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Just curious about what other 629 fans consider their favorites, I like a 5" full lug barrel for My deer hunting 629 and a 4" half lug barrel for My hiking gun but My money says the 6.5" full lug barrel will be most popular.............Hb
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4".
Although I haven't owned a 5" so I may not know what I'm missing.
Dave
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I don't have or want a wide variety of .44 mag revolvers. 4 inch barrel suits me just fine for my short range hunting and occasional self defense carry needs.
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Mann, you ever kill a deer with that 4" model?........Hb
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Campfire Regular
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4" in the Mountain Gun contour.
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I own two no dash 629's, a 4" and a 6". I prefer the latter. That said, my 5" lugless N-Frames, a 44 Mag and a 45 Colt, are perfection.
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4 inch.
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With a 4" Model 19. Deer aren't hard to kill.
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I have a 5" and a 4". I use the 4 most..
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Mine is in 41 cal rather than .429. Had a 6 in. 657 first. Never shot it after acquiring a four inch then sold the six inch.
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I prefer the Mountain Gun profile in a 4" barrel; the heavier target rib profile of the standard 29's is a bit much in 4". The 5" underlug is a nice balance but the best of all are the 5" target rib, no-lug, barrels. I had mine made up from an 8 3/8" M29. Probably the best use out there for that barrel length.
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Tough to beat the mt gun ....easy to Cary and shoots plenty accurate....
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So that makes me the first to check the box for the 6.5 inch full lug barrel.
Last edited by wildhobbybobby; 08/21/17.
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I have 4" Mountain Gun, an 8 3/8" 629 Classic DX and a couple in betweens (but no 5"). I kind of like the extremes best, the MG for carrying "just because" and the 8 3/8 for deliberate hunting. That said, I don't get too hung up on barrel length.
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I've owned, packed and hunted with 4", 6" and 8 3/8" M29 S&W revolvers. Makes me think a 5" half lug would be perfection.
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4 inch very seldom use my 6 inch
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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Four inch in any 29/25 variant.
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A 5" full-lug S&W 629 Classic is the ultimate DA revolver IMO. For SA, I'll take my Ruger Bisley Blackhawk 5 1/2" 45LC though...... 
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I wore out a 29-2 4 inch shooting full Keith loads a bunch. Replaced it with a 629 Mountain Revolver (original model). It appears to be a bit stronger and will outlast me.
First gun killed a nice elk In Idaho and a bunch of deer. Second gun has killed several KY whitetails and a number of coyotes and smaller game.
Four inch is best for my use but would like to try an 8 3/8 as a range gun.
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