kamloops67
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thats a handsome nd, i missed out on a long barrelled 29 a year or so ago and have had an itch for one ever since. i wanted to try a scope of some kind on it.Lost mojo
I don't think so
Has the model 29 lost it's mojo?
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I've got a 29-3 and a 629-4. They work and work well. If I want a DA revolver that can double as a roofing hammer (but not look quite as good as one) I'll get a Ruger. Otherwise, I'll stick with the Smith's that have never given me a speck of trouble.
Mojo???
Looking at all these pictures here I can still say the 29 is one bad-posterior gun!
Here I am wearing my Clint Eastwoods...
Looking at all these pictures here I can still say the 29 is one bad-posterior gun!
Here I am wearing my Clint Eastwoods...
Major Mojo
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Beautiful photos.
DaveBreck
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.44 Magnum Model 29 (Dirty Harry Returns) - YouTube
I would suggest viewing this video from a man who has owned a M29 since 1974 and has fired mostly magnum loads in it to the tune of 50-60 thousand.
I would suggest viewing this video from a man who has owned a M29 since 1974 and has fired mostly magnum loads in it to the tune of 50-60 thousand.
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I got my Mojo working......
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If all those model 29s are so weak, what explains all those .45 ACP S&Ws over the years that were subjected to some genuinely hot loads?
The old 1917s weren't even heat treated, yet look at some of the loads that, (admittedly some), survived.
The tradition continues with the various 625 models. People put some amazing loads through them, even to include rechambering them to .460 Rowland. It is not a practice that I approve of, but lots of people get away with it, for at least a little while.
My personal 29-2 has had quite a few Keith type loads through it, and it is still tight. I usually use .44 SPLs any more, because I am not as tough as I once was, but the 29 is still tough.
Not suggesting that you overload it, just that the conventional loads will work quite well.
For serious use, I would still prefer my 625. I just don't use as much powder as I did back in the day.
The old 1917s weren't even heat treated, yet look at some of the loads that, (admittedly some), survived.
The tradition continues with the various 625 models. People put some amazing loads through them, even to include rechambering them to .460 Rowland. It is not a practice that I approve of, but lots of people get away with it, for at least a little while.
My personal 29-2 has had quite a few Keith type loads through it, and it is still tight. I usually use .44 SPLs any more, because I am not as tough as I once was, but the 29 is still tough.
Not suggesting that you overload it, just that the conventional loads will work quite well.
For serious use, I would still prefer my 625. I just don't use as much powder as I did back in the day.
That's a 29-4 from the factory as a limited run. Not a Lew Horton.
Never knew of that one. Looks sweet.
Thanks.
l have a 29-2 l used in IHMSA for years. Fed with a diet from Elmer Keith's cookbook. No problems except the red insert finally fell out. A couple of 629s came and went. Latest was a 629 Mountain Gun. Heavy and clunky, it just did not feel good. l have two NIB 29-2s l am SURE 'Mike,SC Hunter' would love to get his hands on. Kinda like teasing by emailing pix of 'virgin' Smiths to him now and then
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My Redhawk stays in the safe. My S&Ws and occaisionally my OM .357 blackhawk go to the country with me. The Redhawk is wicked-accurate and locks up tighter than any revolver I've seen, but it's about as much fun as shooting, well, I dunno. It's just too heavy and feels like gripping a 2x4. Personally I prefer my .44 mags of the SA persuasion.
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