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629 Performance Center Stealth Hunter and a Pig
A few months back I put my new Smith and Wesson 629 Stealth Hunter .44 mag. to work to try and help my Dad with a pig problem on his farm in Mississippi. Within 3 days of owning it, I bloodied it with this little porker. Winchester white box 240 gr. JSP at 17 yards. Bang --> Flop. Didn't take a step.
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Nice job.
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07-07-2017, 06:18 PM
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Nice job.
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Thank you sir. Little one but he eats well.
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07-07-2017, 06:40 PM
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Nice job! The younger ones do make better eating. I'm sure that one will make more than one good meal. I hope that the 629 will collect many more piggys for you.
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07-07-2017, 06:48 PM
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Nice job! The younger ones do make better eating. I'm sure that one will make more than one good meal. I hope that the 629 will collect many more piggys for you.
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Thanks. The little ones get turned into BBQ meat and big ones get turned into sausage. I hope to collect piggys, deer and someday a moose (on my wishlist) with the Stealth Hunter.
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One less squealer! 
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Actually my favorite critter to hunt.
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Mmmmm... Bacon!!!
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and pulled pork.
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Thank you sir. Little one but he eats well.
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Yes, the young little critters are better eats that the old big ones for sure.
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07-07-2017, 08:43 PM
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Yes, the young little critters are better eats that the old big ones for sure.
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The old ones make darn fine sausage though. Anything that helps feed the family...
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07-07-2017, 09:57 PM
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Went and blew his house down, now dintcha. Moose.... a taller order, but I admire the ambition.
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Went and blew his house down, now dintcha. Moose.... a taller order, but I admire the ambition.
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Hoping to hunt Maine for Bullwinkle someday. No rush, but it is on my bucket list. For some strange reason I only want to pistol hunt one.
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Nice!! That's what I call putting a working gun to work!
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07-08-2017, 08:08 AM
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With any luck I might get a few more critters with it before I spend up all of my years on Earth. 
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Hoping to hunt Maine for Bullwinkle someday. No rush, but it is on my bucket list. For some strange reason I only want to pistol hunt one.
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yep. Maine and NH are my stomping grounds. I totally hear you on wanting to pistol hunt them. I'll take that further - I think one should ONLY be able to. Sure, sell anyone a tag that wants one (no lottery) but guess what, handgun only. Better yet, blade or spear only with a maximum edge length. For that matter, I think you should be able to buy a tag for sperm whale, but you gotta take it via hand-thrown harpoon from sixteen foot wooden boat with 5hp max engine. Enjoy!
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I love them 629s ,I love hunting with my 629 it is an older 629-1 built in the 80s ,if you reload try building some light loads and take a few squirrels they make excellent practice and if ya head shoot them they make a pretty good stew .Keep us updated as to what game you are taking .Im right across the line in Tuscaloosa Al if ya need to get rid of some barbecue .
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I love them 629s ,I love hunting with my 629 it is an older 629-1 built in the 80s ,if you reload try building some light loads and take a few squirrels they make excellent practice and if ya head shoot them they make a pretty good stew .Keep us updated as to what game you are taking .Im right across the line in Tuscaloosa Al if ya need to get rid of some barbecue .
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I am actually stuck in Maryland (work in DC) but I will make the trip south to hunt with my Dad every chance I get. As soon as I retire my wife and I are heading back to the south.
For little critters I have two .22 revolvers and for the midrange I have three .357's. I keep my two 629 .44's for the larger critters, but I wanted to bloody the Stealth Hunter so I popped the little porker.
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Thank you sir. Little one but he eats well.
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Good shot!
My gram's cousin had a pig that resembled more a hound than a pig. No idea what breed it was, didn't seem to be of any particular one but man, did this little fella eat!
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How do you like your Stealth Hunter? I would think it would be on the tame side with that weight. I think both iterations, OD green or black ones, are good looking.
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How do you like your Stealth Hunter? I would think it would be on the tame side with that weight. I think both iterations, OD green or black ones, are good looking.
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So far I am impressed with the performance. It is a relatively soft shooting .44 magnum (even with the exposed backstrap). It points naturally and the extra weight of the heavy barrel really helps to keep it steady. The Magnaporting is a nice feature from the factory. The subdued finish over the stainless steel helps when hunting (preventing a glint of light off of shiny metal).
For comparison I used to own a 29 Classic Hunter 6.5" that I really enjoyed shooting, and I currently have a 629 Classic 5" that I picked up at the same time as the Stealth Hunter. The Stealth Hunter kills about 15-20% of the felt recoil over the 5". It still hits the palm of your hand with authority when shooting Winchester 240gr JSP's. The recoil of my .357 collection is mild by comparison. It isn't uncomfortable but it is still strong enough that I wouldn't recommend it for a new shooter until they progressed through the .357 ranks.
It should make a dandy big game thumper for many years to come.
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