I know there are folks on here much more knowledgeable about Smith's than I am and did do a search but didnt find a answer to this.
I've been looking for a 629 with a 4" barrel for a while. I settled for a 69 2.75" and to be quite frank, it's really a 44 spl that can shoot magnums but is no fun to do so. Neither is it something I trusted to crawl through the laurels, in the dark, after a wounded bear. I took my ported 357 with 200 grain hard casts.
I have a chance to trade it (along with a couple of C notes) for a 6" 629-5 and have located a mag-na-ported 4" 629 barrel but do not know its dash.
I'm pretty certian the dash should not make a difference for the solid barrels but not 100% certian.
]I have done a few barrel swaps myself and have the jigs to do it myself. I also know there is a bias against ported barrels, I have no problem with that but I prefer them.
I've been looking for a 629 with a 4" barrel for a while. I settled for a 69 2.75" and to be quite frank, it's really a 44 spl that can shoot magnums but is no fun to do so. Neither is it something I trusted to crawl through the laurels, in the dark, after a wounded bear. I took my ported 357 with 200 grain hard casts.
I have a chance to trade it (along with a couple of C notes) for a 6" 629-5 and have located a mag-na-ported 4" 629 barrel but do not know its dash.
I'm pretty certian the dash should not make a difference for the solid barrels but not 100% certian.
]I have done a few barrel swaps myself and have the jigs to do it myself. I also know there is a bias against ported barrels, I have no problem with that but I prefer them.
