As many of our Pelican shooters probably already know, S&W introduced a line of revolvers some time ago that are meant to reprise some of the all-time "classics" from their storied history. Well, I finally broke down and bought one, finding a pretty darn good deal at my local gun shop. I chose a 4" blued Model 29, certainly one of their more "classic" among their "classics".
I have to say, upon bringing this revolver home, I have been very pleased with its overall quality. I guess I'm not really sure what I was expecting, not being one to buy many new firearms of any sort, but this one definitely shows that someone at S&W still cares, still takes pride in their work, and still produces a very fine revolver. I think that's pretty cool, in this day and age.
Alas, I won't be able to shoot it for awhile, as I wait for some recent surgery on my left hand to heal. I've got plenty of ammo loaded up for it in the form of two loads, one consisting of 20.0 grains of 2400 driving the RCBS .44-250K bullet, and the other consisting of 22.0 grains of 296 behind a 300 grain LBT bullet, both cast from wheel weights. Both shoot wonderfully in my other .44 mags, so I see no reason why they won't shoot well in this one. Can't wait to find out...