357454 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 After having owned one great 929 and one that was far less than great I am trying to determine if there is a serial number range that is better than others. I am asking 929 owner to rate their 929 as it came out of the box 1 thru 10 with 10 being the top score. Please include your serial number prefix with your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Then you start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
357454 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 That is exactly why I am asking, my recent observations indicate certain serial number ranges require less work to achieve the best reliability and accuracy. Just trying to narrow the range down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHAVEGAS Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 19 hours ago, 357454 said: serial number prefix Not sure what you mean by that, mine starts out XD59. Mine pissed me off a lot with leading issues until I finally found something it likes to eat (0.358 coated bayou with sport pistol powder behind it), but at this point it seems to do everything a revolver ought to do. Not going to put a rating number on it because I am too ignorant in the world of wheel guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 CXD No problems, that normal trigger work didn't fix Rating 8 or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
357454 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) CYL Inspected this one today, barrel to cylinder gap was too wide on the left side, hand was too thick resulting in very hard double action pull. Have to rate it a 6 Edited April 30, 2019 by 357454 added info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSteel Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 CWX barrel cyl gap wide, not cut straight. Frame ding where cylinder makes contact when open, timing off. Barrel clock was good... Overall, 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoots100 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 CYM I've had Taurus revolvers that had better machining than my 929. Nothing that money, polishing and sweat couldn't fix. Too much to list. 4 and I'm being gracious. SJC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabavalk Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I have CNZ & DJX all good.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul788 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 CZT. Purchased in Feb '17. It has been reliable and accurate using TK .035 Clips for Win brass. and 147 gr Blue RN .355 and 4.3 gr WSF. PF is usually 140-142. I did the action job and run the trigger at 6-6 1/2 lb so I can run any primer. Only thing I was not happy with was the bolt did not go flush when pushed, the cylinder was stiff to open. I removed metal on the front face of the bolt until it was flush. Added a Hogue cylinder release and Pachmayr grips. Wish Pachmayr made N frame round butt grips, used a set of K/L grips and ground them internally until they fit. Chamfered the cylinder using a Harbor Frt. countersink chucked in the drill press and turned by hand. While I had the extractor out I rounded the sharp edge of the chambers under the extractor. I think that helped more than the chamfering, the clip would start to go in and then hang on that edge. How much weight can you drop removing the underlug? Thanks Paul Beck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revoman Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 10 hours ago, paul788 said: CZT. Purchased in Feb '17. It has been reliable and accurate using TK .035 Clips for Win brass. and 147 gr Blue RN .355 and 4.3 gr WSF. PF is usually 140-142. I did the action job and run the trigger at 6-6 1/2 lb so I can run any primer. Only thing I was not happy with was the bolt did not go flush when pushed, the cylinder was stiff to open. I removed metal on the front face of the bolt until it was flush. Added a Hogue cylinder release and Pachmayr grips. Wish Pachmayr made N frame round butt grips, used a set of K/L grips and ground them internally until they fit. Chamfered the cylinder using a Harbor Frt. countersink chucked in the drill press and turned by hand. While I had the extractor out I rounded the sharp edge of the chambers under the extractor. I think that helped more than the chamfering, the clip would start to go in and then hang on that edge. How much weight can you drop removing the underlug? Thanks Paul Beck How about these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul788 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Thanks Revoman, just ordered. I looked at Pachmayr for the standard grip that I have had 25 yrs and did not look any further. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revoman Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 No problem that’s what revolver people do is help each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadShot Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Mine was a CYF with no issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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