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nastynatesfish

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So in looking to get a short barreled revolver. I have a guy wanting to trade me a sw629 6" for a 308 I have. My wuestion is how would I go about getting one of them, possibly the ruger rebarreled to a 3"? Or maybe some one has one they'd wanna trade for my 5-1/2"?
 
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SW 629 6 GOES FOR 850-1K ROUND HERE IN 95% COND. What is your 308? you put a smith in your hand and feel the best trigger in a pistol even by todays standards, you wont want a ruger.
 
I've got the ruger now and love it. The 629 has a trigger job done already by a guy in Phoenix. I've got 900 in the 308 plus. He was asking 8-850
 
Originally Posted By: rsbendenSW 629 6 GOES FOR 850-1K ROUND HERE IN 95% COND. What is your 308? you put a smith in your hand and feel the best trigger in a pistol even by todays standards, you wont want a ruger.


I own two Ruger Redhawk revolverss, both with 5.5" barrels. One is a 45 Colt and the other is a 357 Magnum, and both have excellent triggers, even by "today's standards". whatever that means.

A Redhawk will still be in time while a Smith might be struggling due to too much shooting. I own revolvers from both makers, but for durability and overall ruggedness, its hard to beat a Redhawk.
 
I would not hesitate to at least try the Ruger if you find one. I had a .357 Mag Redhawk in a 7 1/2 "no longer made" and it was a great revolver. I now have a Super Redhawk in .44 Mag and the trigger on it is great too. The Wife has an SP101 357/38 spec. It too has a good trigger. I do not own a S&W but I doubt that you would be disappointed with a Ruger. Best of luck in your search!
 
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A Redhawk will still be in time while a Smith might be struggling due to too much shooting. I own revolvers from both makers, but for durability and overall ruggedness, its hard to beat a Redhawk.

After owning and shooting both to me there is no comparison in the way they feel in the hand and shoot. The M29 wins hands down. The Ruger is stronger I know but still, you would have to shoot a whole lot of full boat .44 Mag to get newer M29 or M629 Smiths out of time. Mine still shoots great and it is around 20 years old.
 
29/629's bring a premium price around here. I sold mine years ago and have regretted it ever since. have a friend that has the RedHawk. It is nice but I'll still take the 29/629 over it.
 
Nothing wrong with either the 29 or Redhawk, but I like the shorter barreled Redhawks just a little better I need to pick up a 2.75" Talo Kodiak backpacker to go with these

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45 & 44
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Originally Posted By: Rich44Nothing wrong with either the 29 or Redhawk, but I like the shorter barreled Redhawks just a little better I need to pick up a 2.75" Talo Kodiak backpacker to go with these

45 Colt
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45 & 44
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Very nice!



I've owned 629's and 29's and I own Rugers. The Redhawk fits me better and is just as accurate. The only 629 I miss was the Mountain Gun I owned. I need to check under the couch cushions and buy the 657 Mountain Gun at the LGS.
 
There's not doubt about the fact that an N-Frame Smith will shoot extremely well. I definitely like the ones that I have.

Still, if I'm going rough country pack hunting on horseback far from any civilization, a Redhawk is my choice hands down. The two that I have are both accurate and [beeep] for stout. With good triggers.
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I would have to say that the 629 or the s&w's will have a nicer trigger than the rugers. But it sounds like you already have you heart set on another ruger. So go for it. You won't be happy until you get what you want.
 
Winnyfan~ even by todays standards means just that, the SW 29 has been round since 1957 and switched to a 6" bbl in 1979. With all the new high tech junk out there today SW still has the best production revolver trigger in the industry.
As far as not staying in time if you dont heed the manufacture warnings any pistol will loosen up due to hot handloads not shooting it too much,lets not stretch the facts.
Ruger has the edge in overall durability of frame/cylinder,but lets be frank we are comparing a corvette to a dumptruck. Ruger builds a great hunting pistol no doubt,having also owned both there is no comparison between the two,trigger or ergonomics.
 
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I've been looking and the Alaskan is about 850-889 and the 629 talo is about 810. Both are about 25 bucks to ship. I'm making a trip to Tucson today and gonna do some shopping around at local spots.
 
Had 7.5 barreled Redhawk .44 back in the mid 80's that was probably the most accurate revolver I've ever owned. The factory grips, IMO, sucked so I put a set of pachmayr grips on and that solved it. Got a load from the dealer I bought it from for 240gr and 2400. Didn't know any better at the time but it was likely WAY over recommended max but it did shoot incredible well with that load. Shot that gun a lot, nearly every weekend for the better part of two years and never had a single problem with it. I've got a 6in 629 now and can't remember the last time I shot it.
 
I'm a big 629 fan, as well as a big Ruger revolver fan. While I favor the Redhawk second to least in the Ruger line (I have absolutely NO use for a GP100), I can't say that I really think new production 629's are any better than the Redhawks after a spring replacement - which is still cheaper than the 629's purchase price. My older smith's, 20yrs vintage and older, had better triggers out of the box than the Redhawks, but they also had better triggers than current Smiths too.

Despite letting my FFL expire, I still do a lot of work on revolvers. There are a lot of reasons you don't see repair work on a $300 Charter or Rossi, and why you'd see more repair work on higher price S&W models... BUT... I do see more internal refitting work for Smith's than I do for Rugers. If a Ruger leaves the factory in proper function, it generally stays that way. The hand is considerably narrower in Smith's, and seems to take wear a lot faster - that's why they get the reputation of shooting loose faster than Rugers, not necessarily because they're weaker, but because they DO GO OUT OF TIME FROM NORMAL USE FASTER, even with light loads.

Tuning is kinda a toss up. Not many non-smiths are good at tuning leaf spring actions, but most guys leave that alone and just work the trigger spring, which is easy. The single spring Redhawk takes a little more understanding to reduce the SA trigger pull without developing light strikes. Done right, however, you can tune a single spring Redhawk action to have no more stacking than the Smith action.

If I'm racing, I want a lighter and smaller 629, but I also recognize that I'll wear out most of the internal parts after a season or two, which doesn't happen to a Redhawk, but the weight loss and faster handling is nice. For hunting, Ruger 100%. For a belt gun, either works - the Smith will be lighter, but the Ruger less expensive to get into.

Personally, after owning, shooting, hunting, rebuilding, and smithing all kinds of revolvers, I like Rugers.

I currently have 3 629's and 5 Redhawks. I favor the Super Redhawks to both - which my wife and I have over a dozen Super Red's.
 
Well. I went into a shop today and he had both the ruger and the Alaskan. He even had a 454 Alaskan. The ruger felt dang good but really deep in my hand. Probably was just the factory grip that was on it. It was priced at 909+tax. He had the 3" smith and Wesson talo that felt really nice too. It was 859+tax he ALSO had a used 3" 629 with a black rubber grip on it. I got it for 725 out the door. It feels awesome in the hand. I really couldn't justify the extra 2-300 for either when I'd also been putting a new grip on it. The owner of the shop said none of their used revolvers are hard used. He's a former ruger master smith. Even has the paper on the shop wall. Seems the little shop always has the best prices in stock. I called Sportsmans warehouse, also in Tucson and they wanted 1199+tax for the ruger. Anyhow. Gonna go shoot them both tomorrow now. Here's a couple pics
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The sisters

Pretty happy with them. I'm still thinking on the 8-3/8" smith too lol
Looks like it's top ramen till payday lol. Good thing I love noodles!
 
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