S&W 624 Opinions Good, Bad?

[jd70]

Does anyone have any experience with the 624 as an all around gun? I,ve always liked the 44 special round, and am thinking of investing in a 624.

 

[unspellable]

I have a 6-1/2 inch 624 that's a favorite. I have a 629, but for most shooting I just don't need that much horse power. The 44 Special in factory loads is no more expensive than 44 Magnum, perhaps a bit cheaper. In either case you really should be handloading.

 

[Z_Infidel]

I had a 4" 624 and it was a very nice revolver. It had excellent balance and made it easy to shoot accurately.

 

[jd70]

Yes I do reload 44 special, but it was for a blackhawk 44mag. I like the 44 special cartridge and was looking for 44 special DA revolver. As I already have a S&W Model 67 that I like so much I guess I am asking would it make a good big brother gun.( In fact I liked the 67 so much I let my wife shoot it. NOW IT'S HER GUN!)

 

[CSA 357]

I have a 4 inch 624 its one of my favorite n frames and is a tack driver! i have other n frame smiths and the tappered barrel of the 624 does make the gun feel and ballance well,go on and get ya one you will love it! csa

 

[Redhawk 44]

624 4" is there anything better for an all around handgun if your reload. If you don't then 44 Mag Mtn Gun is essentially the same beast with more versatility.

45 Colt is a working proposition but reloading will help round out the value of the caliber.

 

[ldp4570]

I have the 624 4" and the LH624 3". Both are fantastic shooters, and would make a good big brother to your 67. With the 624 throwing a 250gr slug at 800 to 900FPS you don't need much else.

 

[Dienekes]

After many years I finally latched onto a 24-3 4" which is essentially the same gun. N frames are big for my hands but this is probably the lightest, best balanced, and best looking of the whole pack. The only down side of it is the size factor, and if you can live with that, it just doesn't get any better.

It's also nice that the .44 Special is about as easy to load for and live with as the .38 Special. Sometimes simpler is better.

 

[earplug]

I have two M29's and a 625. I shoot the 625 much more. If I were to do it all again and wanted the power to hunt with, i'd get a 625 in 45 ACP and have a 460 Rowland conversion cylinder. Or bore the factory cylinder to the Rowland and get a TI cylinder for DA shooting of the 45 ACP.
You would end up a flexible moon clip revolver with magnum power. Lot of options in factory 45 ACP and bullet weights. Brass is usually just a matter of following the pistol shooters around.

 

[Gator]

624's are great revolvers, but check the serial number before you buy, there was a recall of 500 of them.

 

[spwenger]

Since I Never Envisioned The Need...

...for a .44 Magnum, when I started hiking in black-bear country, I made up some warm handloads for my 4" 624, which I sling in a large Safepacker when my dog and I walk in the local woods. (Black bear run fairly small here in the White Mountains.) I load a 240 gr. Hardcast SWC in front of 11.5 gr. of AA9, which only gives me 930 fps. With 11.0 gr., I get a load that is as comfortable to shoot as a .38 Special but only clocks about 870 fps. The warmer load is not as mild on the hand with the open-back Pachmayr Gripper Professionals on that gun but that's about as large a grip as I like on a square-butt N-frame and it's certainly a lot milder to handle than a Magnum load. I am not going to be worrying about stinging hands if I run into an angry bear sow who thinks I or my dog have threatened her cub!