What makes a pistol a MOUNTAIN GUN

[Engine49guy]

A S&W revolver with Mountain Gun" factory engraved or laser etched on the barrel,

All MG's have these features in common:
1) Round butt frame.
2) Tapered 4" barrel with ejector rod shroud.
3) Target site with Blue Baughman FS blade.
4) Smooth .375 Combat Trigger / .400 Semi Target hammer.
5) Steel frame and cylinder (No airweights)
6) Fluted cylinder

Features usually present:
7) Chamfered leading cylinder edge. (except 686 MG)
8) Rubber grips (except 29-8 MG)
9) Caliber beginning in"4" (except 686 MG's)
10) 6 shot N frame (except 7 shot 686-5 MG)
11) SS finish (except 29-8 MG)
12) Magnum caliber (except 625 MG)

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I have a short barreled 624. It's probably not a Mountain Gun.
It could be a Foothills Gun?

 

[Absalom]

I think this may be one. The logo on the slide states it is for shooting bears.

Actually, the slide seems to indicate that some bear won a magazine. What's with that?

 

[NHKen]

A S&W revolver with Mountain Gun" factory engraved or laser etched on the barrel,

All MG's have these features in common:
1) Round butt frame.
2) Tapered 4" barrel with ejector rod shroud.
3) Target site with Blue Baughman FS blade.
4) Smooth .375 Combat Trigger / .400 Semi Target hammer.
5) Steel frame and cylinder (No airweights)
6) Fluted cylinder

Features usually present:
7) Chamfered leading cylinder edge. (except 686 MG)
8) Rubber grips (except 29-8 MG)
9) Caliber beginning in"4" (except 686 MG's)
10) 6 shot N frame (except 7 shot 686-5 MG)
11) SS finish (except 29-8 MG)
12) Magnum caliber (except 625 MG)

The Model 25 MG and 57 MG are also Blued and also have wood grips.

 

[MEMPHISBELLE]

My new to me mountain gun is a 625 in .45acp

 

[theoneff]

My three. 629, 625acp, 686. Fortunatly I bought two before the prices took off. The third, the 686 which is the rarest for sale, cost me more than the other two combined.

 

[CWH44300]

Here's one that doesn't say mountain gun on the side.
629-2
Smith called it a,
Mountain Revolver

 

[one eye joe]

Here's one that doesn't say mountain gun on the side.
629-2
Smith called it a,
Mountain Revolver

DOES IT SAY, "MOUNTAIN REVOLVER" ON THE BARREL ? ? ? IF NOT, WHERE IS IT REFERRED TO AS SUCH ? ? ? IT APPEARS TO HAVE A SATIN, OR BEAD BLAST FINISH. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, MOUNTAIN GUNS ARE NOT FINISHED THAT WAY. NONE OF MY THREE HAVE THAT FINISH. BELOW, L TO R : 686+, 625 IN .45 COLT, AND 629……..

 

[one eye joe]

The Model 25 MG and 57 MG are also Blued and also have wood grips.

I'LL GO WITH Engine49guy's DEFINITION, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE BLUED VERSIONS, BY NHKen………….

 

[tipoc]

If we look at the Standard Catalog of S&W pg. 421 we see this definition of: "Mountain Gun: Originally the lightweight version of the Model 629 44 Magnum, with tapered lightweight 4" barrel, round butt, and chamfered cylinder. 1989 production only. Later used to indicate other similar configuration lightweight 4" N frame guns."

Below that we see:

"Mountain Revolver: Similar to Mountain Gun, drilled and tapped for scope mounts, standard production beginning 1993."

There were a lot of variations of these produced over the years and not just in 44 as has been noted. Most are listed in the SCSW.

tipoc

 

[CWH44300]

DOES IT SAY, "MOUNTAIN REVOLVER" ON THE BARREL ? ? ? IF NOT, WHERE IS IT REFERRED TO AS SUCH ? ? ? IT APPEARS TO HAVE A SATIN, OR BEAD BLAST FINISH. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, MOUNTAIN GUNS ARE NOT FINISHED THAT WAY. NONE OF MY THREE HAVE THAT FINISH. BELOW, L TO R : 686+, 625 IN .45 COLT, AND 629……..

Click on this link for a photo of the box
http://smith-wessonforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=169776&d=1413410621

 

[J. W.]

A S&W revolver with Mountain Gun" factory engraved or laser etched on the barrel,

All MG's have these features in common:
1) Round butt frame.
2) Tapered 4" barrel with ejector rod shroud.
3) Target site with Blue Baughman FS blade.
4) Smooth .375 Combat Trigger / .400 Semi Target hammer.
5) Steel frame and cylinder (No airweights)
6) Fluted cylinder

Features usually present:
7) Chamfered leading cylinder edge. (except 686 MG)
8) Rubber grips (except 29-8 MG)
9) Caliber beginning in"4" (except 686 MG's)
10) 6 shot N frame (except 7 shot 686-5 MG)
11) SS finish (except 29-8 MG)
12) Magnum caliber (except 625 MG)

As for #11. There were blued .45 Colt and .41 Mag Mountain Guns. Additionally, most that I've seen (including my 25-13 MG) came with Ahrends' finger groove grips.


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[pinoakflats]

What about a Desert Gun, or Swamp Gun, or Arctic Gun?? Americans (others?) have such romantic notions about mountains.

One other ridiculous thought; if you want a pistol instead of a revolver to take to the mountains to protect yourself from the dangerous wildlife, I'd suggest the custom 1911's that etch their claim right on the slide ... Les Baer.

 

[indiandave]

When I'm down in the valley, my guns are valley guns. When I drive up the mountain to go home they become mountain guns. When I'm half way up, they are halfway guns. I didn't realize how many guns I have!

 

[bearman49709]

Maybe you should start with the difference between pistol and revolver. I've yet to see a pistol with the Mountain Gun designation.

Revolver's were pistol's for many years before semi-auto's were even dreamed of.
For some reason in the last thirty years some people have confused pistol with semi-auto when pistol really means handgun.

 

[surfgun]

DOES IT SAY, "MOUNTAIN REVOLVER" ON THE BARREL ? ? ? IF NOT, WHERE IS IT REFERRED TO AS SUCH ? ? ? IT APPEARS TO HAVE A SATIN, OR BEAD BLAST FINISH. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, MOUNTAIN GUNS ARE NOT FINISHED THAT WAY. NONE OF MY THREE HAVE THAT FINISH. BELOW, L TO R : 686+, 625 IN .45 COLT, AND 629……..

That gun is from the late 1980's. That version of the 629 used the same bead blast finish of the heavy barrel 5" 625 .45 acp's of the era.

 

[Harkrader]

What's a "Mountain Gun?"


625 Mountain Gun with Miculek grips; 629 and 29 Mountain Guns.

329PD with Ashley Outdoors Big Dot front sight, C&S Extreme Duty rear with tritium, Crimson Trace Laser grips, and Magnaport Quadra ports. And lanyard ring. It's a "mountain gun" because I have taken it into the mountains more than all other revolvers combined.


327TRR8. Fabulous "mountain gun!"

With a nod to S&W's naming conventions, it's anything I drag into the, uh, mountains.

 

[truckerdave397]

So where does my Mountain Lite model 386sc 357 fit into the picture?