Lock VS Pre-lock S&W’s

[parabelum]

Here is my 686
https://photos.app.goo.gl/yCpvT6SFM58AQWF66

Those grips are nice!!

[Beiruty]

2 are better than one
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6ttYh9Zsi4kKib4R6

[Beiruty]

Here is my 686
https://photos.app.goo.gl/yCpvT6SFM58AQWF66

Those grips are nice!!

I got them for free and I tried to learn how to finish them.
More photos are here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5sYYCpfwtrZtLGcXA

[Beiruty]

Since Beiruty started it...29-3 and 66-1

Very nice

[parabelum]

Great work, those are really beautiful! I think I drooled on my phone a little.

[Beiruty]

Big Bad Boy 29-2
https://photos.app.goo.gl/uC1LburMHeuj7j8e6

[parabelum]

Big Bad Boy 29-2
https://photos.app.goo.gl/uC1LburMHeuj7j8e6

I love that barrel size and -2 is just great. Great piece you’ve got there. So...lock vs pre-lock...I’d say pre-lock

[Beiruty]

One more of, "Do you feel lucky"
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AtbEuLq2fPs9vcfD8

[parabelum]

One more of, "Do you feel lucky"
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AtbEuLq2fPs9vcfD8

“Did he fire 5 or 6...” love it. You have a really nice Smith collection!

I’m just a sucker for older Smiths. There’s just something about them.

[Beiruty]

I am not big collecter of revolvers but SW ones are outstanding

[parabelum]

I am not big collecter of revolvers but SW ones are outstanding

[The Annoyed Man]

The only picture of my 5” Model 29 Classic:

[SQLGeek]

I have had a 27-2 for a while and just picked up a 28-2. Time to get a 29-2 and keep the sequence going.

I love the pinned and recessed Smiths but I have shot many different J, L and N frames with the lock and can't say I've noticed a massive difference between lock and no lock.

The looks of the lock don't bug me that much. Would I prefer not to have it? Yes but it wouldn't stop me from buying say a 610 or 686+.

Pictures of my babies.

[parabelum]

The only picture of my 5” Model 29 Classic:

5” is very rare to find the model 29 in, that’s a nice one there TAM!

[The Annoyed Man]

The only picture of my 5” Model 29 Classic:

5” is very rare to find the model 29 in, that’s a nice one there TAM!

Thanks. If I were to buy one again today, I’d probably buy a 5” 629 for the easier maintenance of stainless steel. But I prefer the look of that really dark bluing, and I think that 5” is about the perfect barrel length for a general purpose .44 mag—long enough to develop velocity, but short enough to still be "handy".