Benefits model #29 vs #629
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SJshooter
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They are basically the same gun, except the 29 is made from blued or nickel-plated carbon steel, while the 629 is made from stainless steel.
lf they were both Classic models w/full under lug barrels l would opt for the blued 29. 629s aint as ''stainless'' as they used to be. A magnet sticks to each pretty well. Whereas the magnet wont stick well to my old pin barreled 64. Where l work we are constructing a plant to process nuclear waste. A large part of the structural steel and piping are stainless...A magnet wont stick to any of that steel..
29s are rarer. Take the 29
29s are rarer. Take the 29
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Agreed.....
Mule88
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Id take the stainless over the blued anytime.
chaparrito
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I considered both for a while, but knowing that I'm hard on surfaces and my house likes to rust stuff no matter what I do, I chose stainless. Personally I think the blue is a more handsome gun, but unless I left one in a safe at somebody else's house and never touched it it wouldn't stay that way very long.
blackpowder30
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Toughnut, I refrain from shooting my new blued guns because they are so beautuful. Some I don't shoot at all. I shoot my stainless guns without concern.
Most stainless steels are alloys, and many are designed spacifically for their application. I have on my desk a stainless steel blade from a GE J-47 jet engine. It is 55 years old and is very magnetic, because it has carbon steel as part of the alloy. Pure stainless, if there is such a thing, wouldn't have survived the temperatures. GE is/was a leader in alloy developement
Most stainless steels are alloys, and many are designed spacifically for their application. I have on my desk a stainless steel blade from a GE J-47 jet engine. It is 55 years old and is very magnetic, because it has carbon steel as part of the alloy. Pure stainless, if there is such a thing, wouldn't have survived the temperatures. GE is/was a leader in alloy developement
Blue looks better,but stainless is practical.Ive started collecting pre-worn blue guns for my shooters.
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