Rich Miranda
New member
Most of you know that I am a Ruger guy: I only own Ruger handguns. But I have been toying with the thought of buying a 629 that my friend offered to me. Then, this past week, I made a fateful decision to stop by the gun shop since I got off early one day last week.
I ran into a stainless S&W Performance Center 629-4. It has the slab-side barrel, similar to the one shown below. Needless to say, I fell instantly in love. The action and build quality seemed superb. The fit and finish seemed really, really wonderful. It was pretty darn hefty and it is definitely intimidating.... exactly what I was looking for.
My next "planned" gun purchase was supposed to be a 6-inch GP100, but now my heart is set on the PC .44 Mag. But, since the S&W is $1395, I can get almost THREE GP100s for the price of the S&W!
Some questions:
Seriously, please give me your thoughts. I guess I'm trying to work through the thought process on this purchase, as this will be my most expensive gun purchase ever.
Thanks!
Rich
I ran into a stainless S&W Performance Center 629-4. It has the slab-side barrel, similar to the one shown below. Needless to say, I fell instantly in love. The action and build quality seemed superb. The fit and finish seemed really, really wonderful. It was pretty darn hefty and it is definitely intimidating.... exactly what I was looking for.
My next "planned" gun purchase was supposed to be a 6-inch GP100, but now my heart is set on the PC .44 Mag. But, since the S&W is $1395, I can get almost THREE GP100s for the price of the S&W!
Some questions:
- Do you feel the PC guns are worth the extra money?
- Does the heavier barrel help much with recoil?
- Is .44 Magnum sufficient for hog hunting?
- What does the -4 (in 629-4) signify?
- Am I cheating on Ruger if I buy a S&W?
Seriously, please give me your thoughts. I guess I'm trying to work through the thought process on this purchase, as this will be my most expensive gun purchase ever.
Thanks!
Rich