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I've probably had more than 100 S&W handguns since getting my first Model 18 and 19 back in 1970 but the S&W line that has impressed me the most has been the Mountain Guns. Apparently from the prices some people are willing to pay I'm not the only one who thinks highly of them...

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=383290735

The pre-IL .45 Colt 625s seem to be the heavy hitter right now. In the past the 657 .41 Magnum and 625 .45 ACP brought the most money.

In the past month I seen three 657 MGs sell on GunBroker for $805, $995 and $1100...all were in excellent condition in the box. Have not seen a .45 ACP for a while but the last one I saw was over a grand.

Too bad someone like TALO wouldn't contact for a 1000 WITHOUT THE IL in various calibers...

Who else shoots a MG??

Bob

I carry a 45 Colt Mtn Gun when hunting loaded with mild 265 Gr LBT loads. Love to shoot it.

I've had a couple - a 44 mag and a 45 colt. I traded the 45 colt for a leupold spotter several years ago and thought I was getting a fair deal. The spotter is still worth what I paid for it, but the Smith would have gone up by 50-80% by now. Shows what I know....
I'd buy another 44 mag if I found one at the right price....

Here is a .45 ACP that sold a few weeks ago....

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=373997744

Big bullet moving slowly is all you really need for most situations. I think the .45 ACP is the most practical of all the MG calibers...that said I do love my .41s....

Bob

41, 44, and 45. Love 'em all.

The prices on all the smith's seem to be going into nosebleed territory.
I stopped by a gunstore yesterday to buy some casey's truoil, and saw a model 25 six inch in .45acp for 895 dollars.
No box, no nothing, and while a nice revolver it had been used for sure.

I have been approached by a few people wanting to know if I'd sell my pre-lock 625 Mountain Gun......





Not at this time I told them! Gun is soooo accurate, and extremely smooth.

I would fall into the category of liking the mountain guns. Right now I have only one a 629-4 in 44 Mag. What's not to like?

I really like all the 29/629 family, especially the pre-lock models. I have never owned a Mountain Gun, but it is definitely on my "want" list. Some day I may try a 45 Colt model.

Around here the 45 ACP MG's are common at gunshows.



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Mountain Guns show up periodically at the local shops I frequent. Most of the time they sell for $699-799. Gunbroker.com prices are out of this world for pre-lock S&W's, though that likely reflects regional scarcity and the fact that auctions tend to drive prices up.

I like the MG's and I've got my eye's peeled for 625's in 45 Colt and 45 ACP.

i have the 29-8 blued MG that Cabelas commissioned a few years ago. they call it the Outfitter. other than the kinda cheesy laser etching, i love it. it does have the lock, but the gun itself is a beauty. real nice blue, nice grips, etc. and it shoots like a dream too. trigger is not bad but a little stiffer than my vintage guns. it does kick a bit but with the hogues on it, it is not bad. rides nice in a chest holster too. don't even know its there all day.

Carried this .44 mag the other day, hunting in Hurricane Bay Swamp, north of town.
Had a nice MG in .45 Colt, but traded it off for nice Browning A5. Never have used the shotgun, wish I had the MG back.

I got a pre-lock 625-6 from somebody on this forum last year in August. Everybody ignored the for sale post and I ended up getting it for a measly $725 HA HA!

So far, I have put Grashorn grips on it, had the cylinders opened up AND cut to take .45 ACP moon clips. Yup, I shoot BOTH .45 Colt and .45 ACP

This gun is easy to shoot well and gets carried a lot. I will never part with it.

Unfortunately, I don't have a mountain gun though I covet my buddy's prelock 625 MG. I make due with a Model 58 and a Model 57 with 4-inch barrels. I wish I had never traded my M-29 4-inch for a 6-inch 629 Classic version. To slightly compensate, I recently bought a Ruger stainless flat top convertible .45 Colt/.45 ACP with 4.6 inch barrel.

The one I have is a Cabela's Outfitter, but in stainless. Truth-be-told, I'd have opted for a regular Mountain Gun, but they were scarce at the time and Cabela's had these on sale. It has grown on me and I actually kinda like the etching. If I need a 45 Colt/45 ACP MG, I just reach for this...

I'm not sure the MG offers an appreciable advantage over a plain 4" model 57 or the like.

Had a 44 and sold it preferring the standard 4" barrel.

I just love my 629-4, which I got from a great member of the Fire. It's my favorite companion around the farm and in the woods.

Now that 625 .45 Colt cut for .45 ACP Moon Clips...WOW...

.45 Colt
.45 Colt +P
.45 ACP
.45 ACP +P
.45 Super

Will it run .45 Auto Rim also????

I had three 629s, two -2 Mountain Revolvers with the bead blasted finish and one -6. Traded one -2 to a friend and sold the other one. Kept the -6 as it matched the 657 and 625/.45 ACP MGs that I have.

Also had one of the Springfield Armory ARMS FOR THE NATION Commemorative but sold that and another 625 .45 ACP and bought a second 657/.41 Mag.

The only reason I bough and keep the 629/.44 is Speer several years ago came out with the .44 Magnum 200 grain Gold Dot HP Short Barrel Load. I was so impressed with the performance of the made for the .44 Special 200 grain DEEP HP bullet that would expand EVERY time at 1080 fps from a 4" I just had to have a gun to shoot it in....and the MG was the perfect vehicle. Berry's Bullets used to have a 200 grain plated bullet and I bough a couple thousand and have a practice load that matches the factory load. Speer also has load data for the bullet in the #14 Manual.

Funny story on the 629. I bought it off GunBroker and when it arrived it was like new. When I wrote and thanked the Seller for a quick smooth transaction I asked why he had sold it. He said he had fired six rounds of factory 240s through it and that was enough for him.... I have 20 rounds of Gold Dots and probably 30 rounds of the practice load through the gun and that is it...just sits in the safe....

Bob