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Mountain Revolver -front sight?
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Traded into a Mountain Revolver a few months ago. Something I’ve wanted for a while - specifically the original Revolver bead blasted version, pre-Mountain Gun.
It has a vintage fiber sight on it, which works fine. But I sort of want to try it with the original. Any tips on finding one of the correct geometry?
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All mountain guns came with black Baughman ramped front sights.
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I had Dawson Precision male a Patridge profile with a tritium insert for mine.
I don't think it was too expensive.
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All mountain guns came with black Baughman ramped front sights.
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My not-so-common "Grizzly Bear" edition 629 Mountain Gun came with a red-ramp front sight and white-outline rear.
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All mountain guns came with black Baughman ramped front sights.
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As did the Mountain Revolver currently hiding out in my safe.
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This is a pic thread now?
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Below is a photo of my Grizzly Edition Mountain Gun with a red-ramp front and white outline rear that I mentioned in post number 5 above. I bought it factory new in about 2000. The grips, of course, have been changed to Ahrends. I have bagged three deer with this handy revolver.
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To the op
Mine came with the plain black ramp and
I can appreciate wanting the original front sight
But
I’ve found the current sight on my mountain revolver to be much easier to hit with at extended range
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Said Baughman measures .295 tall on my two mountain guns.
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To the op
Mine came with the plain black ramp and
I can appreciate wanting the original front sight
But
I’ve found the current sight on my mountain revolver to be much easier to hit with at extended range
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That’s cool, where did you find that two-bar set up?
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My Mountain revolver and Mountain Guns all have the original black ramp. Should be easy to find one.
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That’s cool, where did you find that two-bar set up?
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Thanks
I had magnaport do it, when they were doing a few other things
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I’ve had 2 Mountain Guns. One had original blade front the other had a green fiber optic which I don’t like. I got replacement from S&W. Could have got from Midway USA or Brownell too.
If It’s going into keeper status it will end up with plain Patridge front. I don’t like ramps or fiber optics.
Both mine came with rubber grips another thing I don’t like. Use to be you had to buy Pachs and aftermarket sights. Now you have to buy stock stuff.
A few bucks per unit is saved with plastic and rubber. The big letters on barrel make some feel like they are getting something special.
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Well, the fiber that is on it is vintage SDM. But I think I want the original. So far I have not found the right height at Midway. Need to look a little more. No rush just yet.
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Yep, same as the rest.
enjoy,
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Have you tried calling S&W yet?
I'd think it's an in stock item, sometimes they even send parts out gratis, either way that's a good place to start.
On a side note, have a few 44 Mountain guns, replaced the black Baughman blade with a black Patridge sight with a brass bead,
Huge improvement IMO.
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Have you tried calling S&W yet?
I'd think it's an in stock item, sometimes they even send parts out gratis, either way that's a good place to start.
On a side note, have a few 44 Mountain guns, replaced the black Baughman blade with a black Patridge sight with a brass bead,
Huge improvement IMO.
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Did you install the bead or is that a stock option also?
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Yep, same as the rest.
enjoy,
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Contacted S&W, they informed me that the proper height would be .296. They also put one in the mail for me!
How about that!
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Do you have to drill the hole in the sight or is it pre drilled?
I have a Mountain Revolver 629-3 that the front sight rocks front to back.
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It will have to be drilled. Punch out the old roll pin, put in the new sight, drill it, put the roll pin back in.
Gunblue490 on the Tube says it’s a 54/1000 drill. No luck at the ol’ Ace Hardware. I’ll have to check a few other locations, or the Big River.
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What you need is a #54 drill bit, forget about places like ACE hardware you should purchase this online and buy at least 6 of them
These very small wire gage drill bits are very easy to break so what do you need to do is keep your drill very very steady unless of course you use it with a drill press, which makes it a lot easier
When you are drilling do not go all the way through.
Drill about halfway into the sight blade from one side then reverse and try to drill the rest of the way from the other side this will be easier on the drill bit and give you less chance for breakage
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Here is another kinda unusual "Mountain Gun". A 629-1 with a square butt. I stumbled on this as just an ad for a ".44 Magnum revolver for sale".
Turned out to be one of only 40 square butt guns made on a special order by RSR Group. I lettered the gun and it was confirmed and shipped on Sept. 9, 1989. The SCSW #4 listed it as product code 103619.
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Interesting gun! Did you install the cylinder release? I didn't think S&W used that style until the mid to late 1990s.
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I noticed that also. I bought the gun from the original owner. Older gentleman. Not really a gun guy. It was his night stand gun! I guess I could replace it with a period correct one, but I feel that this is how it left factory.
I sent numerous photos with my letter request. I thought Mr. Jinks might comment if it was incorrect.
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Neat revolver,
There was a thread about that variation a few years back that might come up if you do a search.
Can't exactly recall but if forced to guess I'd say they had some leftover Mountain Revolver barrels and old dash 1 frames,
If true it would support the case color hammer trigger instead of dash 1 flash chrome , the newer cylinder release and why the frame topstrap is not tapered to match the narrow rib.
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