Stainless, Full Lug, Square Butt, Pre-lock, .44

[tppjr]

Does it exist and if so which model is it?

I have a 686 just as above (except 357) and am looking for a companion for it. I picked up a new Classic hoping to change out the grips to the older target grips when I found out it had a round butt.

Thank you for any help,

Thomas

 

[Loyaljeeper]

Yes, I had a 6" or 6.5" with a full lug and square butt. I think it is called a Classic DX.

 

[tppjr]

Yes, I had a 6" or 6.5" with a full lug and square butt. I think it is called a Classic DX.

It is looking like the classic DX was a round butt. Are you sure about either if yours was square or the designation??

Thank you for your help.

 

[hkcavalier]

The Classic Hunter is as described. These will typically have an unfluted cylinder. Not common but not rare. Several are usually up for sale at any time on GB.

 

[Loyaljeeper]

It is looking like the classic DX was a round butt. Are you sure about either if yours was square or the designation??

Thank you for your help.

It was in fact a square butt. I only know because we switched the grips out when I sold it to a close friend. If I don't have pictures I will get them. It had smooth combat grips initially.

 

[Loyaljeeper]

Not mine but it will look like this.

 

[grip frame]

OP you are looking for a "Classic Hunter" series which were full lug but with square butt, non fluted and unique 6 inch barrel(also 3" and 8 3/8" versions). (not to be confused with the Classic or Classic DX which were all round butt). You will see these in the -1,-2 and -3 versions with the -3 being the best(endurance package) and most rare ( only 2000 if i remember correct).

There were also blued versions of the "Classic Hunter"

 

[Fishinfool]

My Classic Hunter with the original factory Hogue grips. Really nice handling and shooting guns. One of my favorite N frames.

Larry

 

[Dieseltech56]

I believe the classic hunters are 629-2 models made in 1989. They were the precursors to the round butt classic line that started with 629-3.

You may want to opt for the round butt later models, by 629-3 all the endurance upgrades had been implemented

 

[grip frame]

There were 629-1,-2 and -3 Classic Hunters.

 

[Mehutch]

I have one in 4" and 5".

 

[grip frame]

Neither of those are classic hunters FYI.

 

[SweetMK]

Yea, the round butt ruins it,,,

Don't they offer grips to fix that??

 

[SweetMK]

Why not a square butt, with a longer barrel, and partial lug,,
That will balance the same as the shorter barrel, with a full lug,,,

And, you get a better sight radius with the longer barrel, if you want to shoot it,,

 

[RoyM52]

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I bought mine new . {somewhere around 89 or 90} It's a dash 3 classic hunter with a 6 inch barrel and a square butt under the factory shipped Hogues. They do exist.