What kind of speedloaders are those?

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6" 629-3 with Kurac Black Walnut stocks

Just joined the 629 club this week. Haven't shot it yet, but picked up this gorgeous 629-1 in the classifieds of this forum..



I love the classic target stocks, but I had some Kurac smooth Coke-profile grips that didn't have an N-frame to call home. I think they make a good match...

They look like Five Star speedloaders to me.

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I have the git-meat model.

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They certainty do make a good match, it looks great, are they Osage

New production Competitor

You asked who carries -- I do, this 629-1. I love the finishes on vintage blue 29s, but they are impractical for carry, and I can't afford enough guns to have some in boxes.

I carry this with Gold Dot Short Barrel .44 mag in it and some medium velocity Winchester LSWC. I bought a 4 5/8" stainless Super Blackhawk to shoot my full-house factory .44 mag ammo in. I wanted to spare the 629 and make it last... forever. Perfect for carry, forgiving finish, adequate for defense, the perfect versatile load.

I've been wanting 629 since I got my 686+.
Finally found a Trail Boss, I've been looking since last August.
I acquired it from an estate sale. My FFl grades it 99% LNIB.
I hope this qualifies me to join the club. Can't wait clean her up & get to the range. Main use will be for bear protection as my sons do alot of hiking in the White Mountains of NH. I leaning towards a Double Diamond Guide chest rig, your thoughts & comments please. I hope this is the 1st of many. I think they are simple awesome. BTW I love this thread & pics, you guys have some beautiful guns.

update on this one, got a new set of stocks of fourm brother Average Ed, what do you think

Cousins? Uncle/nephew? DW 15-2 and SW 629-6

Good looking gun, have you got it to range yet?was wondering which way you were leaning as for loads. I think that chest rig would be about perfect if you had a heavy pack to carry

Got to love the 5" guns, I'm a big fan of the DW's my self,just picked up a Palmer made 10" silhouette gun

Thanks CWH ! Got to the range couple days ago, was pretty cold so only fired 24 rounds. I started with 18gr of 2400. Happy with the accuracy for the 1 st time. Very manageable recoil, clean burn. I need to find the reloading forum for some input. I don't know enough yet about short barrel loads versus burns rates or if it's even a factor. Any suggestions or direction to the proper forum will be greatly appreciated.

That's some fine shooting ! Gotta love the look of the wood grips, wish I could use them but these old hands need some cushion.

We have a reloading section, you'll find plenty of action there. I'm pretty sure the slowest magnum powders (lill gun and H110)will yield the highest velositys no matter what barrel length you shoot them out of ( I'm partial to the rcbs 250k and 19 or so grains of 2400)

I see you picked up another wild looking PC gun, I like it, I backed out of that magnum hunter, not sure what I'm after now...lol
How do you like your new competitor? Have you shot it much?

What do you guys think of this one
Palmer manufactured early 10" silhouette gun

Very nice cannon, i mean pistol . . ..

I have a 5" 629-4. Love it to death!! Carry it in the woods for Deer hunting and also in the off season for protection.(carry a S&W 4"500 Mag for ELK) I got mine the last year S&W said they were going to make them, then they changed their mind, oh well. I also just got a Model 29-3 6" just something about those 29/629'S that I just really like

I've been trying all week to shoot it, all I have to do is go out back but things keep getting in the way.
I really like it so far I think the weights are going to be a big plus for me once I get them adjusted. I've gotten to the point I need all the help I can get to hold it still.
I do like PC guns, I understand your hesitation about the black one.
I think I'm going to like the sights on the competitors, 629 and 686:

This post is still running, Great job I've added my 629 no dash and will shoot pictures of my 629-1 3" this weekend and post. For new shooter to see what to look for in 629's....

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629-2

Its about time you showed up here, that 4" gun is sweet and you know how bad I need it...lol
Looking forward to seeing that other one I need

Nice pair,
Those are cool looking sights, I had no idea they put different rear sights on the PC guns, are they all like that? The black gun I had on hold had a regular rear sight(at least I think it did).
I would love to hear your thoughts on this one after you light it up,I'm likeing the looks of this one so please if you can find the time to share a range report with us, it would be greatly appreciated.

I'll definitely let you know, rained yesterday and today, Dr appt tomorrow, will make it soon.

I've only seen these sights on these Competitors. I have several other PC guns none of them have them.

Bob

Sounds good, do you mind sharing which PC 44's you have and which one is your favorite. I am definitely going to get one, I thought it was going to be the 7.5" model that has what appears to be rose wood combats and ports at least until I saw you competitor...lol

The competitor and the black mag hunter are the only PC 44s I have. I really like the mag hunter 7-1/2". I haven't been able to give the competitor a good try yet.
I have a 4" Lew Horton 29 and recently sold my 6" 629 and a Redhawk. Either the mag hunter or the competitor is going to be my favorite depending on how I like the comp if I ever get to try it.
This is a long thread I don't remember posting the mag hunter in this thread.

