Those who have experiance with 929 9MM

[boatboy]

I am curious about any of those who have experience with a 929 9mm? I have a 986 and really like moonclip guns

I would like a 929 and just looking for those that may have one how do you like it?

Thanks Hank

 

[Smoke52]

Have had mine for about two months and it was my first moon clip gun. Was not too sure about using moon clips but the 929 is a fantastic firearm! Accurate, nice trigger and not everyone has one. Liked it, and moon clips, so much that I went and got a 625, .45 that uses moon clips also. It is a handful and dead accurate too.

The only issue with the 929, and it is a small thing, carbon build-up on the muzzle under the compensator can be a bit of a bear to clean off. I did not take the comp off for a bit over 300 rounds and was surprised by the baked on crud. Got it cleaned up and now clean it after each range outing.

 

[9mmsubgun-m11]

Had my 929 since October and absolutely love it. Had the 929,327 M&P R8,627 Pro Series out this afternoon for a few hours since it finally warmed up here and the snow is melting off.Great afternoon at the range and also got to shoot a friends new 627 Performance Center V-8.

 

[JonnyB686]

Hi
I have had my 929 since November and it was my first moonclip gun. I love the gun and it handles my standard 9mm reload rounds just fine (124gr Frontier RN with 4.2gr AP70 & CCI primers). The moonclips make for a very fast load/unload with practice. The trigger is very heavy out of the box (Wolff spring set on its way) but fairly smooth and no stacking. I agree with Smoke52's comment regarding the comp which I think is a bit of a gimmick as well as a crud trap. Other than that an 8 shot 9mm revolver ..... What's not to like ?

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Does the comp really help on these?

 

[Desert Pete]

My brother is so frustrated with the accuracy of his 929 that he is thinking of selling it. He sent it back to S&W and they returned it untouched because it met their specs but they did not define their specs. So, who knows what they consider normal.

He paid to have a trigger job and to have the barrel properly crowned. It helped some but not enough.

 

[Smoke52]

He paid to have a trigger job and to have the barrel properly crowned. It helped some but not enough.

I'm guessing he did not like the flat cut look of the muzzle? I was told by Smith that the muzzle with no bevel cut at the rifling is correct on this gun. The compensator is what protects the end of the rifling, so no it is not a gimmick. The bevel cut is what protects the rifling on non-comped barrels.

No issues at all with accuracy and this gun and loading up with moon clips is a joy at the range.

 

[old&slow]

I picked up my 929 a couple months ago also. Mostly cold & snow here since I got it. So I haven't had a chance to play with it much and work on loads and accuracy. But, Im looking forward to shooting a lot of the local matches with it this shooting season.

Might want to read,
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1980-present/412047-quick-929-review.html#post138321103

I have other moonclip guns,, 625, 610, 25, 1917. So I've been playing with monoclip guns for a while.. I figure this 8 shooter has 'the edge' for shooting USPSA and steel matches over the 6 shooters. Might be a game changer..

 

[Desert Pete]

I'm guessing he did not like the flat cut look of the muzzle? I was told by Smith that the muzzle with no bevel cut at the rifling is correct on this gun. The compensator is what protects the end of the rifling, so no it is not a gimmick. The bevel cut is what protects the rifling on non-comped barrels.

No issues at all with accuracy and this gun and loading up with moon clips is a joy at the range.

What are you feeding your 629?

 

[Smoke52]

A bit of Blazer Brass and Fiocchi but mostly Lawman by Speer. All brands in 124 grain.

You asked what I was feeding my 629, but since I do not have one of those, I assume you mean the 929.