S&W 629-6 or -2 ???
What can you tell about the (-6) or a (-2)?? I know what a 629 is. Thank you, Jeronimo
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S&W uses the - # to denote a minor change in the basic model, i.e. going from rebated chambers to flush chambers. 0 -
So, what does that mean , is it an improvement
quote:Originally posted by 62fuelie
S&W uses the - # to denote a minor change in the basic model, i.e. going from rebated chambers to flush chambers.0 -
Normally it is a beneficial engineering change, although more rarely it is merely a cosmetic change as well. Don't have my Smith book handy...maybe someone else can look up the -6 and determine what it is. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by jeronimo
So, what does that mean , is it an improvement
quote:Originally posted by 62fuelie
S&W uses the - # to denote a minor change in the basic model, i.e. going from rebated chambers to flush chambers.
All those dashes generally mean a manufacturing change, change to the design or execution of the gun. I'm not too up on the stainless dashes but a 29-2 has a pinned barrrel, recessed chambers,old fashioned extractor & cylinder stud, hammer mounted firing pin/non-MIM internals and probably other changes I've forgotten.
Just a little guessing, but a 629-2 is probably similar to the 29-2, the 629-6 sounds like new manufacture.0 -
In the model 629 revolvers the -2 happened in 1988 with the new yoke retention system, the radius stud package, floating hand and integral scope mounts for the 8 38" barrels.
The -6 modification was in 2001 when they put the key lock on the left side just above the cylinder release.0 -
The -# as in 629-1, 629-2, 629-3...629-5, 629-6, all refer to engineering changes, or revisions, to most likely aid in production or safety(percieved by lawyers). They are not usually improvements to the S&W purists'. We all prefer the pinned barrel, with recessed chambered cylinders, and NO LOCK.
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