David Sinko
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Yesterday at a gun show I bought a 629-2 Mountain Lion. It is one of 500 made, and is basically a .44 Magnum Mountain Gun with subdued finish and a (somewhat cheesy) lasered image of a guy shooting an attacking mountain lion. I have heard of these but never seen one. It appears to be unfired, but does not have the original box or papers. It is very tight, times perfectly and in typical S&W fashion is severely over sprung. It doesn't look like it has ever been disassembled or ever modified. It appears to have been a "safe queen" which was only shown and dry fired. It is a nice, solid piece but it does have more tool marks than most other S&W revolvers I have seen. There is a minor blemish by the trigger stud where a "craftsman" apparently buffed a bit too aggressively and there is a slight ding on the ejector rod housing which was obviously caused at the factory. I grabbed it for just under $600 and it's the first .44 Magnum I own. Can anybody tell me when these were made? Any opinions of them? I bought this to be a shooter and a companion to my 625 SAC Mountain Gun. For the money, I figure it cost about as much as a new 629 would and there is no MIM or lock.
Dave Sinko
Dave Sinko
