S&W .44 Magnum ® Stainless Revolver Model No. 629 (circa 1975)
PARTS LIST | INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE | MAINTENANCE | SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
- Caliber
- .44 Magnum
- Number of Shots
- 6
- Barrel
- 4", 6", 8 3/8 "
- Length Overall
- With 4" barrel 9 5/8 " (24.5 cm)
With 6" barrel 11 3/8" (28.9 cm)
With 8 3/8 " barrel 14 1/4 " (36.2 cm) - Weight
- With 4" barrel, 43 oz. (1220 g)
With 6%" barrel, 47 oz. (1325 g)
With 8 3/8 " barrel, 51 1/2 oz. (1460 g) - Sights
- Front: 1/8" (0.3 cm) S&W Red Ramp. Rear: S&W Micrometer Click Sight, adjustable for windage and elevation. White outline sight slide notch.
- Hammer
- Wide checked target type.
- Trigger
- Wide target type with S&W grooving. Internal trigger stop.
- Frame
- Square butt with grooved tangs.
- Stocks
- Special oversize target type of checked Goncalo Alves, with S&W monograms.
- Finish
- Satin
- Ammunition
- .44 Magnum, .44 S&W Special, .44 S&W Russian.
This schematic diagram and parts list conform to the current specifications provided by our Engineering Department. From time to time improvements are made in all our models.
For this reason, the gun which you own may not correspond exactly with the information provided on this sheet.
When requesting information or ordering parts for your gun, please provide the serial number and approximate date of purchase.
Function
The Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum® target revolver is a 6-shot breech-loading hand weapon.
It is produced with a solid frame and a swing-out type of cylinder, having 6 chambers around a central axis so that 6 shots may be fired before reloading is necessary.
The weapon may be fired either single action or double action, and cocking the hammer by either method causes the cylinder to rotate and align the next chamber with the barrel.
The rate of fire is limited only by the dexterity of the operator in reloading the cylinder and his ability to aim the weapon and pull the trigger.
Loading and firing this revolver is a comparatively simple operation, as follows:
Push the thumbpiece forward. This will release the cylinder so that it may be swung out to the left side for loading.
Holding the gun so that the cylinder is in its outermost position, and with the muzzle pointing downward, insert cartridges in the charge holes making certain that they are firmly seated.
Return the cylinder to its original position in the frame, pressing it firmly into place to make sure that it locks in alignment. The gun is now ready to fire.
In single action shooting the hammer is pulled or cocked to its extreme rearward position. The gun may then be fired by merely pressing the trigger.
This type of shooting is used for deliberate fire where there is time to sight the gun carefully and squeeze the trigger in an unhurried fashion.
It is also used in competitive shooting for not only slow fire but also for timed fire, whereby 20 seconds are allowed for the firing of each 5 shots, and rapid fire where 10 seconds are allowed for the firing of each 5 shots.
There is time even in rapid fire shooting for the deliberate handling of the gun in single action fashion just so long as the function is performed without loss of time and in a definite cadence whereby the cycle will be completed within the allocated time.
Where time or other circumstances do not allow for single action fire the revolver is used double action.
To fire double action all that is necessary is to align the weapon with the object which you wish to hit and pull the trigger firmly all of the way to the rear.
This will cause the hammer to rise to its full cocked position and then fall to explode the cartridge, and as previously stated the only limit to the speed with which a weapon can be manipulated in this fashion will be determined by the dexterity of the shooter.
This type of shooting is required in combat work or under emergency conditions where the gun must be used with great speed.
To extract the fire cases press the thumbpiece forward and swing the cylinder out to the left side.
Turn the gun muzzle upward and holding the cylinder in its extreme outward position press down sharply on the extractor rod.
This will eject the fired cases down and out of the gun, which is now ready to reload.
Smith & Wesson
Springfield, Massachusetts 01101
A Bangor Punta Company
GG Archives REF: BPS&W-019-1975-BW-BRO