Dang! I have barrel envy!

Ah, the S&W version with the IHMSA sights.

I always wanted a Mod 29 with those sights.

either a 6 1/2" or even an 8&3/8th.

That looks like the Model 29 Silhouette model with the 10-1/2" barrel.

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Originally posted by Doubless:
That looks like the Model 29 Silhouette model with the 10-1/2" barrel.

It is. And one of the first ones made. Smith tells me it was made in 1983. It looks like it was never shot.

I had three for IHMSA, leave the front sight alone, it does not work!

The front sight seemed to work fine on mine.
It does have some elevation limits.
If I remember right, I ended up setting the front sight almost as high as it would go, then raised the rear sight to zero at 50yds. Then for the other settings I would lower the front sight for 100, 150 and 200yds.
That was awhile ago, so I could have it backwards.

Where is the rest of it???

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Posted 25 July 2010 11:14 Hide Post
The front sight seemed to work fine on mine.
It does have some elevation limits.
If I remember right, I ended up setting the front sight almost as high as it would go, then raised the rear sight to zero at 50yds. Then for the other settings I would lower the front sight for 100, 150 and 200yds.
That was awhile ago, so I could have it backwards.

The idea is good and does work if I shot off hand. But I shot Creedmore for IHMSA and the S&W shot to a different POI depending on how I picked the gun up between relays. Group position could change as much as 10" at 50 meters. Each time I would make an adjustment on a setscrew, my grip would change and I was trying to chase POI.
I had 3 of those silhouette models and never tamed them. I could shoot a 1/2" group dead center, put the gun down, pick it up and shoot another 1/2" group 10" from the first.
I should have tossed the factory grips and put something else on them.
The guns themselves are deadly accurate but I could never hold them the same unless I shot off hand. At least for me, they are very grip sensitive.

interesting bfr, i have had the same issue with my 629. best trigger on any gun i've ever shot, super accurate but for me the poi shifts quite a bit with very very subtle changes in the way i hold the gun.

interestingly enough, my son has one as well and has no such problem. ??????????