S&W M329PD .44Mag Highly-Modified....

[HGWT-AK]

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[Dipstick]

Ok you got my interest! That looks awesome, details about how it was done? It looks like the gun is ported also my 329pd has upgrade envy.

 

[HGWT-AK]

Ok,,,,,, here you go, these numbers are not Gospel, I did all of the work myself, less the Porting, I was asked about Cost's, so I put this spread-sheet together for a guy to see what his Cost's might be, if he were to send it out to a Gunsmith, rather than do it in-house...... That's my Story, and I'm Sticking to it.......

 

[Alaskawack]

Very Nice looking gun!! I love my .44 backpacker!!

 

[HGWT-AK]

Very Nice looking gun!! I love my .44 backpacker!!View attachment 850864

Ok,,,,, Very Nice, how long have you had it, or, when do you buy it.... ? Lj

 

[Alaskawack]

Im sure you have seen these. Im from FBKS, got it up there. Sounds like S&W only made a few hundred of them and sent them all to AK. All my buddies were getting them so, when in rome. I pack it around in my guides choice once a year when i go back to AK for moose hunt.

 

[HGWT-AK]

Im sure you have seen these. Im from FBKS, got it up there. Sounds like S&W only made a few hundred of them and sent them all to AK. All my buddies were getting them so, when in rome. I pack it around in my guides choice once a year when i go back to AK for moose hunt.View attachment 850877

Ok,,,, looking GOOD..... Lj

 

[The Heretic]

So, who did the porting and how much difference did you notice?

I put the grips from my 460V on my 329 and didn't notice a lot of difference, but I will leave them on it (I ordered some replacement grips from Amazon who now sells them - it used to be you had to order them from S&W) - the cost, IIRC was $30.

I have heard people say they have had problems with the blast shield but I have not. OTOH, I have only put maybe 15 rounds thru the gun, and I just do not shoot it that much - it is not fun to shoot, but it is much better to carry than my 460V.

 

[HGWT-AK]

So, who did the porting and how much difference did you notice?

I put the grips from my 460V on my 329 and didn't notice a lot of difference, but I will leave them on it (I ordered some replacement grips from Amazon who now sells them - it used to be you had to order them from S&W) - the cost, IIRC was $30.

I have heard people say they have had problems with the blast shield but I have not. OTOH, I have only put maybe 15 rounds thru the gun, and I just do not shoot it that much - it is not fun to shoot, but it is much better to carry than my 460V.

Ok,,,, thanks for your reply, and the Porting was done by a Buddy of mine here in Alaska, he Owns Tri-Jet, a High-Pressure Water-Jet Cutting Co., it came out VERY Clean, No Burrs in the Bbl Rifling, 3-per side, with the outside liner cut larger than the Bbl it's self...... and Yea, BIG Difference, and on Par with my Bisley Ruger SBH Hunter-.44Mag that has a 2-Port Job from Mag-na-Port..... and as for you not seeing anything yet with regards to the Blast-Shield Erosion,,,,, wait till you get up to 7-900 rounds,,,,, I was @ about 800+/- when I've sent my back the last 4-times, that's since 2003..... Lj

 

[filsonhand]

The looks really good with the unfluted cylinder !
Do you have a top shot that shows the porting better ?

Now I'm jealous and contemplating swapping my cylinder out. I've got the magnaporting on mine and noticed a huge difference in felt recoil along with the frame grip also.

I also swapped out the factory firing pin to the longer version after getting multiple fail to lights on primer strikes

 

[The Heretic]

Ok,,,, thanks for your reply, and the Porting was done by a Buddy of mine here in Alaska, he Owns Tri-Jet, a High-Pressure Water-Jet Cutting Co., it came out VERY Clean, No Burrs in the Bbl Rifling, 3-per side, with the outside liner cut larger than the Bbl it's self...... and Yea, BIG Difference, and on Par with my Bisley Ruger SBH Hunter-.44Mag that has a 2-Port Job from Mag-na-Port..... and as for you not seeing anything yet with regards to the Blast-Shield Erosion,,,,, wait till you get up to 7-900 rounds,,,,, I was @ about 800+/- when I've sent my back the last 4-times, that's since 2003..... Lj

Thanks for the info.

Not going to put more than about a hundred rounds thru my 329 - it just is not at all fun to shoot. I only have it because it is powerful but light so that while I may not shoot it that much, if I feel the need to carry something to protect me from bears or cougars (both are on my property) I won't hesitate to strap it on - unlike my 460V which is not unpleasant to shoot, but is not fun to carry.

 

[HGWT-AK]

The looks really good with the unfluted cylinder !
Do you have a top shot that shows the porting better ?

Now I'm jealous and contemplating swapping my cylinder out. I've got the magnaporting on mine and noticed a huge difference in felt recoil along with the frame grip also.

I also swapped out the factory firing pin to the longer version after getting multiple fail to lights on primer strikes

Ok,,,,,, here you go..... Lj

And One-More Added Attachment to this Post...... Lj