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Mag-Na-Port Customs...Update 08/30/2010 (post 30)
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Just recieved my 629 after a few months at Magnaport.....
Just recieved my 629 after a few months at Magnaport.....
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Looks fantastic
Awesome!
Awesome!
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What kind of grips are you going to put on the S&W?
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I don't know yet. I would like fingergroove combats but I don't think they will fit correctly with the conversion. Any opinions?
I don't know yet. I would like fingergroove combats but I don't think they will fit correctly with the conversion. Any opinions?
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Patrick Grashorn.
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Bump...because I love this thread
Getting ready to send another 629 off to Magnaport to have them make this one a twin.
Getting ready to send another 629 off to Magnaport to have them make this one a twin.
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Looks awesome! 
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Looks awesome!
Its my favorite!! I have a 629-2 on its way for the same treatment. My goal is to have two "heirloom" guns for both my kids when they grow up. I want the guns to be similar but each unique just like my kids. I will post pics when she is done. Thanks again WC!
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My only Magnaport...
A lightly modified 629PP. Trigger job, velvet hone and pinstripe..They do great work. I did this many years ago, but recall that I was concerned about the velvet hone glass beads removing the model#/caliber laser etching on the barrel and frame. They took great care to go over those areas lighter so that the etching is intact.
Since I am sure there are a few regular gun rag readers on this board, I really took this idea from a nice article that Layne Simpson did for Shooting times around the 1996 time frame. In this article (which was really an infomercial for MagnaPort), he showcased two S&W revolvers customized by MP. The first was a 6" 629 and the second was a companion 6" 617. Both guns had similar treatments to mine with the addition to the magnaports. I cannot recall if the 22LR 617 had them as well? If I ever find that magazine (i know I saved it), i will scan and share here.
A lightly modified 629PP. Trigger job, velvet hone and pinstripe..They do great work. I did this many years ago, but recall that I was concerned about the velvet hone glass beads removing the model#/caliber laser etching on the barrel and frame. They took great care to go over those areas lighter so that the etching is intact.
Since I am sure there are a few regular gun rag readers on this board, I really took this idea from a nice article that Layne Simpson did for Shooting times around the 1996 time frame. In this article (which was really an infomercial for MagnaPort), he showcased two S&W revolvers customized by MP. The first was a 6" 629 and the second was a companion 6" 617. Both guns had similar treatments to mine with the addition to the magnaports. I cannot recall if the 22LR 617 had them as well? If I ever find that magazine (i know I saved it), i will scan and share here.
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A lightly modified 629PP. Trigger job, velvet hone and pinstripe..They do great work. I did this many years ago, but recall that I was concerned about the velvet hone glass beads removing the model#/caliber laser etching on the barrel and frame. They took great care to go over those areas lighter so that the etching is intact.
That is SWEET!!
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I have had a couple of request for "before and after" pics, so here you go...
I have had a couple of request for "before and after" pics, so here you go...
rollin_hot said:Before...
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All my revolvers are customized by Magnaport!
In the thumbnail pics here is my .44 special S&W M696 3" barreled L-Frame (36 oz, stainless, CCW, Field carry gun). I had Magnaport do the dual trap magnaporting, jewel polish the trigger and hammer, an action job, and a Hi-Viz sight installed. This gun is amazing as shooting anything from nominal 180 grain Hornady XTP loads to full house Keith style Buffalo bore loads (255 grain hard cast Keith---984 fps/548 ft-lbs out a 3.25 inch S&W 396) is absolute cake! Even one handed. The velocity loss is insignificant as there is more nominal variation between rounds of ammo in the same box than any velocity loss as a result of the magnaporting. Nice 44 magnum rollin_hot! I have a 629 classic in a 5" that has the same treatment as my 696 pictured here.
In the thumbnail pics here is my .44 special S&W M696 3" barreled L-Frame (36 oz, stainless, CCW, Field carry gun). I had Magnaport do the dual trap magnaporting, jewel polish the trigger and hammer, an action job, and a Hi-Viz sight installed. This gun is amazing as shooting anything from nominal 180 grain Hornady XTP loads to full house Keith style Buffalo bore loads (255 grain hard cast Keith---984 fps/548 ft-lbs out a 3.25 inch S&W 396) is absolute cake! Even one handed. The velocity loss is insignificant as there is more nominal variation between rounds of ammo in the same box than any velocity loss as a result of the magnaporting. Nice 44 magnum rollin_hot! I have a 629 classic in a 5" that has the same treatment as my 696 pictured here.
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