I received a subscription notice from a magazine I haven't kept up with in years, Gun Tests.
In the paperwork they state that, "We don't take guns from manufacturers. we go to the store. We get them out of the box just like you do."

In the Report Card section of the mailing, I came across this on the Model 629... " In this match up of 4'- barreled six-round 44 mag revolvers, the Ruger Redhawk KRH-444 was the most comfortable to shoot with a predictable and smooth double-action trigger. The S&W Model 629 160603 was plagued by a cylinder that unlocked after ignition leaving the chamber out of alignment. Because reliability must be beyond question in a self-defense handgun, for us, this S&W was not the answer."

There's a thread running on older magnum revolvers unlocking after firing, but the "enhancement package" started on (or about) the -3 designation was supposed to fixed the problem.

Do any of you that own the newer 629 have the problem that this article makes note of ?

GF