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This is part of something I posted on another forum but I think backpackers could be interested, considering many are looking at the lightweight S&W 329 PD 44 mag.
"Now we were to shoot the two 329 PD 44 mag; I heard a lot about these, light weight, strong recoil, some good reports, some bad ones...now was the time to find out what these were really all about. First impression, it is VERY light, so light that you cannot help smiling, thinking how awesome it would be to carry one of these all day long; you wouldn't even know it is there. The second thought that comes to your mind is how bad the recoil is going to be, as you are still shooting some 230 gr 44 mag.
Best way to find out was to shoot these things, which we did. The gun is accurate and the recoil is not a killer; we had two 329, one with wood grips and the other one had rubber grips. After shooting both, +1 for the rubber, winner no contest. Too bad the back strap is still exposed but I heard that the grips from the S&W 500 fits on the 329 and make the recoil even easier to handle.
Now the bad part; we were shooting some 230 gr factory ammo, nothing crazy and something not acceptable happened. As I was shooting double action, the S&W lock suddenly came up and disabled the 329; this actually happened twice within 10 rounds. This could be a fluke, or a mechanical failure specific to this particular revolver I was shooting on that particular day but I have read in other forums about shooters experiencing similar issues with the 329 PD. Some say it is due to the weight and recoil; whatever it is, I do not know but we did witness these two failures and it did not make us feel good about that model. If I was to purchase any S&W, I would get rid of these locks; I let you imagine how much it would suck if this was to happen at the wrong time...no way. For all S&W aficionados and users, I apologize and do not wish to start anything; my gripe is not with these awesome guns, only with that lock system. They are great reliable guns, put down plenty of game and saved many lives in crucial moments when reliability was THE factor but I cannot help remembering feeling that trigger freezing on me, not the best feeling ever."
If anyone has any questions, there is a good video and article at this link:
http://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/sm...internal-lock/
This is part of something I posted on another forum but I think backpackers could be interested, considering many are looking at the lightweight S&W 329 PD 44 mag.
"Now we were to shoot the two 329 PD 44 mag; I heard a lot about these, light weight, strong recoil, some good reports, some bad ones...now was the time to find out what these were really all about. First impression, it is VERY light, so light that you cannot help smiling, thinking how awesome it would be to carry one of these all day long; you wouldn't even know it is there. The second thought that comes to your mind is how bad the recoil is going to be, as you are still shooting some 230 gr 44 mag.
Best way to find out was to shoot these things, which we did. The gun is accurate and the recoil is not a killer; we had two 329, one with wood grips and the other one had rubber grips. After shooting both, +1 for the rubber, winner no contest. Too bad the back strap is still exposed but I heard that the grips from the S&W 500 fits on the 329 and make the recoil even easier to handle.
Now the bad part; we were shooting some 230 gr factory ammo, nothing crazy and something not acceptable happened. As I was shooting double action, the S&W lock suddenly came up and disabled the 329; this actually happened twice within 10 rounds. This could be a fluke, or a mechanical failure specific to this particular revolver I was shooting on that particular day but I have read in other forums about shooters experiencing similar issues with the 329 PD. Some say it is due to the weight and recoil; whatever it is, I do not know but we did witness these two failures and it did not make us feel good about that model. If I was to purchase any S&W, I would get rid of these locks; I let you imagine how much it would suck if this was to happen at the wrong time...no way. For all S&W aficionados and users, I apologize and do not wish to start anything; my gripe is not with these awesome guns, only with that lock system. They are great reliable guns, put down plenty of game and saved many lives in crucial moments when reliability was THE factor but I cannot help remembering feeling that trigger freezing on me, not the best feeling ever."
If anyone has any questions, there is a good video and article at this link:
http://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/sm...internal-lock/
