Lipsey's S&W 629 Mountain Gun
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Targa
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I love it!! Congrats on that beauty!
.38 Special
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That is the sort of gun that, 20 years from now, we will complain about not buying when we could have.
rperyam
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How do you feel about the Bear Hug grips? I like the looks and have considered buying a couple of sets for my Smiths.
They look and feel great. Will have a better opinion after spending time with it at the range.
W.E.G.
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Them grips are the SKEETER SKELTON classic profile.
Pat Riot
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It’s a 629 with a couple special features. It’s going to be just as robust as any other 629. The main features are the removal of the lock, the lightweight barrel profile and the nice custom grips.
Ethan Verity
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Very nice!
The earth healed a little when S&W finally started to do away with their internal revolver locks. I love 44 Mag, and really like this new offering as a woods gun. I hope it works well for you.
The earth healed a little when S&W finally started to do away with their internal revolver locks. I love 44 Mag, and really like this new offering as a woods gun. I hope it works well for you.
Took it to the range today and sent a few hundred 44spl and 44magnum rounds down range. It's a dream in single action and a bit of a long tough pull in double action. It's very light, yet manageable shooting either special or magnums through it. The bear hug grips are large and contoured making it a pleasure to shoot. No cylinder or other ammunition issues. I don't have an early mountain gun with which to compare. That said, it's a solid accurate shooter. Put a Performance Center trigger and a full underlug on it and it might be the perfect revolver.
someguy2800
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I really hope they make a 625 mountain gun
Targa
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I have been waiting in hope of Colt reintroducing the Anaconda in .45 Colt but if S&W does that someguy2800 I am all in.
1RedSoxFan
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I am on the waiting list at my LGS for the .357 version. Enjoy.......
Styx
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I was under the impression that S&W "Mountain" Guns were bulked in certain areas or something. I guess they just have thinner lighter barrels? The Mountain Gun is 39oz and the standard 629 is 42.8 oz. I thought there was a bigger difference and reason why the Mountain Guns were popular.
dickydalton
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My 1989 Mountain Revolver has been wonderful. And has no lock.
Styx
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Guess you didn't get the memo from S&W. You're supposed to show the left side cylinder releases profile when there's no lock, and the right side when there is a lock.
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Gordon
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The front of the cylinders were rounded on the Original Mountain Revolver of 1989. I have one and it is superb . Every bit as good as the pinned and recessed 629 no dash 6" I gave to my son.
I have gotten rid of all my post P&R S&W, except the Mountain Revolver and a late 90s model .45 Colt 4" model 25 with no lock.It is nicely polished Blued, no laser markings and real rifling with a nice da and sa trigger.I has proper throat dimensions and longer cylinder than the earlier model 25 .45C had.
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Gary W. Strange
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I wish Smith & Wesson would make a run of 5” 629, full lug classic, without the lock. Had a 5” 629-4 classic and foolishly sold it.
