Growing Smith &Wesson collection.

I can't say I have a collection of anything, although I do have some accumulations.

And some piles.

Good looking SW. I have a few 44 Mag Rugers, but no SW in that cartridge.

BTW, I thought benches were supposed to be messy.

Aw shucks, putting "S&W Collection" in the thread title without showing the rest of the collection is just cruel!

Seriously, though, nice gun. Ive got 7 Smith wheelies, but never had a hankering for a .44. That one would be awfully tempting, though!

Nice-looking 629, Barry loyd!

I have a 3" 629-1 that I bought in Feb'89 that has long been a favorite of mine.

And, yes, all proper loading benches must be messy ... or you are doing something terribly wrong, which may simply be not using it enough.

Demand for the Model 10 is going to grow as States like California move towards banning semi-autos.

I have my eye on the 629’s little brother the Model 69.

S&W revolvers can be addicting. Right about 6 years ago I got my first. It was a pre-model 10. Since then I have accumulated another dozen, but no 44 specials or magnums. Here is a shot of most of them

Jonesy814

I have to say you've done a fine job of making your S&W collection grow!

Sweet think you got there. Same goes for your collection.

Jonesy814 said:

S&W revolvers can be addicting. Right about 6 years ago I got my first. It was a pre-model 10. Since then I have accumulated another dozen, but no 44 specials or magnums. Here is a shot of most of them
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Watch out !! The Ruger is trying to scale the wall and escape !!

Barry loyd said:

View attachment 848991 Picked up my third S&W today, a 629-6. This is my first with the dreaded lock. Only a little more recoil than my .357 and not nearly as much recoil as the SBH with the same ammo. I did sell my 6in Security Six to pay for it. I liked the Six but didn’t love it, maybe someone else will love it. (Excuse the messy loading bench.)

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Very nice 629 addition to your S&W growing collection. My first Smith were two M10 Corrections trade ins I got last year. Now I've got the Smith bug. I'm looking at a LE trade in M64-8 now for $300. It's got the lock but for that price I can live with it. I've got an older 10-14 w/lock which is a great shooter so the lock isn't a big deal to me.

I have a few S&W's most of which have the IL. I am not a fan of the lock but I never had one lock up on me.

28-2 Revolver 357mag
329NG Revolver 44mag
610 Revolver 10mm
TRR8 Revolver 357mag
396-1 Revolver 44spl
Classic 22 Revolver 45acp
617 Revolver 22lr
625JM Revolver 45acp
310NG Revolver 10mm
632 Revolver 327fed mag
500 Revolver 500mag 4"
500 Revolver 500mag 8"
15-22 Rifle 22lr
629 Hunter Revolver 44mag
986PC Revolver 9mm
460 Revolver 460 4"
460 Revolver 460 8"
14-3 Revolver 38spl
41 Auto 22lr
29-2 Revolver 44mag
Victory Auto 22lr
29-10 Engraved Revolver 44mag

stonebuster said:

Very nice 629 addition to your S&W growing collection. My first Smith were two M10 Corrections trade ins I got last year. Now I've got the Smith bug. I'm looking at a LE trade in M64-8 now for $300. It's got the lock but for that price I can live with it. I've got an older 10-14 w/lock which is a great shooter so the lock isn't a big deal to me.

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A buddy of mine got a corrections dept trade in model 64 last year from the now defunct SOG. It was about $300 delivered, has the lock and was pretty well scuffed up, nothing deep though. He went over it lightly with mothers, put some nice wood grips on it and has a really great looking revolver. Not only that, but it has a really smooth and fairly light trigger. Wish I had got one

I have a twin to your 629-6 as well as it’s 6” barreled brother. 44s are addictive because they can be used for almost any purpose with the proper loading. I predict that you will be adding more .44s in the future.

Nice looking revolver.

Personally, not a fan of the 44 (or any magnum) but there is a reason for more than one horse in a race.

re: the lock, if you prefer, it can be removed and replaced with a plug. I have two revolvers with the storage lock, neither has been removed and so far, no problems.

Kevin

Barry loyd said:

View attachment 848991 Picked up my third S&W today, a 629-6. This is my first with the dreaded lock. Only a little more recoil than my .357 and not nearly as much recoil as the SBH with the same ammo. I did sell my 6in Security Six to pay for it. I liked the Six but didn’t love it, maybe someone else will love it. (Excuse the messy loading bench.)

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Nice looking 629.
I'm sorta on the opposite track. I'm down to 4 S&W revolvers, 3 617s and a PC325. Sold off 3 to finance a rifle, ammo and optics. I'm trying to keep only the ones I like to shoot.

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.....I'm trying to keep only the ones I like to shoot.

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I keep trying this too. I take a revolver (or something) out if the safe, and think "I haven't fired this in forever, I need to sell it."

Then I think "But, if I sell it, I won't have it."


Then, it goes back in the safe.....

Then I think "But, if I sell it, I won't have it."


Then, it goes back in the safe.....

LOL! That gun should have gone to the range before returning to the safe.

The old kitchen table.

44 mag on left, 1911 45 ACP, 22 LR semi-auto, 38 Spl &357 mag K & L frames, far right Para Ordnance and more L-frames. All revolvers are S&W.