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Post by simple45 on Jun 11, 2018 8:30:48 GMT -5
irweight smith and Wesson 329pd. I came across a 396-1 mountain lite really liked it but turned it down due to price. now I realized I can't find that model nowhere. Smith is still making the 329pd and I love how light it is but have never held one. It will mainly be a packing gun with .44 specials and magnums when I'm in the mountains. Does anyone have any expierience with one? Thanks for any info.
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Post by bula on Jun 11, 2018 8:44:07 GMT -5
Several here do. likely they will chime in as they see this. In John Taffin's book of the 44, there is a chapter devoted to the 329PD.. Enjoy.
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Post by squigz on Jun 11, 2018 8:46:47 GMT -5
I went through a phase where I really wanted one of these, and thankfully one of the LGS guys I'm fairly close with let me shoot his personal ones that had x-frame grips on it. He said without those grips the gun is pure torture. After a shot with a mild 44 special, I let off a factory 44 mag, and I had no interest in shooting it again. For the purpose of tracking it around the mountain, carrying etc. I'm positive it'll fulfill your needs. But if you ever need to practice with it, it might soon become something you develop a flinch with.
I still want one, but I don't want to pay nearly as much as what's being asked for them especially after shooting one, I'll gladly carry the extra 20 oz's of gun.
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Post by bushog on Jun 11, 2018 9:11:54 GMT -5
S&W Model 69.......
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Post by simple45 on Jun 11, 2018 9:42:06 GMT -5
I owned a model 69 with the 4.25 inch barrel for a couple years. Let it go in a trade but it was a good shooter just never had the right balance for me. The new 2.75 inch looks like a good compromise of weight portability and power. holding that 396 mountain lite just shocked me for a full size revolver to feel so light and balanced immediately thought I could just drop this is in my back pocket. the 329 weighs just a tad more but is a bigger frame. |
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Post by ezekiel38 on Jun 11, 2018 10:43:28 GMT -5
Owned a 396 and it wasn't long before it found a new home. Only viable for me with 44 Charter Arms load levels. 200 gr at 750-800. I bought it for backpacking and quickly gave up that idea.
A friend has a 329 and it was ok to shoot with 850-950fps with 240s, but Magnums were a memorable experience. I've come to the concluson that Physics always wins. My goto 44 is my Model 69 4.25" because of it's superb accuracy, frame size, balance and the L frame is just easier to pack than an N, and it has that wonderful Smith action.
I will "suffer" with the extra ounces of weight of a steel L frame over the Smith 3 series, gladly.
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Post by bushog on Jun 11, 2018 14:14:33 GMT -5
I owned a model 69 with the 4.25 inch barrel for a couple years. Let it go in a trade but it was a good shooter just never had the right balance for me. The new 2.75 inch looks like a good compromise of weight portability and power. holding that 396 mountain lite just shocked me for a full size revolver to feel so light and balanced immediately thought I could just drop this is in my back pocket. the 329 weighs just a tad more but is a bigger frame. Fair enough......and with a 329 you get another shot..... |
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Post by rjm52 on Jun 11, 2018 14:15:13 GMT -5
Being a .41 Mag guy, I had both the 357 PD and NG...both are gone. Have three friends who all own 329s and having shot them can only say they are far worse than the .41 Magnum version was. I have two Taurus Titanium Trackers in .41 Magnum, 4" and a 6". Both are FAR superior in shootability and accuracy then I could obtain with the S&Ws. I still have both of them. Also understand that the gun IS going back to the factory. It is not an "if", it is a "when". The flashgap protector has a limited life and the hotter the loads the shorter the life. This is one of those guns I strongly suggest you try before you buy... This guy however loves them.... sites.google.com/site/hobbyhintstricksideas/Home/s-w-329pd-infoBob |
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Post by bushog on Jun 11, 2018 14:22:26 GMT -5
I'd give the smaller of my two for a M357......
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Post by bradshaw on Jun 11, 2018 14:24:51 GMT -5
I will "suffer" with the extra ounces of weight of a steel L frame over the Smith 3 series, gladly.
----ezekiel38
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Precisely. As in precise shot placement.
An aluminum .44 Magnum sounds like an aluminum axle on a 3/4-ton truck. Airweight J-frame .38’s were and are a great idea. I was told years ago at Smith & Wesson that the Airweight had a life expectancy of 200 rounds. Carry plenty, shoot hardly. Later J-Airweights hold up much better, and enjoy huge practicality. Also, the aluminum K-frame .38 Special with 2-inch barrel and fixed sights is a great lightweight hip revolver. Perhaps to override aluminum’s early reputation for frailty, S&W rebranded the material as Scandium. To call an aluminum frame “scandium” is false. Scandium in tiny amounts helps alloy aluminum to be much stronger. Somehow, ”aluminum” is a dirty word, while “scandium' is a clean word for the same material.
I think the next question is whether we should have an aluminum .357 Maximum, and wash down that shooting session with an aluminum .454 Casull. And, while we’re at it, kindly fill the pickup with granite boulders.
David Bradshaw
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Post by gw425 on Jun 11, 2018 14:26:43 GMT -5
I have one. Haven't carried it since I went elk hunting in Colorado a few years back. Wonderful woods gun with 44 special...you haven't lived until you crank a box of buffalo bore 305gr bullets thru it....before I put the X frame grips on it...yeehaw!
Greg
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Post by squigz on Jun 11, 2018 15:04:06 GMT -5
I think the next question is whether we should have an aluminum .357 Maximum, and wash down that shooting session with an aluminum .454 Casull. And, while we’re at it, gently load the pickup with granite boulders. David Bradshaw This is borderline sadistic... I want two of each. |
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Post by bushog on Jun 11, 2018 15:48:39 GMT -5
Doesn't 2 Dogs carry a 329?
Maybe he'll chime in......
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Post by simple45 on Jun 11, 2018 16:53:31 GMT -5
I have one. Haven't carried it since I went elk hunting in Colorado a few years back. Wonderful woods gun with 44 special...you haven't lived until you crank a box of buffalo bore 305gr bullets thru it....before I put the X frame grips on it...yeehaw! Greg How is the trigger on it? What about accuracy I can only assume it's as good as any other smith? |
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Post by gw425 on Jun 11, 2018 17:21:48 GMT -5
Trigger is good. Accuracy is fine at the distances I shot it at--25 yards or less. I'm not a fan of the V notch rear sight however, mainly I think because I'm more used to the traditional smith sights. But, for quick and dirty target acquisition, it works pretty well. The front sight is not near tall enough for use with the heavy bullets.
Greg
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