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Posted: 6/11/2019 6:26:17 AM EDT
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While I certainly prefer the double action trigger on a Smith, a 44 is a hunting gun for me so SRH.
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Posted: 6/11/2019 11:25:44 AM EDT
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There can only be one? 629 Classic 5". -3 over a -4, but those are nice too. https://i.imgur.com/CcogdSP.jpg |
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Posted: 6/12/2019 12:11:37 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/12/2019 7:43:33 AM EDT
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I have three. S&W M29 4". Ruger Super Black Hawk 7.5". Dan Wesson stainless 10" heavy/vent rib shroud.
Nothing is smoother than the M29. I've given the Ruger to my nephew. I'm thinking about giving the Dan Wesson to my oldest son. I'll keep the M29 a few more years (had it for about 36 years now). It is a sweet handgun. Every time I get it out of the safe to inspect/clean/wipe down the smoothness just amazes me. |
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Posted: 6/12/2019 9:57:43 AM EDT
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Is it wrong that I really REALLY dislike the looks of the classic M27, M28, M29 that have the partial under-lug and square butts?
 I am a big fan of S&W revolvers but I find that "Classic" Dirty Harry look one of the worst of all S&W.
My M29 (my only 44 Mag revolver) is a full under-lug with a round butt. 
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Posted: 6/12/2019 2:44:59 PM EDT
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Is it wrong that I really REALLY dislike the looks of the classic M27, M28, M29 that have the partial under-lug and square butts? |
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Posted: 6/12/2019 7:01:46 PM EDT
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Come to reiterate and think it all over... If I'd have to do all over again with my .44's... It would be with the 3" barreled M29-3 Lew Horton, the M24-3 Lew Horton, and my M629-5 Mountain Back Packers... I recently bought a 6.5" DX in .44mag and it's one of the dumbest gun purchases I've ever bought, good for nothing but competition silhouette shooting. You can't carry it on your person discretely worth a fuck unlike I do very much so the 3" .44's aforementioned. The "DX" points like shit and I'm selling it as I was doing better than alright at 100 yards shooting silhouettes with the 3" .44 guns. And shooting the shorties helped me shoot faster at true combat and bad breath distances training with the 3" guns at 100 yards. YMMV...
Here they are... The 3" M29 and M629 I've carried for a couple years... 
The 3" M24 in .44Special (my favorite carry .44 by far) 
The dumb-ass purchase... M629-3 "DX" 6.5" that points like a cactus and handles like a retarded 80's Atari joy-stick... 
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Posted: 6/12/2019 8:50:24 PM EDT
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I drove a S&W 610 with full under lug 6.5-inch barrel just like your 629 and my 29 above to B-class in USPSA. Never had an issue drawing, pointing and shooting that revolver quickly and the long sight radius made long range target easy.
Never tried to conceal carry it, but I don't bother trying to conceal carry any of my N-frames. I have better revolvers for that job. But for open carry in the woods I belt and chest carry either of them quiet comfortably. |
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Posted: 6/12/2019 9:15:45 PM EDT
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Is it wrong that I really REALLY dislike the looks of the classic M27, M28, M29 that have the partial under-lug and square butts? I am a big fan of S&W revolvers but I find that "Classic" Dirty Harry look one of the worst of all S&W.
My M29 (my only 44 Mag revolver) is a full under-lug with a round butt. https://i.imgur.com/WW9XWZpl.jpg?1 |
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Posted: 6/13/2019 1:07:12 AM EDT
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629-4. 5" Classic or 4" Mountain Gun, take your pick. Can't go wrong with either.
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Posted: 6/13/2019 7:21:14 AM EDT
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I used to feel the same way about the partial under lug, but they've grown on me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Is it wrong that I really REALLY dislike the looks of the classic M27, M28, M29 that have the partial under-lug and square butts? I am a big fan of S&W revolvers but I find that "Classic" Dirty Harry look one of the worst of all S&W.
My M29 (my only 44 Mag revolver) is a full under-lug with a round butt. https://i.imgur.com/WW9XWZpl.jpg?1 |
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Posted: 6/13/2019 8:19:34 AM EDT
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I hate full underlugs, and square butts are the best butts for shooting. My 629-4 is a round butt, partial lug 6", and its almost perfect. A set of square butt conversion grips have gotten it pretty close.
