629 club

[586L-Frame]

Well as some of you know I'm a noobie in regards to .44 mags.

Here is a picture of my newly purchased unfired 629-1 .44 magnum 6" and S&W Mdl 15-3 .38spl 4" that I'll be picking-up at my ffl on the 15th.

Looking forward to firing at the range.
586L-Frame

DLC's S&W Mdl 15-3 4inch .38spc & S&W 629-1 6inch .44magnum.

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[PeterCartwright]

Pardon me while I wipe saliva off my keyboard. My first handgun was a Ruger (stainless) SuperBlackhawk in .44 with a 7.5" barrel. I purchased it after coming home from a trip in the Boundary Waters after a memorable encounter with a camp-wise bear. Took a couple whitetails with the gun. It's a wonderful shooter, if a bit unwieldy. I looked for a sound 5.5" stainless Redhawk for years, and finally stumbled onto one in a friend's shop. It's handier, but if feels like it should have come with wheels. The top gun on my bucket list is a 4" 629- post upgrade. The dreaded IL isn't a deal breaker for me, either. I'm looking for a more packable fishing/hiking gun. Maybe even in Mountain Gun configuration. Sigh!

PC

 

[CWH44300]

Whilst I have a brace of Model 29s, there's only a single 629 in the group.
That one is, however, the somewhat uncommon pinned/recessed "no-dash" variant.
Would like to find a no-dash 4" to keep it company, but no joy yet:

got your guns brother up here in Maine, mine came with checkered targets

love the P&R'ed 629's

 

[Stainz]

Both of my 629-6's, the entirety of my 629 collection, normally sport wood grips as they don't normally see 'real' .44 Magnums.

For home defense, I keep GA Arms 200gr Gold Dots in .44 Special in speedloaders for both of them. I also shoot .44 Russian. .44 Special, and .44 Magnum homebrews - very seldom shoot hot loads.

Stainz

 

[CWH44300]

My like button is getting a workout
Jug your combat magnums are stunning, thanks for posting

 

[SteveA]

I've had a 629-1 8 3/8" for about 20 years which is one of my favorites for whitetail. Also a 629-4 in 4" that is carried often for CCW, weather permitting.

 

[CWH44300]

I own a half dozen or so but these two 5" 29-2's are my favorites.

Those 5" guns are amazing, please tell us about them

 

[625smith]

Here are my three 629s. Left hand side starting at the top 29-3, 629 Classic Hunter, 629 Classic DX, 629 Power Port. Right side .44 specials 624, 624, 696. I have shot the 629 Power Port more than all of the others.

I just picked up this 3" 624 to round out the 624s.

 

[jughed440]

My like button is getting a workout
Jug your combat magnums are stunning, thanks for posting

Thank you, and no problem.
Great thread, btw!!

 

[turbo daddy]

What scope do you have?

 

[CWH44300]

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[Larry from Bend]

My -4 is used for Bear protection on hunting, fishing and horse packing trips. Unless I'm carrying a rifle, this Classic is either on my hip or by my pillow.

I load hardcast, 285 grain bullets over max charges of H110 for 1235 fps. Very accurate. It's carried in a leather Safariland strong-side holster.

I've had a 29 and two 629s since 1976 ---- they have all served me well.

 

[CWH44300]

Sweet, got to love those 5" full lug guns, my-3 is the bomb, though I don't pack it anywhere
Thanks for posting

 

[les strat]

NICE thread!

 

[saemetric]

RSR special run: 629-1 with Combat Stocks and MagNaPort from about 1982

 

[jubela#4]

This is a good thread.

Here is my one and only 629.

 

[CWH44300]

RSR special run: 629-1 with Combat Stocks and MagNaPort

That is awesome, can you tell us all about it, do you have the box, how long have you had it, thanks for putting it up

 

[CWH44300]

This is a good thread.

Here is my one and only 629.

And yet another super 4" gun, is it a P&R'ed
or is it by chance a transitional gun

 

[Boxhead]

Those 5" guns are amazing, please tell us about them

A little long winded I suppose but here goes.

The top gun I bought new when I was 16 in 1978, originally an 8 3/8" piece. My first handgun, a kid caught up in Dirty Harry, and actually bought at retail which was near impossible to find then in the Bay Area of California due to the DH "craze". Some years later I had the barrel cut to 5". Some years after that (1994?) while cleaning it I noted what looked like a "chunk" of metal missing from the bore about halfway down the barrel. I called the factory and was advised to send it in. A couple of weeks later I received a call from the "assigned technician" advising that, in fact, the barrel was defective. The problem is, his words, the only 5" barrel we have is for the Classic with the interchangeable front sight. Would that be OK? Uh, yep. A few weeks later I received the gun and it was as new, fully re-nickeled, three different front sights and dead tight in every way, at no cost. I remember him explicitly saying that he was fully authorized to determine and agree with the customer the extent of the repair. He seemed excited about the conversion. What service. I assume those days are long gone.

The scond gun was purchased when I was living in Alberta (2004 - 2009) as a beater for $400. The Cokes did it for me. I imported it when I returned to the State's and thought it was the perfect piece to make into a replica of the 500 5" guns made back in '56 (?) or so. I replaced and fitted some of the internals then sent the gun with a Stroh front sight assembly (less grips) to Alan Harton in Houston requesting the 5" cut, mount of the Stroh sight, polish and blue. I sent the grips to a gent here on the forum for restoration. Bingo. Here's the original gun.

 

[Boxhead]

Back on topic, my P&R'd 629's...