wattjb, S&W improved the 629 a couple of years ago because of the pounding the guns took in metalic silloute shooting. The Classic and DX versions of the 629 are examples of the improved models. I am sure their is a dash (-) after the 629 under the crane on the frame that indicates the improved version, but I cannot remember what it is, gettin' old. Anyway, if your revolver has the cylinder locking grove offset from the center of the chamber wall, it is the improved version and that is good. I have a Classic 5" 629 and it shoots the 300 WFN very well at a chrono'd 1150 fps and will penetrate over 3 ft. of wet newspaper. The pressure is less because of the cast bullet so I have adopted this for all my shooting with this gun. Probably put about 500-700 rounds a year thru the gun with the above load. The gun balances so well I will not not put a "glass" scope on it but will use a Holo-site or the new Trijicon.
Magnum loads in the 629
I have been pondering on whether or not to scope my 629 (6" ported barrel) for deer hunting next season. I was hoping to used a pretty hot load with a 300 gr. WFN and H110 as I thought I might used this gun for larger game in the future.
I have been reading through several of the other posts about the durability of the 629 with magnum loads, though, and was wondering if a 300 gr. pill would be too much for my gun. I also read in several of the posts that a "regular dose" of magnum loads was hard on the 629;I, on the other hand, would probably only be shooting a couple hundred rounds at most through the gun in a year. With a limited number of rounds through the gun, would if be able to stand up to the 300 gr. bullets, or should I drop back to a 280 gr. or even a 240 gr. bullet?
Any help on the issue would be greatly appreciated.
I have been reading through several of the other posts about the durability of the 629 with magnum loads, though, and was wondering if a 300 gr. pill would be too much for my gun. I also read in several of the posts that a "regular dose" of magnum loads was hard on the 629;I, on the other hand, would probably only be shooting a couple hundred rounds at most through the gun in a year. With a limited number of rounds through the gun, would if be able to stand up to the 300 gr. bullets, or should I drop back to a 280 gr. or even a 240 gr. bullet?
Any help on the issue would be greatly appreciated.
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