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Posted: 6/13/2019 10:13:33 AM EDT
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I hate full underlugs, and square butts are the best butts for shooting. My 629-4 is a round butt, partial lug 6", and its almost perfect. A set of square butt conversion grips have gotten it pretty close. 
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Posted: 6/13/2019 7:31:35 PM EDT
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I hate Colt but my Anaconda from the 90s is gtg. 
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Posted: 6/15/2019 5:59:54 PM EDT
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I drove a S&W 610 with full under lug 6.5-inch barrel just like your 629 and my 29 above to B-class in USPSA. Never had an issue drawing, pointing and shooting that revolver quickly and the long sight radius made long range target easy. https://i.imgur.com/vUxCAZH.jpg Never tried to conceal carry it, but I don't bother trying to conceal carry any of my N-frames. I have better revolvers for that job. But for open carry in the woods I belt and chest carry either of them quiet comfortably. 
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Posted: 6/21/2019 4:57:27 PM EDT
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Would probably be a 6" 29 for me, bought a 4" last year and they are pretty cool as well.
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Posted: 6/21/2019 5:26:24 PM EDT
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Out of all the .44 mags I own this is my favorite. 4" Mountain Gun as a back up in the Big Horn Mountains in Buffalo Wyoming.
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Posted: 6/21/2019 5:35:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryUgh! Still kept that damn Dragoon trigger guard! I like mine better. 
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Posted: 6/21/2019 5:51:51 PM EDT
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29-2
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Posted: 6/21/2019 6:19:40 PM EDT
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Out of all the .44 mags I own this is my favorite. 4" Mountain Gun as a back up in the Big Horn Mountains in Buffalo Wyoming. https://i.imgur.com/kvK8lvn.jpg |
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Posted: 6/21/2019 10:46:00 PM EDT
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A 44 Mountain Gun is the one I plan on being buried with. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Out of all the .44 mags I own this is my favorite. 4" Mountain Gun as a back up in the Big Horn Mountains in Buffalo Wyoming. https://i.imgur.com/kvK8lvn.jpg  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/22/2019 12:08:48 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/22/2019 12:26:12 AM EDT
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VERY nice, customized Model 58? Quote HistoryQuoted:
VERY nice, customized Model 58? 520 frame 44spl barrel 44 mag cylinder |
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Posted: 6/22/2019 8:04:00 AM EDT
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Thank you! My Grail gun 520 frame 44spl barrel 44 mag cylinder Quote HistoryQuoted:
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VERY nice, customized Model 58? 520 frame 44spl barrel 44 mag cylinder It has everything you need, and nothing you don't! |
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Posted: 6/22/2019 8:21:05 AM EDT
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Ruger Model 96
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Posted: 6/22/2019 8:26:43 AM EDT
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I like my Ruger Super Blackhawk. Not sure that you can get short barrel though. |
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Posted: 6/22/2019 10:33:20 AM EDT
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Thank you! My Grail gun 520 frame 44spl barrel 44 mag cylinder |
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Posted: 6/22/2019 10:53:41 AM EDT
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Who did that work for you, if you don't mind me asking? It seems like Bowen is the only name that comes up for barrel swaps and radical custom work on double actions. Not that he is a bad choice by any means, but it's nice to have options, lol. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thank you! My Grail gun 520 frame 44spl barrel 44 mag cylinder You can contact him through his holster website though.. http://www.redrivercustomleather.com/gallery.html |
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Posted: 6/22/2019 11:25:07 AM EDT
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This was one that I bought from the guy who built it years ago. Unfortunately, I don't believe he's doing any more conversions. You can contact him through his holster website though.. http://www.redrivercustomleather.com/gallery.html |
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Posted: 6/22/2019 2:00:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/22/2019 2:12:44 PM EDT
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I have S&W and Rugers but i want a Dan Wesson 44 stainless with 2",4",6" barrels so bad. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/SamsonXD/Mobile%20Uploads/20190129_130926_edit_1550977288568.jpg Just gotta find the snub barrel |
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Posted: 6/22/2019 2:16:08 PM EDT
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I have S&W and Rugers but i want a Dan Wesson 44 stainless with 2",4",6" barrels so bad. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/SamsonXD/Mobile%20Uploads/20190129_130926_edit_1550977288568.jpg Just gotta find the snub barrel 
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Posted: 6/22/2019 2:21:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/22/2019 2:22:03 PM EDT
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Probably my 7.5" Redhawk.
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Posted: 6/22/2019 3:10:35 PM EDT
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You might have noticed, responses in these threads often read like: “I have XX, and I like it / it works well / it’s better than YY”.
