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"I'd cure the whole world with one primal scream, but no one would listen" - Davey Havok
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Do you have a wife and will she find out?Comment
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Yep,you need it.Comment
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Nobody needs a Model 29. But do you feel lucky? well do you!California's politicians and unionized government employees are a crime gang that makes the Mexican drug cartels look like a Girl Scout Troop in comparison.Comment
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Eh, get a nice used one, a Model 29-2 or earlier (or a C&R pre-29). While later models have a few improvements for shooting heavy loads the older ones are nicer and much more collectible/better investments.
Most people don't shoot tons of heavy loads through their 29's; hot 44 special equivalent loads are just fine as a steady diet for the earlier 29's. My favorite is the 6.5" blued pre-29 with the early cokebottle grips.
Last edited by redcliff; 04-12-2013, 7:35 PM."You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
"What we get away with isn't usually the same as what's good for us"
"An extended slide stop is the second most useless part you can put on a 1911"
"While Ruger DA revolvers may be built like a tank, they have the aesthetics of one also,
although I suppose there are a few tanks which I owe an apology to for that remark"Comment
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I am in the same boat. Always wanted a model 29. My local gun store had a 29-2 in great conditon for $550. Someone picked it up before I could get my hands on it. Looks like I may go for a new 29 or a les Baer I can't decide at the moment!Comment
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Get a pre lock !Comment
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Get a house wtf get your priorities in order. You will get all the toys you ever wanted later in life! It's called retirement!Comment
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If houses were cheap i would say that but right now it's expensive in SD. Get a used 29 as redcliff suggested.Comment
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Get the Model 29. After you get the house the payments and upkeep will suck your wallet dry, so get the Smith beforehand. The third handgun I bought was a used Model 29 with a great trigger job. That was when they were hard to find and artificially jacked up because of the Dirty Harry movies. I handloaded for it, and as mentioned above, I mostly shot lead bullets loaded to about Special power. I loved shooting that thing and stupidly sold it to buy something else after just a few years.
I came to regret it, and ended up picking up another one several years later when they came on sale:
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Absolutely you do.Comment
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Gotta get it. I've been wanting one for about 5 yrs now. I bought a house, which I don't regret, and now the taxes and upkeep is taking away my time and money from getting one. Ugh, I'll get one one day. 29-10 6.5" blued with altamont grips is on my dream list.Comment
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don't want to be a spoiler....but
i have had 2 "629"s
one, and 85-86 6" bbl
the other and 89 6" 629 classic hunter
in "BOTH" cases i had an issue with the barrel twisting.
gave them up, and bought a ruger vaquero 45 colt..and handload for itThat may be a CG first!
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