29-4 5"...who else has one?

[Masterbuck54]

OK there were 500 of these produced in 1989 and distributed through Hill Country.

29-4 Full Lug 5" barrel Unfluted Cylinder shipped with Hogue grips.

I purchased mine in 2012 at a local gun show with original box etc. for $725 OTD

I changed out the stocks a few years ago but still have the originals.

Didn't realize how rare it was until I fired a few rounds of .44 special and then had my son try and find a holster for it.

Guy at the local gun store told my son I might want to put it away and find another .44 mag to hunt with.

Cleaned it up and haven't shot it since but I have purchased a few other .44 mags

So who has the other 499 of these?

Masterbuck54

 

[oldman10mm]

Don't have one, just commenting.
Looks great, 5" unfluted cylinder. 5 inchers are a wonderful compromise.

 

[jeffrefrig]

Wow, that's nice! Forgive the expression, but it looks like a GP100 and a 29 had one too many..I love the looks & feel of both revolvers, Smith and Ruger, they're both bad***! If anyone near PGH has one of these could I at least look at it?

 

[DonD]

Nice looking revolver.

I like non fluted cylnders but I like traditional as well. Don

 

[surfgun]

I have one of 333 from 1988. A 4" .357 M66. NIS

 

[Masterbuck54]

I can't believe it?

I figured there would have been at least 3 or 4 additional posts saying "I've got one".

Hope all the dads out there had a wonderful day!!

Masterbuck54

 

[CelticSire]

I have one. My favorite .44 Magnum.

 

[Dieseltech56]

I have a 3 inch and an 8 3/8s. No five

 

[pharmer]

No -4 but #355 of 500 29-5. Tough to find a holster for it also. Joe

 

[PattonTime]

29-4 5" ?

I don't have exactly the same gun as yours, but I do have a a 29-4 3", which also came with rubber Hogues, with S&W emblem, I wonder if these also came from, or through same distributor, Hill Country?
I do also have the 29-5 Classic in 5" , I do like the changeable front sights on my 29-5, but I sure wish it had the 29-4's non-fluted cylinder....
It is still definitely my favorite S&W 44 Magnum to shoot.
I also wish my 29-5 did not have the glaring word "Classic" painted on the barrel, not really painted, but sort of looks like office white-out, cheapens the gun to my mind, reminds me of the gold inlay people put on revolvers in the 70's.
They really got away from blued revolvers as the 90's went on, everything had to be stainless.
Which to me is sad.

 

[Rad29]

I Really like 5 inch 29's and have owned several of the Hill Country guns. Here is my favorite.

Bob

http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s554/bradaker29/IMG_6388_zps0c56316d.jpg...

 

[Mehutch]

Here is mine, 629-4 5" inch barrel, bought mine for $515 Feb 1997, love it. My backpacking gun.
1 of 500 make.



Up to date...

 

[lppd4]

I really like that 29 looks great. I have a 5" 629 that is a great gun, but yours looks better

 

[Rock185]

Drawn to the unfluted cylinder and 5" barrel, I bought a new one during the short time they were in production. Sold it somewhere along the way...

 

[mackafoose]

old thread, doing a little research on a rainy day.
I have one of the 29-4 Hill Country 5" BDY prefix

 

[WCCPHD]

Just got mine last week.

 

[Truckman]

Just got mine last week.

That would look good as a roommate for my slightly more numerous 3" version...But then I'd have to buy it a pair of Bigmtnman grips too......Ben

 

[Mehutch]

Two to look at and shoot. Both 5" and both unfluted.

 

[tug700]

My 629-4 is a 4 incher with factory porting and non-fluted cylinder, bought in 1997.