I just picked up a 2.75" 69 to go with my 4.25". Besides the grip differences, the 2.85" doesn't have a white outlined rear sight blade, and the ejector rod is black vs the stainless one on the 4.25". Did S&W change the ejector rod to black on all 69's or is just the 2.76" different for some reason?
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Did you notice the ball detent change?
Amazingly I didn't! I just got them out and and yes, that's a pretty big design change. It that on the newer 4.25" as well? I noticed the newer gun is still "69" with no dash.
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Hello, nice pair ( of 44's)! Did you notice a shiny ring inside the bore about an inch from the forcing cone? refer to the mysterious ring thread, I put some pics there. I sent my new 2 3/4" back to SW last Friday. Other than that I think it's a great gun. I hope you enjoy both of yours
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I think the black ejector and the new ball detent are related. I haven't examined the longer barrel version close up. Does it have a skinny ejector rod like the 2.75"? My theory is they had to reduce the ejector diameter to fit the "hidden" ball detent.
Mike
No ring in the barrel that I can detect.
I grabbed my calipers and dug both guns out. The rods are pretty much the same diameter.
The rear sight is shorter too.
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I sent my 4.25 inch 69 back because it shot a little high with heavy load with the rear sight bottomed out. The fix was a new rear sight with a shorter blade. But it still had the white outline which I like. I wonder if the latest 4.25 inch models also come with the shorter blade. I have not seen as many complaints about the gun shooting high as when the 69 first came out.
My 2.75" came with the rear sight bottomed so hard I couldn't budge it at the range... it was shooting 4" low. Now that its adjustable I'm going to try to sight it in!
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Hello Mike, my was as you said, shot low and the sight screw was so tight I thought it was going to snap before it loosened. Why it was so tight we will never know, someone is laughing at the factory every time they over tightened!
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On a related note, shot my new 629 today and it was shooting 4 inches low and two inches left at 35 yards. The sight was completely bottomed out and I had to put more pressure on the screwdriver than I thought would be necessary to start it.
My 69 also had the rear sight bottomed out very tight. Maybe that's how they are going to start shipping them. Most of the time the sights are dead on right out of the box.
I found that all screws on my 69 4.25" revolver were extremely tight. The hammer was also so tight on the hammer stud that I had to gently pry it off with a screwdriver! Polishing the inerds as well as replacing the rebound slide spring with an 11 lb Wolff, reduced the trigger pull to 56 ounces. After shooting about 50 rounds, the trigger pull is now down to 48 ounces. I guess I can live with that.
