here is my recent purchase. It is a 629-1 3" barreled 44 with what I understand to be a K frame grip. On the left side of the barrel is written Effector. I believe it could be a Jovino custom job but I will write S&W to find out for sure. I purchased it for $440 and have shot it once but have yet to do any serious accuracy work with it. Just now learning about S&W revolvers. I have a pile of polymer pistols which are great in the same way a Eastwing hammer is great but these revolvers truly are works of art that I will look forward to passing on.
Nice catch, you stole that gun. The Jovino Effector guns were different from his other chop jobs because he only shortened the barrel to 3" so it retained the full length guide rod and factory locking mechanism. The shorter barrels had the locking mechanism removed so they required a crane ball detent to lock the cylinder in place. As you've figured out, the grips frame has been rounded and reduced to K/L size and I would guess that the hammer and trigger have been recontoured. It probably has an great action as well. Those are sought after old school customs by one of the great revolver custom houses, that gun is probably worth at least 3x what you paid for it. You need to post more/better pics for us to drool over.
__________________
Don't kiss smiling dogs!
Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
  #95  
Old 01-17-2013, 12:42 PM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by .41 cal View Post
CODE]your scruffy 8.375" is very interesting, would you mind sharing the first part of the serial number, the reason I ask is this 4" gun thats stamped 6291,its pinned but not recessed and its S# is N872xxx, by the way I doubt any member here would think it looks scruffy[/CODE]

CWH44300 Scruffy's SN# is N880xxx. Interesting point on the P&R I have three other guns (2 38's and a 45 colt) that have pins with non recessed cylinders. I was suprised to see the recessed cylinder on this gun

That 4" of yours is nice. What wood is used for the stocks do you know?

stevej
Thanks for the info and the compliment, they are pretty close in numbers, there's a member with a 4" gun set up like yours, I'm pretty sure his numbers are very close to yours, my stocks are the ones it left the factory with and I'm pretty sure they are goncalo alves
Reply With Quote
  #96  
Old 01-17-2013, 05:48 PM
had3nuf's Avatar
had3nuf had3nuf is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Cocoa, Florida
Posts: 173
Likes: 73
Liked 94 Times in 48 Posts
Default

Here's my 629 shooter
[IMG][/IMG]
Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Like Post:
  #97  
Old 01-18-2013, 02:18 AM
DHart DHart is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Sonoran Desert~Arizona
Posts: 219
Likes: 75
Liked 453 Times in 72 Posts
Default

Cool idea for a thread... I have a few Smith .44 mags that I like, though I will admit that I don't shoot them much these days (not a lot of utility for my needs at present).

I'm very partial to the grounded feel and drop-dead elegant beauty of the 29



the handy practicality of the 629 MG



and the 3" 629 (Lew Horton Special) is just a rude, snubby, BRUISER! ;-)


Last edited by DHart; 01-18-2013 at 02:27 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #98  
Old 01-18-2013, 05:31 PM
kamloops67's Avatar
kamloops67 kamloops67 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: kamloops, bc
Posts: 2,593
Likes: 6,526
Liked 3,077 Times in 1,166 Posts
Default


this is my newest aquisition a 4.2" 629 ...maybe the first one on the forum??
__________________
the rules? there are no rules

Last edited by kamloops67; 01-18-2013 at 05:35 PM. Reason: wrong caption
Reply With Quote
  #99  
Old 01-18-2013, 05:38 PM
kamloops67's Avatar
kamloops67 kamloops67 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: kamloops, bc
Posts: 2,593
Likes: 6,526
Liked 3,077 Times in 1,166 Posts
Default


this is my 6" 629 nd .wicked accurate. it now wears ahrend finger groove stocks
__________________
the rules? there are no rules
Reply With Quote
  #100  
Old 01-18-2013, 08:10 PM
CWH44300 CWH44300 is offline
Member
629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club 629 club  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,060
Likes: 24,416
Liked 5,766 Times in 1,275 Posts
Default

Nice, top of the page with the Canadian model, looking for a range report on the first 4.2" gun on the forum, that no dash is looking sweet too, what's up with the funny pointed bullets... lol
thanks for posting and welcome to the club
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Club m57 & Club m58 info on the 41 mag BigBill S&W Revolvers: 1961 to 1980 4 04-03-2016 12:59 PM
3rd Gen Club Joe F Smith & Wesson Semi-Auto Pistols 46 07-30-2014 01:36 AM
I'm Now In The 28 Club O2Guy S&W Revolvers: 1961 to 1980 11 11-02-2013 05:59 PM
Im In The Club Now Smiffer Smith & Wesson M&P Pistols 9 08-05-2013 11:11 AM
I am in the 27 club!!! phatmax S&W Revolvers: 1961 to 1980 15 04-07-2013 11:46 AM

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
smith-wessonforum.com tested by Norton Internet Security smith-wessonforum.com tested by McAfee Internet Security

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:33 AM.


Smith-WessonForum.com is not affiliated with Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: SWHC)