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[orygun]

Going to start the paperwork on this S&W 329PD later today.

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Sweet looking gun, but I'd be stuffing it with .44 Special rounds. I'm not that old and frail, but when it comes to that .44 Magnum Airlite - I am. Or maybe I've just read too many of @The Heretic 's posts on that particular gun.

I picked it up on a Friday and got a chance to shoot it that afternoon. Not all went well as it has an issue with light primer strikes and only fired about 1/2 of the rounds we put into the gun. We (my grandson and I) put a few rounds of both 44 Mag and Special through it. The 44 Mag ammo was 240gr at 1180fps. No slouch, but not the hottest. I don't think it recoils any harder than the Model 69 I had, however I don't doubt @The Heretic 's comments about painful recoil with heavy loads. There's just not much mass to the gun.
I'm going to reserve judgement on grips, but I may change to round butt of similar construction.
Right now the gun is going back to S&W to deal with the ignition problem.

 

[The Heretic]

I don't think it recoils any harder than the Model 69 I had, however I don't doubt @The Heretic 's comments about painful recoil with heavy loads. There's just not much mass to the gun.

I was referring to my 329 (scandium frame & titanium cylinder and has a 4" barrel) which is 10+ ounces lighter than the 69 which is all stainless steel and has a 6" barrel.

Believe me - the 329 will cause carpal tunnel with repeated shots, and will numb your hand with on shot, when using full power loads of any sort.

 

[orygun]

I was referring to my 329 (scandium frame & titanium cylinder and has a 4" barrel) which is 10+ ounces lighter than the 69 which is all stainless steel and has a 6" barrel.

Believe me - the 329 will cause carpal tunnel with repeated shots, and will numb your hand with on shot, when using full power loads of any sort.

I know you were, as was I. The Model 69 was listed as a comparison to the 329 which I recently acquired.
The Model 69 has a 4.125" barrel.

 

[ron]

I picked it up on a Friday and got a chance to shoot it that afternoon. Not all went well as it has an issue with light primer strikes and only fired about 1/2 of the rounds we put into the gun. We (my grandson and I) put a few rounds of both 44 Mag and Special through it. The 44 Mag ammo was 240gr at 1180fps. No slouch, but not the hottest. I don't think it recoils any harder than the Model 69 I had, however I don't doubt @The Heretic 's comments about painful recoil with heavy loads. There's just not much mass to the gun.
I'm going to reserve judgement on grips, but I may change to round butt of similar construction.
Right now the gun is going back to S&W to deal with the ignition problem.

Light primer strikes many times can be solved with a good cleaning and lubricating with a light oil

 

[ron]

Top is a model 19-3 born 1975. Bottom is a model 27-2 born 1976. Both 6-in 357 Magnum
Both of them have the three T's.

 

[Lumenator]

Light primer strikes many times can be solved with a good cleaning and lubricating with a light oil

I'm curious, how can cleaning and lubricant potentially solve light primer strikes? I have tons of revolvers but am not mechanically minded and found your comment surprising. Thanks!

 

[ron]

I'm curious, how can cleaning and lubricant potentially solve light primer strikes? I have tons of revolvers but am not mechanically minded and found your comment surprising. Thanks!

Greece and leftover gunk can slow the hammerfall. I have solved the light primer problems with lubricating and cleaning. And I have also had to change the main spring. Some competition shooters tune their revolvers so that they will only set off Federal primers.

 

[ron]

I like tinkering with guns. You can learn to totally disassemble and clean your revolver. Use a light oil like Rem oil or Hoppies oil.

 

[The Heretic]

I'm curious, how can cleaning and lubricant potentially solve light primer strikes? I have tons of revolvers but am not mechanically minded and found your comment surprising. Thanks!

I bought a SS Marlin XT22. I tested it and it was having light primer strikes about half the time.

So I took the bolt out and soaked in a solvent and then in some alcohol. After that it had no problems and I sprayed some light oil in the bolt and tested it again - no problems. It had some grease from the factory inside the bolt.

Same can happen to any firearm.

 

[HA556]

I just realized I hadn't posted my little Charter Arms .357 in here. So, without further ado...

 

[oremike]

I'm curious, how can cleaning and lubricant potentially solve light primer strikes? I have tons of revolvers but am not mechanically minded and found your comment surprising. Thanks!

I know it's possible to get a crud build up under the transfer bar for those so equipped. This can cause light primer strikes and is a spot easily missed in a general cleaning.

 

[LevergunNut72]

I'm curious, how can cleaning and lubricant potentially solve light primer strikes? I have tons of revolvers but am not mechanically minded and found your comment surprising. Thanks!

Ron is 100% correct. The gun could indeed have a problem requiring service or it *could* easily be that you just need to strip it down and clean it. Many folks are (and certain people SHOULD be) intimidated by a revolver's internals and never have the courage to pull the side plate for a good cleaning. Others use grease (or--horrors!--WD-40) rather than light gun oil, both of which can gum up and render the action very undependable.
Check out videos on YouTube first. Once you've done it a couple of times it's really not a big deal. Just make sure you have proper screwdrivers, and do NOT *pry* the sideplate off.

 

[HA556]

I updated the grips on my little Charter Arms Target Bulldog .357 in order to preserve the originals. Altimont made a set specifically for the revolver so, I figured I would see how they looked. Not too shabby IMHO!