I've always been a Ruger guy when it comes to revolvers, but picked up this Smith model 29 the other day.
I'm not a Smith guy, but I think this one is a 29-5. It has a 5" full under lug barrel and unfluted cylinder. I also noticed that it has the case colored trigger and wide target hammer making me think it has the Smith endurance package.
This is the only blued full lug model 29 I have ever seen. I have seen a couple of the 629 classic hunters with full lug and unfluted cylinder, but all stainless and all with 6" barrels.
Someone local mentioned thinking it was a DX model, but I'm not sure what all that entails, or how to tell.
I saw this gun not long after walking into a gunshow and I went back to handle it at least a dozen times before finally making a offer. I have several other 44 mags that I really like, including a very nice blued 5.5" Redhawk. But this gun just kept drawing me back. Something about the way it balances, it just feels like it's part of my hand, although the finger grooves do not line up with my fingers at all. The single action trigger pull on this gun is also the finest I have ever felt on any pistol I have ever handled. Absolutely perfect.
Anyone else seen one quite like this? I think I got a good deal on it. It does not appear to have been shot very much.
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