Performance Center 629

[LAZY EYED SNIPER]

This beauty came home with me this afternoon...



Smith & Wesson Performance Center 629

 

[bamabiker]

That should be a hand full when you light'em up. How about a range report after you try it out?
Nice pics.

 

[LAZY EYED SNIPER]

^ Sure will. I know it's gonna be a booger to hang on to, but I can't wait to get out there with it.

...and thanks for the compliment.

 

[RetLawman590]

Incredible pics! If you took those, you must be a professional photographer.

 

[Wally135]

Please give us a range report and let know how it handles and shoots! Or is it going to be Safe Queen?

 

[kennyb]

i have a 3" M29....lots of fun...congrats!

 

[LAZY EYED SNIPER]

Incredible pics! If you took those, you must be a professional photographer.

Thanks for the great compliment and I'm glad you enjoy the photos. I did shoot them myself, but am far from a professional. Believe it or not I shoot all my photos with an old 6 megapixel Sony Cybershot pocket camera. I've been experimenting with lighting techniques and camera angles a bit lately and it seems to be working out ok. I've found that a tripod is your best friend!

Again, thank you for the kind words.

 

[remat457]

Wow! Beautiful pistol and pictures! Those are much nicer than in the catalog

 

[LAZY EYED SNIPER]

Please give us a range report and let know how it handles and shoots! Or is it going to be Safe Queen?

Range report will follow. I know she's gonna be a handful, but I've always been a glutton for punishment. Oh, and there's no such thing as a safe queen in my house...

 

[Dale53]

Lazy Eyed Sniper;
Really nice photos of a VERY attractive revolver. However, YOU can have all the fun you want shooting that one with full house loads.

I can see it doing lots of .44 Specials but I doubt you'll shoot very many full house .44 Magnums with it (that is NOT a criticism, but merely supposition).

A very nice bullet for that revolver is a double ended W/C from a Group Buy on the Cast Boolit Forum. Relatively light weight to reduce recoil and a VERY wide meplat for maximum terminal effect!

Dale53

 

[BEARMAN]

L.E.S.... lighting that beast off with full house magnum loads is akin to grabbing and twisting the testicles of a 1200 lb. Brahma bull with a bad attitude.

I just got my 629 Talo 3" and shooting the hot mags is definitely a handful.

Enjoy that beautiful PC Smith.

 

[LAZY EYED SNIPER]

YOU can have all the fun you want shooting that one with full house loads.

I can see it doing lots of .44 Specials but I doubt you'll shoot very many full house .44 Magnums with it (that is NOT a criticism, but merely supposition).

A very nice bullet for that revolver is a double ended W/C from a Group Buy on the Cast Boolit Forum. Relatively light weight to reduce recoil and a VERY wide meplat for maximum terminal effect!

Dale53

Agreed, and thanks for the heads-up on the W/C loads.

I've got plenty of plinkers and range toys for shootn all day. Don't get to see too many PC revolvers around my area and I couldn't pass her up. I walked into my LGS and saw her starin up at me with those puppydog eyed and I didn't stand a chance. I bought this monster for the sheer joy of a big boom every once in a while. I'll run plenty of .44 special rounds through her just to get her wheel turnin, but there's somethin to be said for lett'n her rip every once in a while.

...and thanks for the compliments Sir

 

[LAZY EYED SNIPER]

L.E.S.... lighting that beast off with full house magnum loads is akin to grabbing and twisting the testicles of a 1200 lb. Brahma bull with a bad attitude.

.......now there's an image!

 

[turbo38gn]

Dats a beauty and the photography is incredible.... makes me want one o dem... I was at S&W Retail store and range last night for my weekly monday nite shooting spree.. of course I drool on the show cases with all the guns and lately been hanging over that cabinet with those little monsters, left lots of DNA behind too...

 

[Maximumbob54]

I was going to joke about why does it say magnum on the side but that has already been said. Brilliant job with your lighting. That always gets me in my pictures. The only thing that would make that any better is a three inch barrel. But that is still one sweet shooter.

 

[LAZY EYED SNIPER]

I was going to joke about why does it say magnum on the side but that has already been said.

Yeah, we used to pick on a buddy of mine who drove a Jeep Wrangler and insisted on having the word JEEP custom stitched on the spare tire cover hanging off the back. I guess he really wanted folks to know what he was driving!

From S&W perspective I guess they figured if they were gonna laser etch "Performance Center" into one side they might outta put something on the flipside. Not really necessary from my point of view either, but it certainly wasn't a deal breaker for me. To be perfectly honest, all I needed to see was those grips and that cylinder and I was hooked.

 

[Dogmann]

I was told that there was a small run of these, 300-500 made - that were made without the IL/Lock... can anyone confirm?

 

[44wheelman]

Yup, there were two pre-lock versions... I have the one factory cut for moonclips.

 

[Dogmann]

Can you tell me approx..how many?

Value?

What were these marked? 629-?

 

[youngda9]

Does that thing have a front lock in the yoke or something? The front of the ejector doesn't touch the frame.