Have a question for all you experts out there. While visiting a local shop, I saw a 629-2 moutian lion edition smith. It was in decent shape on was $625. That being stated, has anyone heard of this edition/model before, and is it worth the investmant, or just pick up a standard mountian gun when/if available?

Have a question for all you experts out there. While visiting a local shop, I saw a 629-2 moutian lion edition smith. It was in decent shape on was $625. That being stated, has anyone heard of this edition/model before, and is it worth the investmant, or just pick up a standard mountian gun when/if available?

It looked like this but with stock grips.

One of 500 or less made. It was one of the 'set of twelve' revolvers made for a distributor.
Mine is a nice gun, well made and accurate.
That being said, a 629-4 Mountain Gun would probably be a bit better in some regards but not to any great degree.

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Lynnie, Professional Pest

Joni--

You and your smooth Herrett's... I just love 'em.

JONI,

What a Good Looking Pair of Grips You Have There!

Thanks.
This one while not even close to a good pic is my fathers 629-2 Mt Revolver also dressed in Herrett's although they are just a bit smaller and standard profile, not relieved for the laser etching on the right side.

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Lynnie, Professional Pest

Joni--

Off-topic here, but... Most of the Herrett's stocks in your wonderful collection are from an earlier day. Let me ask, do you still order from them, and, if so, what kinds of specifications do you make?

That is, what can you recommend for others who might like examples of a similar quality?

Most of mine were made by the gentleman that worked for Herrett's for a good number of years until his passing.
Herrett's has someone else making them now, Dee who learned from Harold.
I only specify oil finish and they have a model of my stock size on hand to duplicate so that most of them come out almost exactly like the ones before it.

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Lynnie, Professional Pest

I am sorry about posting on a old topic but I just picked up one of these new. How much is it worth. Does it already have the upgrade package? Can I fire full house loads through it and will it last?

Thanks

BTT

Nolo, not quite sure what you mean. You got a new 629-2 Mountain Lion version? Or a new production 629, which would be a 629-6? As Joni pointed out, the 629-2 did not incorporate the endurance package, which is found in the dash-4 models and later (as well as some dash-3 guns).

I would not be afraid to shoot occasional max loads in any 29/629, but I would restrict myself to models with the endurance package if I was going to shoot lots of them.

Worth? If you mean the Mountain Lion, Squirrel502 said a good one was on the rack at $625. If you have one new in the box with all the extras, maybe $75-100 more? Just guessing. I'm not a big fan of special editions with all the extra words and imagery scratched into the metal, but some are. You would have to get a read from them.

And welcome to the forum. Good folks/info here.

DCW

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David Wilson

If I'm not mistaken the endurance package came late on the - 2's and were marked 629-2E. I've owned a couple marked this way.

Funny you should mention this... My last revolver purchase was a 629-2 Mountain Lion which I bought at a Gun Show, also for $625, tax and tags included. It did not have the original box but close scrutiny revealed it appeared to be unfired. I did not know anything about an endurance package, and it really didn't matter to me. A .44 Magnum Mountain Gun screams "Reduced Loads!" and shooting full power loads in this thing is terribly uncomfortable. The trigger return was a bit notchy and there appears to be a small slip of a belt sander, but other than that it's a nice pre-MIM, pre-lock gun and I couldn't let it slip by.

Dave Sinko

Okay, What is the endurance package? (not trying to hijack thread)

Yes sir it is a new mountain lion edition it is sitting at my local gun store. It is mine now. I am not going to shoot a whole lot of ammo through it but when I do, I would sure like not to worry what ammo I shoot through it.I was hoping that it at least had some of the endurance things done to it. I also would rather have a normal 629 without all the fancy pictures on it..

The Standard Catalog says of the model 29-4: "New yoke retention system/radius stud package/floating hand." Early production of the 29-4 was labeled 29-3E (for endurance).

I think the frame-mounted firing pin is also considered part of the overall "endurance package." The package consisted of some evolutionary changes -- not all improvements were made at once. I am not an expert on 29s, but it's my understanding the changes were internal. We are not talking about extra steel in the frame or cylinder -- just slightly more reliable performance from the lockwork.

Somebody clarify this if I am grossly mischaracterizing what was involved in the engineering changes.

DCW

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David Wilson

DC- you're right on the 29's but we were discussing 629's. Page 257 of the 3rd Ed. SCSW. The frame mounted firing pin did not appear until a couple of revisions later(-5's on the 629).
My understanding of the endurance package is going back to a fixed hand, longer stop notches in the cylinder, the frame and yolk were hardened.