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I really don't think I'll ever shoot it, but then....
Don't know what to do. The 629 is the very first generation magnum. It has a pinned barrel and counter-bored chambers. It's got a stamped side plate and an incredible trigger pull. They just don't build 'em like that anymore, and that's the rub. I don't want to be kicking myself months or years from now, and I could never find one anywhere this pristine.
It's never been fired and, like I said, it's not likely to. Still, it is a great example of how S&W used to build handguns.
Am I better off keeping the thing? Is it's value likely to increase as a collector's item or are they all over the place? I really lucked out getting it years ago. I think I'll just keep it, but what would you do?
The factory sent me these smooth grips after I complained about
the cheese-grater type grips that tended to shred the palms of one's
hands. Prior to this one, I had a nickel 29 that I did shoot. I'm kind of
sorry I got rid of that at the time. It was gorgeous.
Don't know what to do. The 629 is the very first generation magnum. It has a pinned barrel and counter-bored chambers. It's got a stamped side plate and an incredible trigger pull. They just don't build 'em like that anymore, and that's the rub. I don't want to be kicking myself months or years from now, and I could never find one anywhere this pristine.
It's never been fired and, like I said, it's not likely to. Still, it is a great example of how S&W used to build handguns.
Am I better off keeping the thing? Is it's value likely to increase as a collector's item or are they all over the place? I really lucked out getting it years ago. I think I'll just keep it, but what would you do?
The factory sent me these smooth grips after I complained about
the cheese-grater type grips that tended to shred the palms of one's
hands. Prior to this one, I had a nickel 29 that I did shoot. I'm kind of
sorry I got rid of that at the time. It was gorgeous.