629-6, 2 1/2 inch Fixed Sight: Questions: Updated with Photos

[Cocked & Locked]

Just tossing in a few pictures of my 629-5 Camfour snub...

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

Those are awesome guns. You did well.

 

[WCCPHD]

Just tossing in a few pictures of my 629-5 Camfour snub...

My cousin has one of these, unfired in the box. I've been trying to talk him out of it, but no luck yet.

I find this particular gun interesting as to to how the top rear of the frame is done. My 629-6 and 629-3 Lew Horton's are done differently. They look like a traditional M&P. The one above looks like the newer 357 fixed sight guns.

 

[sixtwoniner]

I don't know about the fixed sight feature. The 3 1/2 inch 629 that is my avatar was $800. Thought that was a good price with 400 round to boot.
1k seems kinda high to me.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

I find this particular gun interesting as to to how the top rear of the frame is done. My 629-6 and 629-3 Lew Horton's are done differently. They look like a traditional M&P. The one above looks like the newer 357 fixed sight guns.

Really? A little more of a point instead of rounded off it looks like.

This 629-5 is the newest S&W I own...from year 2000.

 

[mgb223]

 

[mgb223]

Nope not the same gun!!

 

[Cocked & Locked]

All.
Owned one for a couple of years. Not a pleasant gun to shoot. I started to thin my collection 2-3 years ago, and all the .44 Magnum snubs were first to go. I do believe I sold mine in 2012 for $1200.
Gun is more novelty than versatile. Those big ports on muzzle do nothing to help with shooting, blindingly bright if in the dark when fired.
Other than making some good money when I sold it, I have nothing good to say about such critter.
Bill@Yuma

I don't blame you for selling that one with the ported barrel...yuck

 

[WCCPHD]

Not everyone feels that way. Last one I saw sold on Gunbroker brought $5300.







I like both of them.

 

[Tellicomoto]

I carry mine all the time hiking or on the tractor.

 

[WCCPHD]

If that gun sold for $5300, it sort of validates my point. Gun is a novelty item. That guy who sold it, like me, made money off of folks who thought it had value. "A fool and his money." It was not of much use as gun to shoot though. So I made money off of it.
Bill@Yuma

Same seller, owner of this forum, sold another one prior to that one for over $3700. They were only 300 from the Lew Horton run.

Its a great carry gun. I carry my "-6" all the time.

 

[WCCPHD]

I carry mine all the time hiking or on the tractor.

I have a line on one of those "-5" (without the lock). Hoping to work out a trade.

 

[Helpahound]

I purchased mine in 2004 the number some people were referring to mine is number 229