Oops! I bought a Model 29...

[Rodan]

Interesting, I'm doing some stainless race car exhaust work in my gun shop too. Or is it gun work in the race shop? Depends on the day, I suppose.

That's my garage workbench, and it is a turbo downpipe for our Miata racecar. I do some TIG, but this is not my work; it's produced by a shop in Bulgaria of all places...

 

[Univibe]

I do load for .44mag, it's actually the first cartridge I loaded for when I started reloading in the early 1980s...

I'm very fond of a 240gr hard cast at ~1000fps, which is something you can't seem to buy. Most factory .44 mag is way too hot to be much fun to shoot.

This exactly. I load AA#5 behind 240 grain hardcast to about 1000 or 1050 fps. I didn't find a published load so I extrapolated from .45 Colt (new loaders don't try this at home!).

 

[Mike Kerr]

Good looking model 29-2 for a shooter. You did well. I have a 29-3 that looks about the same for bluing condition and I don't feel embarassed by the gun at all.

 

[STORM2]

I too bought a gun with a skinny Hunter belt. Hunter was able to match a new less skinny belt for me.

 

[03hemi]

I would have bought that.
Collector grade 29 on the list.

 

[bananaman]

Had to have a 29, dash did not matter. Bought a -3 on G.B. It came with earlier target stocks. These are era correct. I don't shoot it much. Rather shoot 45 Colt. Bob

 

[Rodan]

Bringing this one back because I just got this gun back from Nelson Ford, who gave it a nice tune-up. Shoots pretty good when I'm not making a flyer...

 

[75Vette]

Murphy's Law says "there'll always be a flyer". Great shooting. Ford's did you a great job.

 

[jdlii]

Be careful, they have a tendency to multiply!

L-R, 629-5 Classic DX, 629-5, 4", 29-4, 3".

 

[minconrevo]

I owned one similar and let it get away. Shot mostly 7.5 Unique with a 240gr SWC Keith style lead on top. Great 100 yd accuracy. A heavy diet of full magnums will loosen it up but I expect you know that.

 

[rubiranch]

I only have one Model 29.

My 6.5" Model 29-2 shipped January 14, 1964.
I've only put 48 rounds through it.

 

[Xfuzz]

Nice 29-2
One of the most sought-after revolvers
in today's market.

 

[M29since14]

The football targets are correct for that gun. Nice shooting. I agree with you about ammo. Even in a 6-1/2" gun, full charge .44 magnum factory loads are NO fun at all. Nice old 29. Congrats!

 

[Hawg Rider]

That's a very nice 29-2. I have a soft spot for the .44 Magnum, myself...and the 6-1/2" bbl. is my favorite. I'm sure that you will enjoy yours!

 

[GSP Fan]

Nice find. I like shooting both my 29-2's a 6.5 inch nickel and a 4 inch loaded down to 44 special velocities. Have you tried the 44 Russian? There fun to shoot and no noticeable recoil in the 6.5 incher and about like a 45 ACP in the 4 inch gun.

 

[ironhead7544]

Great find. That is all the 44 Magnum you will ever need. Dont ever sell it.

 

[DeplorabusUnum]

Nice find! My 629 is probably my favorite revolver. You should have a blast with that one.

Gunbroker is a strange animal. Sometimes you win when you don't expect it. Sometimes not. I found my birth year K-22 masterpiece in really nice shape. I decided to just place my max bid with 8 days left. It held up until the last hour when someone bid 5$ over my max. I had forgotten that the auction was ending that day. Oh well.

 

[wbraswell]

The N-frame lust pandemic continues. I am one of the afflicted, also.

 

[Dvus]

Be careful, they have a tendency to multiply!

Ain't that the truth! I have had a 29 or two at one time or another in the past. But this last month, I picked up a 4" 629-1, then a 4" 629 no dash popped up that I just had to have! Two weeks later a BEAUTIFUL 6 1/2" nickel 29-5 jumps into my hands. And on the way home, a homeless 29-10 follows me home. And then this last weekend I adopted a 4" nickel 29-2. I can honestly say that I have more 29s than I need.

 

[jcelect]

I can honestly say that I have more 29s than I need.

The word need is never used in the rational for gun buying!
jcelect