Talk:Smith & Wesson Model 29

message: What a way to start a talk page. Okay, the "beautiful art deco styling" part a short ways down. Is there any evidence of such? Pictures, either? --AK-17 21:34, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV

message: Anybody? This article has been up for a good while, and the only thing it's really missing is a decent image of the weapon in question. Gamer Junkie 04:51, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Images?

message: The merge tag has been on for a couple weeks, but there is no discussion.  All good I suppose if nobody has objections.  Affirmative responses not necessarily required.  I personally, after having reviewed both articles, favor merging.  The 629 article has pretty much nil for content.  Soooo... I'll merge the 629 article into this on on Feb. 18th if no objections appear by then.  -Thernlund (Talk | Contribs) 19:49, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm... already done.  <shrug>  —Thernlund (Talk | Contribs) 02:34, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: For starters, the barrel is completely different, and the grip is Hogue rubber instead of the wooden one they had for years.
How do I add images? I want to set this guy straight.
67.121.120.210 07:09, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you have a good picture of a 29, please upload it and place it in the article.  You can upload images using the upload link to the left.  Be sure to cite a proper license or the image will be deleted pretty quick.  —Thernlund (Talk | Contribs) 19:21, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Visually Identical" my shiny white ass. 

message: The .44 magnum is NOT longer to accomodate more powder.  The sole reason for the extra length is to prevent users from accidentally loading magnum cartridges into weapons not designed to handle the increased pressures.  The earliest handloaded .44 magnum rounds used extra powder packed into the .44 special casing. 24.252.195.3 (talk) 05:50, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: .44 Special

message: Naive question here.. I know it was a prop but what was the barrel length of the Dirty Harry example? It looks like the 6 in (153 mm) barrel in the film... --Ragemanchoo (talk) 10:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The original 6.5" barrel before the company reduced it to 6" even. In some of the advertising for the movie they used an 8 3/8" for visual impact. At the time the movie was made, Model 29s were in low production and a prominent rumor was that they actually used a .41 magnum N frame for the movie.--Mcumpston (talk) 11:58, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There's a video on youtube of John Milius dispelling the rumor that some gun other than a Model 29 was used in Dirty Harry.--76.115.67.114 (talk) 04:18, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: "Dirty Harry" barrel question

message: ... under external links. It is an expert and concise summary of the 29's sub-types over the years.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.188.233.66 (talk) 00:05, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  One of John Taffin's articles is now linked ... 

message: An elephant gun is used for shooting elephants.  A duck gun for shooting duck.  Is a Mountain gun used when out hunting for mountains?  Is a trail boss for disaffected cowboys to create a promotion opportunity?
These pet names presumably have some meaning, but you'd never know from the article.  Can someone who understands these things please expand on the conventions underlying the names. 125.134.236.241 (talk) 16:59, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  What do the names mean? 

message: According to the wiki entrance for short-lived, yet popular TV-show 
Sledge Hammer!, the main character of the same name used this model gun throughout the show.
Considering Hammers' near-intimate relationship with the gun, as well as its
center-stage position in the opening credits (first 38 out of 54 seconds), it might be considered 
as much a trade-mark of the show as the over-the-top main character himself.  
If somebody could fact-check the model, it might make a fine bit of 'trivia' / 'in popular culture'.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xigan (talk • contribs) 23:58, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is a photo of the gun. I'll leave it to the experts, although it does look like a Model 29. This is not surprising, because there is a large element of parody of Dirty Harry in the show.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 06:57, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Sledge Hammer

message: As well as Dirty Harry, this was used on the back of Warren Zevon's Excitable Boy. See, e.g., [this] from [this page.
--Ludinom (talk) 05:11, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Popular Culture

message: I check pages listed in :Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of :Smith & Wesson Model 29's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
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From .38 Special: 
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From Pakistan: 
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thread_title:  Orphaned references in [[:Smith & Wesson Model 29]] 

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From Afghanistan: 
From Azerbaijan: The State Statistical Committee of the Azerbaijan Republic, The ethnic composition of the population according to the 2009 census. azstat.org
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thread_title:  Orphaned references in [[:Smith & Wesson Model 29]] 

message: I check pages listed in :Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of :Smith & Wesson Model 29's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "EG":
From Puerto Rico: Eduardo Giorgetti Y Su Mundo: La Aparente Paradoja De Un Millonario Genio Empresarial Y Su Noble Humanismo; by Delma S. Arrigoitia; Publisher: Ediciones Puerto; 
From Smith & Wesson Model 457: Rementer, Stephen R. an Eimer, Bruce N., Essential Guide to Handguns: Firearm Instruction for Personal Defense and Protection, Looseleaf Law Publications Inc.,  (2009), p. 83
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thread_title:  Orphaned references in [[:Smith & Wesson Model 29]] 

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message: I'm suggesting this change with citation here as I have a COI (see my page). 
Suggest the addition of information & citation under ==History==, paragraph 2:
"S&W's production of a large N-frame revolver in .44 Magnum began in 1955; the Model 29 designation was applied in 1957. Prior to 1957, it was simply known as the .44 Magnum. After the Model 29 designation, models manufactured prior to 1957 have since been known as Pre Model 29s."
 LoVeloDogs (talk) 23:52, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation suggestion from COI 

message: Revolvers are no longer in use on the us military. Space772 (talk) 05:35, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Revolvers are no longer in use on the us military