S&w 629-1 2"
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bluetopper
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I think that 629 will be a 3", but anyway, no, that is not a high price for a 44 Mag snub nose. Make him an offer. He may jump on it.
Cocked & Locked
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Or it can be a 2 5/8" as is the case with mine. It's a 629-5.
bluetopper
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Here is my 29-2 after I had a 3" barrel installed on it.
dprice3844444
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check cdnnsports.com. that's a good price.remember,stainless can be buffed to return the finish to new.wholesale 819.00,retail over 1k
Standard barrel lengths for a 629-2 were 4, 6, 6 1/2 and 8 3/8 inches. Some shorter 2 1/2, 3, and 3 1/2 were made in special runs. If the barrel length is less then 4 inches I'd check to be sure it wasn't some gunsmith's conversion. These can be good, bad and indifferent.
Legionnaire
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I have a 629-1 with a 3" barrel, if that helps. Bought it with box and papers in like-new condition for $685 about two years ago. $600 sounds like a very good price if it is in good to excellent condition. Grips shown are compact Hogues, not the originals.
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Jon Coppenbarger
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If you buy it for $600 thats not to bad but try to get him down a little. I bought a 6 " a few weeks ago for $500 but I thought I got a great deal. I thought mine was a cool revolver being a dash 1 as what it was and how it was marked.
The 1 after the 629 did not have the dash and was a little larger number. it was pinned but had the non recessed cylinder in it. So I think it was with the serial number on it one that left the factory at the time as already been built with the pinned barrel and they just went ahead and put the upgraded cylinder in it before it was shipped out. The serial number dates it late year before the dash 1 came out.
As long as its tight and was not shot a whole bunch thats not a bad price.
The 1 after the 629 did not have the dash and was a little larger number. it was pinned but had the non recessed cylinder in it. So I think it was with the serial number on it one that left the factory at the time as already been built with the pinned barrel and they just went ahead and put the upgraded cylinder in it before it was shipped out. The serial number dates it late year before the dash 1 came out.
As long as its tight and was not shot a whole bunch thats not a bad price.
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How does that snub nosed .44 compare to a 6" barrel 629? Recoil and accuracy? I assume the purpose of the short barrel is for very close encouters with Ursus arctos horribilis?
I would stick with .44 special in 2" barrel and stay away from full mag loads as far as possible.
As would I. The .44 Magnum was never intended to be used in revolvers with less then a 4" barrel, and while it can be found in shorter lengths you give up a lot of the Magnum performance in exchange for muzzle blast and excessive recoil.
When it comes to snubbies I much prefer my Taurus model 445 (5-shot/.44 Special/2" barrel/blued steel).
bluetopper
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Yes, my blued model 29 pictured in post #5.......I never shoot full power loads in it. Only light to mid-range charges of various powders behind 240gr lead semi wadcutters. Always with magnum brass however.
Legionnaire
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Like parisite, I generally shoot lighter loads through the snubby--a bit stronger than .44 special, but below the starting charge for .44 magnum. 240 grain Keith-style SWCs almost exclusively. I might load up full power mags if hiking in bear country, but not for the range or normal field carry.
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Oh, there's still a difference. A very stout 210 gr. .44 Spl. load comes up shy of 500 ft/lbs from my 3" 629, while run-of-the-mill .44 mag handloads go 850 ft/lbs.
Yes, there's quite a bit of muzzle blast and stiff recoil.
I agree that the .44 mag really needs more barrel to realize it's potential, but to say that it is no better than a Spl in < 4" tubes is just not true. That's like saying a compact 10mm is no better than a .40 S&W; Well, I don't know of any .40 loads that'll produce 720 ft/lbs from a 3.5" tube (mine included), but my 180 gr. loads do exactly that from my Witness compact 10mm.
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