Limited run 629's???

[Joni_Lynn]

Next time I visit my dealer I may look at that revolver a bit more carefully.

 

[CaboWabo5150]

Here's Mine...

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[Maximumbob54]

I do have to admit that while I usually don't care for the non standard looking barrels, I do really like that design on the Magnum Hunter.

 

[luis]

Over the years RSR has placed special orders for quantities as small as 5 to as large as 100 guns. Some of these guns are considered rare of the rare. For example in 1993 I purchased a special project 629 with a fluted4 inch barrel from RSR. Like an idiot I later sold the gun only 1 or 5 made.

 

[Steinhouser]

629 Serial Number

Is ther anyway to date a S&W by serial Number>

 

[Steinhouser]

I woul like to date My 629 6" barrell with #RC66820...any way?.

 

[Maximumbob54]

Here's my "Magnum Hunter". I don't really give a Rat's butt about it's collectabilty 'cause I bought it to hunt/shoot. And shoot it does. Trigger breaks like glass and it's scarey accurate. Took a good size doe with it this year @ 40 yards and blew out the heart and both lungs with a complete passthru. My guns are tools, and my investment with them is as such. The second pic is after the installation of X-Frame shock absorbing grips. They fit my hand much better than the round to square conversion grips that came from Lew Horton.

OK... I just found this exact same gun in one of my LGS, but they want just about $1,500 for it...

Is that really what they are going for or have these people lost their minds just because it has the PC logo on the side and the fancy barrel???

 

[44wheelman]

I bought my Mag Hunter Plus new in '96 for $800 OTD. Mine's magna ported in lieu of the muzzle break, and doesn't have a "sleeved" bbl.

Given inflation rate of 3% year for 16 years....should be $1284 out the door now. Brother & I got a heavy discount for buying both of the last ones in stock (he was asking $899+tax, iirc). I think $1500 is realistic because S&W has made improvements to the model over the last 16 years.

 

[Maximumbob54]

I went back and looked at it and the guy said something about it has a Lothar Walther barrel. Going to have to Google that one up to see what I don't understand be made into something that makes sense to me.

 

[mikeydio]

The 629 Magnum Hunter shown by buck460XVR has a three piece barrel assembly: the inner rifled barrel, the shroud and the muzzle brake which screws on and serves to tighten the inner barrel to the shroud and both to the frame. The inner rifled barrel started out as a rifled blank made by Lothar Walther. I believe they are pull button rifled. They held to very tight tolerances, something like a +- .0005 through the length of the bore. That and the slick surface from being pull button rifled contribute to the accuracy potential. However, everything else has to be in order to take advantage of this, like the barrel cylinder alignment, which is not an issue with Performance Center revolvers.

 

[kouch]

Where are you guys seeing these guns, I have been searching all over for this particular model with no luck. If anyone see's one around and is not going to buy for themselves, please let me know. Thank you in advance, John.

 

[2hawk]

There's a 629-4 Light Hunter sitting on GB right now with no bids, started at $1250, buy it now for $1251. Auction ends at 2/24/2012 7:01:18 AM ET . Seller claims it is unfired, NOS.

No affiliation or interest, but the auction sights are just about the only place I see these guns.

 

[kouch]

Maximumbob54, i am interested in this gun, if you are not going to buy it would you mind if you send me the name of the dealer who has it. Again only if you are not interested it. Thank you, John

 

[sw282]

Walther barrel! Button rifled. Yes, very accurate.

 

[C J]

My limited knowledge of collector's models isn't really very helpful but I can relay what I've read in various places. S&W liked to build special run guns because they were attractive to collectors as potential money makers. They could sell more guns just by changing a few things and giving the gun an exciting name. Whether that actually translated into more value this far down the road I couldn't say. I'll leave that to the people that really know the subject. I just know I'm very happy with my 629 Classic that doesn't even say "Classic" on it anywhere. It just has the features I have read are "Classic" features. It's a 8 3/8" 629-2 with a full lug, an unfluted cylinder and it's drilled and tapped for a scope. That last feature doesn't seem to be common but I'd bet my last nickel this gun came from the factory drilled and tapped. The unfluted cylinder was really just another S&W marketing gimmick. I understand the whole reason for those cylinders was that a person could have them engraved with more intricate patterns. But much like all S&W special run revolvers it was really more about S&W being able to charge more for essentially the same gun available elsewhere. That is the key to special features on their revolvers. Collectors would pay more for them.

BTW I'm not knocking collectors. My dad collected S&W revolvers. He had them all over the place. But he used them as SD tools. He hoped to complete a certain series of .357's. I really don't know what he intended to accomplish. I just know we had guns everywhere. Every couch and car seat had a gun stuffed down in it somewhere. Dad believed in being prepared. He collected knives too and I know he made money on completing a collection of Case XX knives but I have no idea what his gun collection was about or whether he got all the guns he wanted.

 

[Joni_Lynn]

Except for the part where it is drilled and tapped your gun sounds like it is the Classic Hunter model. It was available in a blued version as well.