After I finally got my 629-5 the way I wanted it and carried it for a few months I've decided that it's the perfect physical size for OWB carry on my property as well as often times around town (rural area) and I love how it feels in my hand.
Here is my beloved -5 which I hope to never have to part with.
However a few times I have felt that if it were just a bit lighter in weight that it would of course be more comfortable. I started looking at the 329PDs and although very nice just didn't tickle my fancy. I wanted to stick with 44 Mag so started searching for a lighter weight option (if possible) while still retaining a 4" barrel. This led me to the mountain gun variant. I looked at a few and happen across this one.
A 629-3 from the early 90s. Everything checked out well and although it has a few very minor wear areas it is mechanically perfect as far as I can tell. Seeing as I planned to carry it I didn't expect it to be physically perfect. The weight difference between it and my -5 seemed significant in hand and I really liked it so it came home with me.
Now I have taken it apart and thoroughly scrubbed it down then applied some rennwax and threw some new stocks on it..... I'm considering a gold bead front sight but I am going to practice with it a bit as is first to see how accurate I am with it. So far I'm very pleased though. Just wanted to share some pics for the MG fans!
Here is my beloved -5 which I hope to never have to part with.
However a few times I have felt that if it were just a bit lighter in weight that it would of course be more comfortable. I started looking at the 329PDs and although very nice just didn't tickle my fancy. I wanted to stick with 44 Mag so started searching for a lighter weight option (if possible) while still retaining a 4" barrel. This led me to the mountain gun variant. I looked at a few and happen across this one.
A 629-3 from the early 90s. Everything checked out well and although it has a few very minor wear areas it is mechanically perfect as far as I can tell. Seeing as I planned to carry it I didn't expect it to be physically perfect. The weight difference between it and my -5 seemed significant in hand and I really liked it so it came home with me.
Now I have taken it apart and thoroughly scrubbed it down then applied some rennwax and threw some new stocks on it..... I'm considering a gold bead front sight but I am going to practice with it a bit as is first to see how accurate I am with it. So far I'm very pleased though. Just wanted to share some pics for the MG fans!
Congrats on your new gun.
