Chambered for the most popular handgun cartridge currently made, the Smith & Wesson 929 is an 8-shot 9mm revolver from the Performance Center.
Introduced in December of 2013, Smith & Wesson posted a teaser video for the new model 929 revolver on YouTube. In it, the company described the revolver, many of its features and how it was tuned by the Performance Center. Additionally, the video explained why the new S&W 929, a full-size revolver, was chambered for the 9mm cartridge.
The new 929 revolver is a product of the Smith & Wesson Performance Center, and it appears to be built for competition. The gun holds eight rounds in the titanium cylinder and will likely use full moon clips like most of the other rimless cartridge revolvers the company has made.
Barrel length is 6.5″ long and is ported. A glass bead finish is standard.
The gun ships with a 10-pound double-action (DA) trigger pull, and a 3.5-4 pound single-action (SA) trigger pull. Hogue synthetic grips are standard.
The 929 is not the first 9mm revolver made by Smith & Wesson. I doubt it will be the last either. Prior models include the model 940, a Centennial model that held five rounds and could be had with a 1.5″, 2″ or 3″ barrel. An Airweight version of the gun, the 942, was prototyped, but never produced. (More on the 942 can be found in the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson.)
I believe this is the first Smith & Wesson revolver to use the 929 model number. Some of the revolver model numbers have been recycled over the years, but I did not find any prior reference to it in my reference literature. If you know of another 929 model, please let me know in the comments section below.
Update
Smith & Wesson official announced the 929, providing some additional information. The following is a better photo of the model 929 and the specifications given. Also, the company announced the addition of a second 9mm revolver: the model 986 Pro Series.
Features:
- removable compensator
- cylinder cut for moon clips
- chrome trigger and hammer
- hand-tuned action
Smith & Wesson 929 Specifications
| SKU | 170341 |
| Caliber | 9mm |
| Capacity | 8 rounds |
| Action | traditional DA/SA |
| Barrel Length | 6.5″ |
| Overall Length | 12.25″ |
| Weight | 44.2 oz |
| Sights | Patridge front, adjustable rear |
| Grips | synthetic |
| Frame Material | stainless steel |
| MSRP (as of 6/26/2022) | $1,269 |
Last Update: June 26, 2022
35 replies on “New Smith & Wesson 929: 8-Shot 9mm Revolver”
I have a model 547 9mm revolver,love it, Mine is a K
Frame. I wish someone would make banana grips for it.Oh! Mine has a square butt. I know they make the
banana grips for the round butt,but not the square
butt,Why Not! I don’t know why,does anyone out there
know? I think they make them for a 3″ barrel but I don’t know if they enterchange. And I think they make them
for the model 940,and again I don’t know if they change out either.SOMEONE OUT THERE PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN
THANKS
LOUIS
Round and square butt grips are NOT interchangeable among S&W revolvers. I have an early square butt 547 and I love it. My only wish for the 547 would have been a model with adjustable rear sight. But since they were intended as a military/police arm I guess that was omitted. I read somewhere that it was the most expensive revolver S&W ever produced due to the ejection system and the anti set-back device in the frame. Either way, it’s a great little revolver!
In 1970, from Gemco, I purchased a H&R (929) 9 shoot 22 revolver. for the low price of $42.00. Within the last year my house was broken in and away went the H & R.
I don’t know why you want to use moon clips. Too much trouble.I don’t understand. Why? Ported,Why?The gun looks ok,until you see the gap,
again why? SOMEONE upstairs,please enlighten me. And can I get one in blued,a deep dark blue like the DAN WESSON blue?I could go on but what’s the use? I probably won’t buy one, oh.and the cost of the gun too.
LOUIS MALTA
Full moon clips are intended for both speed loading and positive extraction of all brass. If you ever had an empty case get stuck under the extractor in a match…you’d appreciate the full moon positive extraction. The porting can’t hurt and should help when competing with higher power factor rounds. I have a 627 (8 shot) and have been loading .38 Colt Short rounds for use with the full moon clips using a combo of 38 special and 9mm dies to load the .38 Colt Short rounds. What I like about the 929 is that 9mm brass is a lot easier to locate. I used a 547 in NRA Action Pistol competition…very accurate…but without full moon clips…had some trouble extracting fired brass. Still own my favorite – a 940.
I knew I would forget something,why the rubber grips? Replace them with the factory wooden checkered target grips.Well I guess I could buy whatever grips I wanted to,maybe even banana grips if they were some that fit. I just don’t know.