How many of us have a S&W Mountain Gun or two? The 629 MG is my all time favorite firearm and is the one they will "pry from my cold dead hand" someday.
My latest acquisition is this 686 Mountain Gun. This thing is so sweet that I can't believe it isn't a standard catalog item.
I bought my first Mountain "Revolver" shortly after it came out in the late '80s. The original owner bought it, shot it a few times and the recoil was too much so he traded it in. His loss was my gain. The 629-2 was the original and was called the Mountain "Revolver", later versions were marked MOUNTAIN GUN.
S&W has also made Mountain Guns in .45 Colt, .41 Magnum, and .45 ACP in both blue and stainless.
I like the 629-2 so well that a few years ago I ran across a 629-5 Mountain Gun and bought it as a backup. I put a Crimson Trace laser grip on this one, and have put the "red dot of death" on the head of a couple of feral hogs.
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