Just found this thread. I really like my Smith 629 Classic with a five inch barrel. I use the Speer Blaser load which gives me around 1100 fps according to my Chrony. I have killed deer very cleanly out to 60 yards with it and used it to kill a bunch of hogs. It doesn't have much recoil,it's really accurate,and it kills stuff very dead.
Last edited by ruraldoc; 05/17/16.