So with that in mind, try to determine what your primary purpose will be, and what you like. I bought a brushed chrome Desert Eagle .44 when I turned 44. Just because I wanted one. I’ve got other guns in that caliber (revolver and single-shot), and they all work well. I mostly just use them for punching paper, and smacking steel. So go see what you want/like, and have fun with it. |
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Posted: 6/24/2019 2:25:52 PM EDT
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Ugh! Still kept that damn Dragoon trigger guard! I like mine better.
http://i.imgur.com/DgmRzzg.jpg Which barrel band front sight is that? NECG? |
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Posted: 6/24/2019 5:57:29 PM EDT
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@Henry Which barrel band front sight is that? NECG? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ugh! Still kept that damn Dragoon trigger guard! I like mine better.
http://i.imgur.com/DgmRzzg.jpg Which barrel band front sight is that? NECG? |
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Posted: 6/24/2019 9:04:54 PM EDT
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I would look for a 29-5 or -6 or a 629 -3 or -4 Those will have the full endurance package, no mim parts, and will have the firing pin mounted on the hammer. They will handle heavier loads and higher round counts than the older models. Here's a few of my 29-2's https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/264774/IMG_20190511_145609_jpg-971955.JPG |
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Posted: 6/25/2019 12:28:13 AM EDT
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Gotta go nuke-you-ler
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Posted: 6/25/2019 9:59:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryI think I'm going to end up buying a Ruger, just so that I can get the itch to try those ridiculous loads out.
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Posted: 6/25/2019 11:20:08 AM EDT
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I think I'm going to end up buying a Ruger, just so that I can get the itch to try those ridiculous loads out. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 6/25/2019 11:29:47 AM EDT
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They're pretty decent.... In my lever gun. I'm not crazy about shooting a bunch of them in the revolvers |
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Posted: 6/25/2019 5:57:49 PM EDT
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I'm partial to my 4 5/8 super black hawk. I've had it close to 15 years and it does everything I need it to.
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Posted: 6/26/2019 12:00:32 AM EDT
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I love single actions. I love custom ones even more. I have several 5 shot conversions on the large Ruger frame in 45 colt, 454, 475 aand 500.
I also have a 5 shot 44 mag on the smaller frame. It would be hard to part with it. I think I would take a 5 inch Redhawk not the 5.5 That half inch makes a big difference. Well to me it does. I would also consider a 3 inch Super Redhawk if they would just make the frame and barrel a little bit longer. I cant stand the look of one with the barrel hanging out past the frame |
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Posted: 6/27/2019 1:57:55 PM EDT
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I'm typically a Ruger guy when it comes to revolvers, but if I could only own one .44 Magnum revolver it'd be a Smith & Wesson Model 29 Classic. Just a beautiful gun.
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Posted: 7/1/2019 10:12:21 AM EDT
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I have S&W and Rugers but i want a Dan Wesson 44 stainless with 2",4",6" barrels so bad.  II think it would take a load off your back, and you would be much happier if you were to share a few of those with me. |
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Posted: 7/4/2019 12:45:26 PM EDT
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I would look for a 29-5 or -6 or a 629 -3 or -4 Those will have the full endurance package, no mim parts, and will have the firing pin mounted on the hammer. They will handle heavier loads and higher round counts than the older models. Here's a few of my 29-2's https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/264774/IMG_20190511_145609_jpg-971955.JPG |
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Posted: 7/4/2019 1:30:34 PM EDT
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What grips are those gorgeous ladies wearing? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would look for a 29-5 or -6 or a 629 -3 or -4 Those will have the full endurance package, no mim parts, and will have the firing pin mounted on the hammer. They will handle heavier loads and higher round counts than the older models. Here's a few of my 29-2's https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/264774/IMG_20190511_145609_jpg-971955.JPG  Attached File Attached File@eric10mm |
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Posted: 7/4/2019 2:58:13 PM EDT
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Dan Wesson model 44
You can pick up a nice used one far cheaper than an S&W, and they are more accurate. |
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Posted: 7/4/2019 6:16:26 PM EDT
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Those are factory s&w "smooth presentation stocks" if I can find a set for under $125 I usually buy them. The really nice figured ones or rosewood will bring more money. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/264774/IMG_20190704_122750_jpg-1003893.JPGhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/264774/IMG_20190704_122811_jpg-1003894.JPG @eric10mm 
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