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Another vote for the 442 with FBI load. A 3" 686 is good and a 696 is nice if you can find one. .44 Mag is good for the woods.

This is the best Smith .45 Colt with all the upgrades and proper throats. I had not seen but two and bought both. Foolishly sold one. This is a must have for S&W .45 Colt fans. Buy it and pay what you must because these are scarce as hen's teeth.

It just ain't fair.

My favorite carry N-frame ... 624 3" is not a Lew Horton gun. Same exact weapon. If you are not a LH collector, who cares?

Ah, the good ole days. I bought my first M29-2 back in 1973. Brand new 6.5" in presentation case - $204.

442 ... Hands down favorite BUG.

Keith Brown makes Ropers closest to the originals. He posts here under the user name “bis45”, so search his archived posts for some pics and contact info.

Ditto on the color for concealment value. Black gun in black ankle holster on black socks in black shoes. Works for me.

29-3 Silhouette models were criticized by silhouette shooters who used heavy bullets that caused cylinders to unlock under recoil. Not a good thing. S&W introduced the Endurance Package (EP) on the 29-3E to fix the problem, but it wasn't enough until the 29-5 finalization of the EP. See...

Harry Callahan preferred the now defunct "Rapid Revolver Reloader" made by: Dade Screw Machine Products 2319 NW 7th Avenue Miami FL (305) 573-5050

How about the DHO -- Dirty Harry Original? Or DHS -- Dirty Harry Special? Once you get some pics up, the orders should come rolling in ... drum roll please!

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Endurance Package introduced on the 29-3E and 629-2E in 1987 produced in earnest with the 29-4 in 1988 hand and bolt strengthened retention system on the yoke (cylinder crane) strengthened internal studs radiused bolt cuts on the cylinder enlongated...

I've never really considered my 442-1 a blued gun. It has more of a black coating that reminds me of Walter Birdsong's Black-T. I find it to be very durable as my gun looks like new after years of CCW.

624/629 Cylinder Recall The Skeeter Skelton article in the October 1985 issue of Shooting Times magazine stated: "A steel supplier has just advised Smith & Wesson that they shipped a very small quantity of incorrect stainless steel material (11 bars) to us that was not in accordance with their...