5" N frames
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crsides
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5" 44spl transitional 3rd model.
Can I sneak a 5 1/2 incher in here?
Charlie
Can I sneak a 5 1/2 incher in here?
Charlie
BigBill
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Oh boy I been collecting the 6" & 6 1/2" n frames. I never gave the 5" any thoughts. I really like the way my m58 handles with the 4" barrel in 41mag. I find the balance spot on. Can the n frames with 5" barrels still be purchased new?
My dealer had only two n frames left a 629 & 625 with shorter barrels. I went back and they were gone. I did grab the m24 / 6 1/2" in nickel. I should of used the plastic and bought them all.
My dealer had only two n frames left a 629 & 625 with shorter barrels. I went back and they were gone. I did grab the m24 / 6 1/2" in nickel. I should of used the plastic and bought them all.
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627-0
Hey, no cheating! This is a 5½" barrel!
Here is the box for the 627-0 that I bought brand new in '89. You'll see the barrel length listed as 5½".
Hey, no cheating! This is a 5½" barrel!
Here is the box for the 627-0 that I bought brand new in '89. You'll see the barrel length listed as 5½".
Hey what's a ½" between friends? Besides it's not a 6" it's a 5½"!
qrachel
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Just got a new 629-8, 5" Classic. It's beautiful and the feel is great. Ordered Ahrends Retro Combats in Maple for it off of EBay. Will shoot it next w/e, can't wait.
Planning on sending it to PC and then Jeff Flannery for engraving. It's a project acknowledging my grand dad who was a Sheriff of Dallas County in the early 1990s.
I do plan to shoot it.
R
Planning on sending it to PC and then Jeff Flannery for engraving. It's a project acknowledging my grand dad who was a Sheriff of Dallas County in the early 1990s.
I do plan to shoot it.
R
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Model 28-2 with 5" barrel, made from a 6" barrel by David Chicoine:
Model 25-7:
Model 27-2:
Model 625-2:
Model 25-7:
Model 27-2:
Model 625-2:
Pandora's box.........I knew I shouldn't have looked
CH47gunner
US Veteran
My 5" 629-6 Classic is just a sweetheart to shoot full-house .44 Mag. loads. The extra barrel length & full-lug just sucks up a bunch of recoil.
Bruce
Bruce
This thread brings back some fond memories.
In the late 70s, all my guns were stolen in a home burglary. At the time, Larry Kelley's exploits were pretty common in the gun rags. I used some of the insurance proceeds to buy a S&W M29 and sent it to Magna Port Arms to duplicate one of Larry's favorites. They cut the barrel to 5", tuned the action, hard chromed the entire gun and magnaported it.
A Threeperson's cross draw holster/belt rig from El Paso Saddlery rounded out the package.
That gun saw considerable use for 20 + yrs when, unfortunately, in a moment of weakness (stupidity) I traded it for some other "had to have" (a 629 Mtn Gun IIRC – which I still have).
Those pre endurance package guns tended to counter rotate with full house loads, so it was mostly fed 17.5gr of H2400 and 240/250gr cast bullets which, by the way, is still a great all-purpose load when full .44s aren't needed (or perceived to be).
Wish I still had that one – don't even have any pictures.
FWIW,
Paul
In the late 70s, all my guns were stolen in a home burglary. At the time, Larry Kelley's exploits were pretty common in the gun rags. I used some of the insurance proceeds to buy a S&W M29 and sent it to Magna Port Arms to duplicate one of Larry's favorites. They cut the barrel to 5", tuned the action, hard chromed the entire gun and magnaported it.
A Threeperson's cross draw holster/belt rig from El Paso Saddlery rounded out the package.
That gun saw considerable use for 20 + yrs when, unfortunately, in a moment of weakness (stupidity) I traded it for some other "had to have" (a 629 Mtn Gun IIRC – which I still have).
Those pre endurance package guns tended to counter rotate with full house loads, so it was mostly fed 17.5gr of H2400 and 240/250gr cast bullets which, by the way, is still a great all-purpose load when full .44s aren't needed (or perceived to be).
Wish I still had that one – don't even have any pictures.
FWIW,
Paul
crsides
US Veteran, SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
This thread reminded me that I have an orphaned box for a 29 classic 5" somewhere around here. If you need one, PM me.
Charlie
Charlie
rck281
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Don't forget 10 5/8" M29
