New Big Bore Fun Toy

[BerBer5985]

I just picked this up yesterday from Paul at Constitutional Firearms! Super guy to work with! I highly recommend for both service and price! But here's my S&W 629 3" Talo Edition. It's gorgeous and I can't wait to shoot it! Too bad it's raining today or I'd be at the range. I'm very curious just to see how much recoil this thing really has!

 

[rouchna]

That is a beautiful revolver. Congrats.

 

[BerBer5985]

Thanks I'm super excited to shoot it. I have a ruger gp100, but I've always wanted a snubby large bore for some manly reason. I guess its overcompensation .

 

[jimbobborg]

Nice, a 3" .44 Mag. I miss my 4" .44 Mag, too bad I had to sell it many years ago.

 

[Huckleberry]

44 SPL should be no problem but hot 44 Mag may have you thinking about getting some Hogues or Pachmayrs for that roundbutt instead of the wood.

 

[BerBer5985]

And I'm sure that'll probably be the case! haha But I love the look of those grips. I'll probably change the grips to shoot at the range and keep the other grips to put on later. I also bought a Mosin at the same time which I'm excited about. Between the 2 I should have a sore shoulder and a sore hand. Basically the right side of my body will be unusable. I bought a synthetic stock for the mosin so I don't have to worry about messing the stock up, although I know they're not getting anymore valuable.

 

[05dodgedaytona]

Very nice.

 

[Heist]

BOOM!

 

[Bootknife]

Huckleberry is right .....44Spl is great in my Magnums for range time!!

 

[BerBer5985]

I'm gonna pick some .44 special up before I go, I have some 44 magnums that I bought, so we'll see how that goes. I'm sure the boom in either is going to be more than my 357 in my gp100

 

[sinzitu]

I have the same gun. Any standard 240gr load is very manageable. Some hotter loads like Hornady XTP rounds will let you know that you're firing a true hand cannon. I do not have Hogue grips or use gloves.

 

[Marauder]

Congrats! Have fun at the range, you might want to try some 44spl and get use to it.

 

[Marylandfisherman]

That's a bellicose gun, although those grips don't do it for me. I surely hope they do it for you...

 

[BerBer5985]

Got to shoot it today. My hands not broken, fun gun to shoot, but it hurts after about 24 rounds. Haha I think some hogue grips would certainly help tame it a little, bit it's pretty accurate from 20 yards. I'm def happy with it! It's a great trigger!

 

[august1410]

I need a .44.

 

[BerBer5985]

Yes you do!

 

[steves1911]

Nice looking S&W ya got there. I will be picking up a 41mag from Paul the end of this week and this 7 day wait is killing me.

 

[tcolt45]

wow very nice.

 

[j8064]

That's awful purdy!

 

[bobnieder]

Any flames leaping out of that short-barreled beauty when you fired her? (Seriously, I remember firing Super Vel out of my Model 19 6" 40 years ago -- it definitely cleaned out the lead fouling from the reloaded semi-wadcutters . . . and then some!)

Enjoy!