Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter .44 Mag
Model: 170323
Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter .44 Mag
Model: 170323
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter is a six-shot double-action .44 Magnum from S&W's Performance Center, built for handgun hunting, and it has an MSRP of $1,979. Its 7.5-inch barrel is Magna-Ported, so gas vents upward near the muzzle and holds the muzzle down under a full-power load.
The revolver is optic ready, so confirm which plate and footprint fit before ordering a dot. The finish is matte black over stainless, which does not flash in open country the way a satin gun does. The grip is black polymer. At 12.9 inches overall on a 6.1-inch frame height, this one travels in a chest rig and gets shot with both hands.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger Super Redhawk has an MSRP of $1,549, the same 7.5-inch barrel, 53.0 oz of stainless, and mounts cut into its rib with the rings in the box, which makes it the cheaper route to a scoped .44. The standard Smith & Wesson Model 629 has an MSRP of $1,139 with a 4.13-inch barrel at 9.63 inches overall and no optic provision anywhere. What this gun adds over that one is the ports, the long barrel and the Performance Center build.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Matte black over stainless is corrosion resistant without the glare satin stainless throws in open country.
- At 1.7 inches across the cylinder it shares holster and chest-rig patterns with the rest of S&W's large-frame revolvers.
- S&W lists the SKU as compliant for California, Massachusetts and most other restricted states.
- The ports send blast and flash sideways and up, which is unpleasant for a spotter standing beside you and disorienting at dusk.
- The Ruger Super Redhawk’s MSRP is $430 lower, and that gun arrives with its rings fitted.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do the ports do anything with .44 Special?
Less. A lower-pressure case makes less gas for the ports to vent, so muzzle rise moves less than it does with full-power Magnum loads.
What is the rifling twist?
1 in 18.75, the same as the rest of S&W's .44 Magnum revolvers.
What frame size is it?
Large, the same frame as the short-barreled Model 629, so grips and holsters cross over between the two.
