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I've been kinda day dreaming about what "I need" next and this DX 29 just keeps poppin up.... I am more of a blued gun fan and don't want the 629 version. They made what....? 5" 6" 6.5" 8.375"? I'm thinking the common 6.5" would likely be my choice.

Is anyone shooting one of these? How do they perform? How hard are they to find and how much to you have to think about paying for one these days?

Share your thoughts please.

Thanks
Ward
 
Model 29-5 Classic DX, paid $600.00.

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They were about $150-200 more than a Classic when new. Offered the interchangeable front sight with 5 inserts, both wood and rubber grips and a 2"@50yds guarantee. You don't see very many 5" ones.
 
I have a 5" Classic (not DX) that is the best shooting handgun I own. It's one of the few of my revolvers that don't have custom grips. It does have the interchangeable front sight capability, but a person had to buy them separately. I bought 2 more so I have a gold bead, plain Patridge, and the classic S&W red insert.

The factory Hogues with this gun's weight and barrel length just feels right to my hands for two-handed, standing on your hind legs shooting. As I shoot .44 Special velocity reloads in magnum cases 99% of the time, it ought to be in great shape when somebody else finally gets it.

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I have a Classic 5" not the DX. Actually sold it once but bought it back bc of the good accuracy it has. Havn't shot it in years and didn't deer hunt in 3 yrs so I'm selling it. My S&W direction has changed and I just don't use it. They are great guns and I can't say if the DX is any more accurate. Larry
 
I have a 29 Classic DX with the 5 inch Bbl. probably the rarist Bbl length in the 29 DX group and it is a sweetheart. This may be the last gun that id ever let go of.
 
So the package included two grips - rubber and wood? Was the wood a compact style or a rb/sb conversion style?

What were the 5 sights that came with the gun? RR, Black Baughman, Patridge, Gold Bead, and ???

Thanks for the pictures and comments.

Ward
 
I have an 8-3/8 with a scope for Metallic Silhouette. I figured out a load
for it that shoots 6" groups at 200 meters. I'd say they are fairly good
guns.
 
The load is 300 gr. Hornady XTP crimped at the top crimp groove, 18 gr.
of H4227, Magnum CCI lp primer. I shoot all D/A and the 6lb. D/A sets
off all the CCI primers. The bullet is going 1,050 fps. muzzle vel. and
900 fps. at 200m. Mild recoil. I've shot 80 in one day many times with
no adverse effects.
 
My best friend has one with the 6 or 6 1/2" barrel (not sure). He bought it brand new once he saw it at the gunshop and figured out how rare the DX was going to be. It came with all four interchangeable front sights, two pairs of grips (Hogues and Wood), and a test target.

He shot it really, really well. He'll never sell it. I think it's one of the finest .44 Magnums ever made.

Good luck finding one and if you do, good luck paying less than one of your arms and one of your legs!
 
I have a 29-3 with 4position front adjustable sight, trying to get info on how to make the adjustments don't have a book,but the gun is mint.
 
DynoDan
I too have one of the 29-3 Classic Hunters with the four position sight. I believe that the idea is to sight the gun in for four different distances ie 50 100 150 & 200 yards (you can select any four distances you want).

The front sight has set screws that simply adjust with a small allen wrench. You have the dial that moves by pushing on the end of the front sight to raise it up a bit and then positioning the dial to your desire setting.

Start out at 200 yards and set the front sight you've selected as low as it will go and then sight in with the rear sight adjustments. Now go to a different front sight and change your target to the 150 mark and make sight in adjustments only with the front sight (leave the rear alone.) Then do the same for 100 & 50 and you are all set - simply select the front sight that matchs the distance you want to shoot and go with it. I believe originally this sight was probably intended for shilouette shooting.

Ward
 
OK, so the Classic DX has interchangeable sights and comes with two grips and also has the test target with guaranteed accuracy and the regular Classic has none of these features

BUT - Does anyone know if there is any difference in the manufacturing process - any special tuning/treatment for the DX over the regular?

ward
 
I had a 629 Classic DX that I bought new. I had it ordered when it first was advertised as "coming soon" sometime in the late 90's. It was serial #BFY4333. It had to be one of the first run. It came with the test target which showed a 25 meter group of 1.25". From what I remember at the time, they took the most accurate of the Classics and made the DX series. It was outstanding.

I foolishly sold it when I was spending more than I needed to on a Mustang. The fellow that I sold it to had it and some other guns in storage and they were stolen. If anyone ever runs up on a 629 Classic DX with that serial #, it should be reported as stolen. He definitely deserves to have it back.

Regards,

Chuck
 
I used to talk with a guy at S&W all the time. He had told me that the DX was just a production gun except it had to meet an accuracy standard which he wasn't aware of any failing. The Classic's are quite accurate, the DX is the guarantee of it. (with a few extra things thrown in) The front sight on the Class is interchangeable, but you have to buy the extra blades, the guns only came with one.
 
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