My first Model 29

[usfscorpio]

I finally purchased a Model 29 today. It is a -3 with six inch barrel. I've been wanting one for a long time and came upon one locally.

 

[TAROMAN]

Nice gun.
These -3s, like all 29s, are great shooters.
Interesting that it has the "football" cutout stocks.
Most of them I've seen have the "speedloader" type.
If you post the first few letters and digits of the serial number, we can help.

 

[usfscorpio]

AUC23xx

next on my wishlist is a nice S&W .357 to add to the collection.

 

[TAROMAN]

AUC23xx

Yours dates to 1986-1987. AUC isn't specifically listed in SCSW, so I bracketed the listed series there.
It probably was issued with the speedloader stocks.
My AZE dates to 1988:

 

[usfscorpio]

thanks for that info

 

[2hawk]

Beauty! You're gonna like it, and if you reload, you'll love it!

 

[CWH44300]

Nice sixgun, it looks pretty crisp is it unfired

 

[Invictus357]

That is one fine 29.

Looks brand new.

 

[C.S.63]

Very nice 29
If you reload you can dial it in from mild to wild.

 

[usfscorpio]

It's been fired, but not much from the looks of it.

 

[GJHIII]

That's sure a beauty. Be sure and let us know how that tack driver shoots.

 

[Krogen]

Hard to tell, but the stocks look like Walnut to me. Anyone else think so?

 

[amazingflapjack]

29-3

I have one, and it was probably my first as well. Mine is a nickel, the only nickel I own, and it is a wonderful gun. I measured the cylinder throats on mine with pin gauges, and shoot either that size LSWC's in hard cast, or a slightly oversize soft lead version of the same. It is an extremely accurate revolver-makes me look good! Congrats. Flapjack.