I got a few nice ones here, and I recently added a few more that I haven't taken pics of yet. I'll get the new ones up soon

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Why yes you do, that is an impressive photo of some beautiful revolvers.
The one on the bottom, I guess its called the PC 629 is the one I'm thinking hard on, have you shot yours?

Thanks, its the PC 629-6 Comp Hunter, and I've had it to the range only once, for 24 rnds fired. Shooting magnums in this sucker indoors is an experience you won't forget. Even with ear plugs and a headset, the boom is awesome, and the shock wave is like standing on the side of the highway when a semi whizzes past. As far as accuracy, the holes in the target looked decent when I was finished, but all I could see when shooting was a giant orange-yellow fireball. Like we used to say about landing on an aircraft carrier, its a cross between an orgasm and a car crash!

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I'm not a big stainless fan so I only have one stainless firearm. Here is serial number N 748677, a nice 6 inch pinned barrel with a recessed cylinder shooter. It gets a little range time but not much else because if I'm packing a .44 Mag I pack my 5 inch pre-29.

Here it is with a little .32 Double Action for scale.



And momma sending one down range with the 629

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I figure this thread "needs" a 629 Backpacker.

Sorry my photography isn't up to par.

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Well, all beautiful guns, but now here she is, "Dirty Girl" M29 6.5 from 1974. I got her from a moron who literally had it sitting in this condition at the bottom of a very large gun safe. She didn't take well to 8 years of not being maintained or cleanings. Saltwater does awful stuff to guns. Well she got sent to S&W for a complete rework. Timing, lockup, trigger job.....and a new barrel!

After 3 months and $569 she came back. And was returned the NEXT DAY. The action was phenomenal but the finish was the worst example of nickel re-work I have ever seen. The entire finish was as smooth as glass to the touch but the finish had a textured look to it. The surface preparation was poor prior to the final nickel process, there was even a fingerprint IN THE FINISH that looks as if it had been nickeled over!

In the next couple of weeks she should be home AGAIN. I will post more pictures then. Customer relations at S&W has assured me the gun will be QA checked this time.

I always send my guns to Smith but this is the first time they let me down so bad.

I brought the gun to a local gunsmith and he said he has seen this several times in the past year. It wasn't something on the finish it's IN the finish.

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Here is the result of the first return from S&W. Oh, I have a new TT and TH when it gets home.

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Haha.. I like you saying, that's a new one on me.
Was at the LGS and ordered a comp hunter yesterday, I would like to see pics of your others, never realized they made so many different PC 44's, that v comp is a good looking gun, love the unfluted cylinders too, whatever I decide on will be a long wait in this market, I miss the days of going into a shop and looking at a case full of revolvers, it was quite an eye opener yesterday to see just what little they had(think I have more beaters under the loading bench then they had under
glass) thanks for the pics and the range report.

That is unbelievable, can't imagine them boxing that up and sending it back to you. You must be a very patient man, I would have flipped out on them...lol, please keep use posted on they out come.

Your photo looks great to me.
That's a cool looking gun, what do usually use for loads in it ? Have you shot it much with magnums?I need a 3" gun for the pile but they are few and far between around here. Would like to hear your thoughts on how it handles the different loads.
Thanks in advance.

5 star speed loaders

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I was a little dumb founded. The trigger and timing work was great, the finish was soooo bad.

I haven't shot 44 magnum rounds a lot, but with medium level 44 mag it's not bad at all.

I usually don't shoot 44 mag max loads in my S&Ws.

I have a Ruger Super Blackhawk and a Marlin carbine for those.

It think the Hogue grips help a lot to soak up the recoil -- and probably the porting helps as well.

I don't even notice the porting as far as muzzle flash is concerned -- at least during daylight.

It takes me a few seconds to get back on target after shooting a 44 mag round. I'm working to reduce that issue.

44 Special is very mild.

I also tried 44 Russian today and that worked well.

44 Russian may become one of my favorite rounds.

Dave

Your photos still blow me away, what were they thinking
Please keep us updated

Good choice in loads, while I have been known to fire more than a few true magnums, no gun should get a steady diet of them, my everyday working load is the rcbs250k and enough unique to reach 950 or there about in the 4" guns that I prefer, that same load will usually go 1100 in the longer guns.

I'd like to add my 629-4 Backpacker to this magnificent photo-collection.

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wow, averaging less than two posts a year you decide to share this! . id own that in a minute if i was allowed to have a 3"

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My 629 with it's newly adopted 686 sibling. A 500 is probably next on my list.

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I like the front sight on the PC 44 mag hunter. It's a filled cavity the red is not visible from the side.

Bob
Is this the same sight has the competitor because it looks like there's plenty of room to do whatever you need to on this one. By the way, your photos are great, wish I could take pics like that.

Thanks I need to get better with the pictures, plan to work on that.
The competitor sight is mounted the same way there is room to move.
Bob

My 629 (no dash). Barrel shortened to 2-3/4" and action tuned by Bill Davis in the 1980s. Davis and my father thought that the then newly introduced 629 would be cool in a snubby configuration.