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Alaska Guide Clone??? S&W Stealth Hunter... Weaver Rail Shroud
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October 11, 2009 - 8:48 pm
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Reading the On Target Sep/Oct 09 mag and saw an article about S&W's

Performance Center Model 629 Stealth Hunter and is S&W trying to clone the AG?
Will its a 44 mag and not a removabile barrel...OK its not a clone.
Its black finished SS and ported.
What I like about it is the full-length Weaver Rail.
Wounder if DW or gunsmith could work up a full lenght Weaver rail on a DW shroud?
I don't care much for the scope mount for the DW's.
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Hey Landtoy thanks for posting the picture.  I had not heard about this model but it certainly looks to me to be a take off of the AGS.  I'm sure it would have been relatively easy for Dan Wesson to machine the weaver rail into the top of the shroud. I for one certainly like the looks of the AGS over the Stealth Hunter.  

What I don't understand is why the Performance Center puts out all those funky shaped barrels!  They don't appeal to me guess they do to some.

Here is another picture I found of the S&W:

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Here is the AGS:

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Although I wouldn't mind taking that Smith for a spin if the price was right, I have to agree that the AGS is a much better looking gun. One might argue that my opinion is biased...?...nah, couldn't be.Wink  Big Grin

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Well at $1,722.00, the price won't be right for some time 😉

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If you could find a AGS you could certainly get it for that amount I would think!

 
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I agree the AGS Rules on this count.  The S&W is just plain ugly. 

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October 12, 2009 - 8:27 pm
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......have no worries as the S&W has no expansion chamber so it's 'compensating performace' is poor compared to the DW.

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Jody said:

If you could find a AGS you could certainly get it for that amount I would think!


I did just find a NIB AGS or half what the S&W wants.

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I have been on the road working. Will shoot it (with a camera) when i get home.

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