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Picture is kinda small but I like them. I have been looking for after market wood grips with the S&W logo. Can you tell me where you got them?
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I have the same grips minus the medallions. I love how they look but they don't fit my hand at all. Hope your mitts are bigger than mine.
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Got 'em here: www.gungripsupply.com There are some better, larger pics on the site.
Welcome to the forum wonderdog0703.
That modern stock shape looks like it would fit me better than the traditioal Target stocks of the 1970s & 80s which flared too much at the bottom opening my smallest fingers more than my upper fingers but I haven't had a chance to try that shape yet.
Your 629 looks like a 6" dash 3 from about 1989. Am I close?
Why did it need a new cylinder? Again I'll take a guess but this one isn't based on much. Maybe it needed a tune up for carry up, rotational play and endshake and S&W is out of old style extractors that had pins to stop their rotational play. Lets hear the story.
Incidently, the first reply is a wee bit of a warning to keep in mind that a high percentage of what's posted on this forum is economically motivated.
That modern stock shape looks like it would fit me better than the traditioal Target stocks of the 1970s & 80s which flared too much at the bottom opening my smallest fingers more than my upper fingers but I haven't had a chance to try that shape yet.
Your 629 looks like a 6" dash 3 from about 1989. Am I close?
Why did it need a new cylinder? Again I'll take a guess but this one isn't based on much. Maybe it needed a tune up for carry up, rotational play and endshake and S&W is out of old style extractors that had pins to stop their rotational play. Lets hear the story.
Incidently, the first reply is a wee bit of a warning to keep in mind that a high percentage of what's posted on this forum is economically motivated.
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Thanks for the greeting k22fan!!
I have a variety of other stocks for the N frame, both rubber and wood, and I find I like these the best so far...like you said, no flare.
My 629 is actually a 629-1...not sure is at some point they replaced the barrel with a full underlug, or is just at the end of the -1 era...S/N BBD 48XX...maybe you have some insight?
The old girl needed a new extractor, as the 'star' was compressed enough to not allow the spend catridges to extract past it. I most likely could have done some fitting to it to make it work, but decided otherwise. The old, pin style was no longer available, so had the new style cylinder/extracter installed and timed by the pros...It originally had the unfluted cylinder, so I stuck with that look, as the extra weight isn't a concern for me.
As far a the first reply, it made me chuckly! I see the same on other forums as well, and expected as much!
Farewell from the Evergreen State, where if you don't play in the rain, you don't play!
I have a variety of other stocks for the N frame, both rubber and wood, and I find I like these the best so far...like you said, no flare.
My 629 is actually a 629-1...not sure is at some point they replaced the barrel with a full underlug, or is just at the end of the -1 era...S/N BBD 48XX...maybe you have some insight?
The old girl needed a new extractor, as the 'star' was compressed enough to not allow the spend catridges to extract past it. I most likely could have done some fitting to it to make it work, but decided otherwise. The old, pin style was no longer available, so had the new style cylinder/extracter installed and timed by the pros...It originally had the unfluted cylinder, so I stuck with that look, as the extra weight isn't a concern for me.
As far a the first reply, it made me chuckly! I see the same on other forums as well, and expected as much!
Farewell from the Evergreen State, where if you don't play in the rain, you don't play!
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wonderdog,
I took a peek in the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson (SCSW). Its very incomplete list of serial numbers starting with 3 letters does not include BBD but the 2 listed that start with BB were used in 1988 which was the year they increased the dash number to 2. Product code 103616 described as "6" Classic Hunter, 1988" might match your 629. S&W reduced 629 throat dia. in the 1988-89 period during dash 2 production so you probably will get better accuracy with the new cylinder.
Getting back to your new wood, S&W is the only company that calls them stocks, but they've done so for over a century so its customary to use that word here.
I'm very used to moss hanging down from the trees. I'm west of the Sound.
Gil
I took a peek in the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson (SCSW). Its very incomplete list of serial numbers starting with 3 letters does not include BBD but the 2 listed that start with BB were used in 1988 which was the year they increased the dash number to 2. Product code 103616 described as "6" Classic Hunter, 1988" might match your 629. S&W reduced 629 throat dia. in the 1988-89 period during dash 2 production so you probably will get better accuracy with the new cylinder.
Getting back to your new wood, S&W is the only company that calls them stocks, but they've done so for over a century so its customary to use that word here.
I'm very used to moss hanging down from the trees. I'm west of the Sound.
Gil
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Altamont has some nice grips at good prices with a S&W medalion option, I believe. Flapjack
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Great prices
I just bought these on ebay this guy has huge selection, try this link for more info.
SMITH & WESSON"N"FRAME GRIPS WOOD 625,629 R/B NEW#2419 | eBay
I just bought these on ebay this guy has huge selection, try this link for more info.
SMITH & WESSON"N"FRAME GRIPS WOOD 625,629 R/B NEW#2419 | eBay
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Those all look like they were heavily influenced by Sile Grips. I think Siles were made in Italy though so I may be wrong. They do look pretty good though.
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