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Another great Fall morning so headed out to the range to cut grass and enjoy a bit of trail riding on the mini bike. Brought along my S&W 629-2E
which has the 3 inch barrel. The later built Trail Boss revolver was based on the earlier 629 2E which had the improved endurance package and 3 inch barrel so that's what I call mine.
A quick check on a target with some 200 gr. Red Dot and the beefy 300 gr. Hammer loads and all shot well using double action trigger pulls...this thing is sweet!
So after a rest break on the porch off on the mini bike to the trail with the Trail Boss tucked in a nice outside holster and that is where I met
up with some trouble! See it here... https://youtu.be/sUwqfXGhyZE

Glad I had loaded up with those 300 gr. hammerheads! Anyway that was taken care of and after some more riding called it a day sittin on the porch
and this one I can shoot off of!
I had bought this 629 along with a nice Model 66 357 some years ago from an elderly neighbor and got a good deal for both. Story has it that he got it from another neighbor gun collector down the other end of my street. Seems that guy needed a beat around car so my buddy traded a car he had for the 629. The 629-2E was a short run offering I found out after I bought it built in 1989. They have since jumped up well in value and best of all it shoots very well and makes a nice trail carry revolver for .44 Mag.

Good video Forty! You had me fooled there at first.

That ain't no Dr Pepper in that there holder! Liking the trail bike forty. Those improvements look good. And good shooting to boot! Beer time amigos!

Scheese! Went right by the video. That was a good one forty. Dang bear didn't stand a chance!

Good video, you also got me there for a few seconds.

RP

Well you never know as that was the same area few years ago! https://youtu.be/H9eEOr-nZoo

Glad you all enjoyed the video!

Well..alrighty then!

fortyshooter wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:23 pm

Well you never know as that was the same area few years ago! https://youtu.be/H9eEOr-nZoo

Glad you all enjoyed the video!

Looked like a decent size bear.
Is the Hammer a factory load or other?

RP

I loaded a bunch of them few years ago using Alliant 2400. Trying to remember if those were MB bullets.

fortyshooter wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:21 pm

I loaded a bunch of them few years ago using Alliant 2400. Trying to remember if those were MB bullets.

I cast a Lyman 429650 300 gr., but mine are dropping at over 320.
I shoot it in the 444's, over some 2400...

RP

That’s a well armed mini-bike. Not positive but the hump in your bear makes me think a Grizzly may have wandered your way. Good think you gave him two in the front shoulder and took him out, no telling what carnage could have happened.