A pair and a spare-44 magnum style

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I’m sure most of you guys have seen the new American handguner
I always go right to JT’s articles :D
He’s showing some perfect packing pistols and mentions one of my favorite quotes from Mr Smith…
A pair and a spare
I try to live by that, be it guns, chainsaws, wrenches ect ect
I’m pretty sure some of you are the same :D
I’d like to share a set of mine and I’d also love to see yours

Some of the guys that have been hanging around here for a bit know I like 629’s
I really do and the 4” guns are my favorites
I think they are a perfect fit for bumming around the woods and with the right kind of leather, they work for me in town too



Here’s my absolute favorite set and also one of my oldest and most used 4” guns. It a 629-1 that’s been rebuilt twice by the factory. The last time I also had it refinished and it’s living an easier life. The pair that goes with it a standard no dash and a transitional thats pinned but non recessed.

Would really enjoy seeing and hearing about yours

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You seldom hear the "pair and a spare" term these days. It was used to describe a most desirable firearm and two more of the same. I think it was coined by a well-known prolific handgun writer of the "50s and '60s, Kent Bellah, of Saint Jo, TX. If he didn't come up with the term, he used it when virtually no one else did.
 
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In guns, I don't have any "Pair and a spare". But I do have a few pair with a spare pair! Ruger Vaqueros, 1911's & J-frames.

Just remembered. I have 3 Sig 220's in 45 with a 245 as a backup!

In rifles, best I can do are Pairs. AR's, M-1 Carbines, Rossi 92's and Marlin 1894's.

Ivan
 
Some nice early 629’s showing up
Thanks for sharing

I’ve got another pair and a spare to show
This set is also made up of 4” guns


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The first one is a -2 mountain revolver that Magnaport did a little work on
The second one is a regular -6, it’s my main shooter and belt gun, has a mater of fact right before this picture it was under the seat of my tractor :D
And the third one a 329pd that came with the most beautiful set of wood stocks I’ve seen on a modern day smith
 

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75Vette said:
I like your thinnin' here rodbuster. I'll throw in an older pic of my Magnum Hunters (before Ahrends grips) and a Magnum Hunter Plus. All fine shooters.



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Nice!
I was hoping you’d stop by
Amazing trio of precision 6 guns!
Thanks for sharing
Tin knocker! :D
I’ll try to dig out a set of long toms for tomorrow
 
rockquarry said:
You seldom hear the "pair and a spare" term these days. It was used to describe a most desirable firearm and I think it was coined by a well-known prolific handgun writer of the "50s and '60s, Kent Bellah, of Saint Jo, TX. If he didn't come up with the term, he used it when virtually no one else did.
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Reread the article
I stand corrected, for some reason I’ve always associated that quote has coming from Clint Smith

Thank you
 
Lots of nice sets showing up:D
Some very beautiful pieces
Thanks for sharing

Here’s my last set that qualifies as a pair and a spare


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First one is a no dash 629
Second one is a -2
Third one is a -6 classic DX
 

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Bald1 said:
OP, when you say gun was refinished, what does that entail on a stainless gun?
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The obsessive don't want tiny scratches to show even on stainless guns. The almost invisible scratches must be polished out. This "refinishing" allows the owners to sleep well at night.
 
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Bald1 said:
OP, when you say gun was refinished, what does that entail on a stainless gun?
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That old dash one was looking pretty ratty.
I wore out two set of the old presentation style pachs.
On one set the little metal stiffener's wore through and scared up the grip frame. It has been packed miles on the belt and rode many more in trucks, skidders, tractors and packs.

The last time I sent it in for unlocking and rotating backwards
I asked if they could polish it back to a factory finish
The grips it currently has on are the original targets it came with
Back then most guys took them off at the shop and put pachs on, some guys left the factory grips right at the gun shop
 
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