Hey DOUG and DEP
Dep-
N frame Smiths go from 375 to 450 depending on the area you live in. I would only pay $500 for one if
it had some collector value and a 4" 629 does not.
That said, if you could get it for $475 OTD it
wouldn't be too bad. I've seen them in our local
tradeing post weekly paper for $400 but you might have to wait awhile. I'd still look for a Mtn.Gun
as the lighter and sexy brrl are a plus, at least to me.
DOUG-
Interesting you brought up .44MAG brrl lenghts as
I ran some last Friday that were interesting.
Load 1- 23.1 grains 4227 under 240gr.XTPs,WWLP
primers:
a) S&W 629 3"V-Comp, 1150 fps
b) " " 4" MTN, 1170
c) " pre-29 6 1/2",1265
d) " MagnaClassic 7.5,1480
Load 2- 22 gr.AA39,240 XTPs
a) V-Comp 3" ,1250 fps
b) Mtn.Gun 4" ,1220 ( !
c) pre-29 6.5 ,1285
d) MagnaClassic 7.5" ,1372
I guess what all this means is in a well put together gun 0f 3 OR 4 inches & a 240JHP can be driven to well over 1200 which should cause nice
performance on the object.Hope this wasn't too
boreing....dewey