Umarex Smith & Wesson 629 CO2 Airsoft Pistol

Type: Revolver CO2 Airsoft Pistol.
Manufacturer: Distributed by Umarex.
Model: Smith & Wesson 629 Competitor.
Materials: Mostly all Metal.
Weight: 3.3 pounds (1.55 kg).
Total Length: 12 inches (30.5cm)
Barrel: 6 inches (15cm) metal non-rifled.
Propulsion: 12g CO2 Cartridge.
Action: Revolver, SA & DA trigger.
Ammunition Type: 6mm Plastic Airsoft BB's.
Ammunition Capacity: 6 round cylinder.
Velocity: Claimed 500fps.

Trigger Pull: The Umarex Smith & Wesson 629 Competitor CO2 Airsoft Revolver shoots in either single action or double action. If you pull the hammer back, you can shoot in single action which will give you a super short trigger pull with virtually no takeup and a very light and predictable release, perfect for when you are wanting the best possible accuracy out of this Airsoft Revolver. You can also simply just pull the trigger in double action which means your trigger finger is doing all the work of pulling back the hammer and releasing it which is a much longer trigger pull that is between medium and heavy pull, but still fine for quicker action shooting.

Accuracy: Starting with our Chronograph Velocity Test, we loaded up a brand new 12 gram CO2 Cartridge and loaded 6 .20 gram Airsoft BB’s into the cylinder. Our average 6 shot velocity of 514 fps was even a bit higher than what Umarex claims which is 500 fps. The fastest Airsoft BB was clocked at 531 fps with the slowest BB hitting a respectable 490 fps. That’s moving pretty fast for sure, probably a bit quick for close quarters indoor Airsoft games? Temperature was right around room temperature. We were going to only test out the .20 gram Airsoft BB’s for our accuracy part of the Field Test, but the high velocity was not working all that well with the lighter .20 gram Airsoft BB’s. We only got around an 8 inch grouping as the lighter .20 gram Airsoft BB’s really wanted to curl though the air. We felt the Umarex Smith & Wesson 629 Competitor CO2 Airsoft Revolver could do a lot better using a heaver Airsoft BB’s so we redid my Accuracy Test, but this time using .40 gram Airsoft BB’s, and this for sure gave me much better results. 3 of the 6 Airsoft rounds made a single hole just above the bulls-eye fairly well centered with 2 shots increasing the grouping slightly to around 2 inches and 1 shot that came out a bit which we will classify as a flyer but if you include it, the grouping was more or less around 5 inches, still a lot better than the .20 gram Airsoft BB’s.

Build Quality: If you’re looking for a very solid and hefty Airsoft revolver, than we don’t think there is anything more beefy than the Umarex Smith & Wesson 629 Competitor CO2 Airsoft Revolver. It is a whopping 3.3 pounds and is almost all metal so smaller handed shooters may find this one a bit too much to hold comfortably. Fit and finish is very good and we do really like the satin stainless steel look to it even though Umarex calls it a chrome finish.

Realism: We like the shell loading revolvers for the added realism you get manually loading the cylinder with 6 preloaded shells. In almost all of the shell loading 6 shooter revolvers, the cylinder and shells are actually smaller than what you would find in a real steel 6 shooter revolver, especially the Single Action Army Revolvers as they would normally shoot a .45 caliber shell rather than a .38 caliber shells. So it is nice that Umarex didn’t just go with already to go parts and they gave the Umarex Smith & Wesson 629 Competitor CO2 Airsoft Revolver newly designed larger shells and a larger cylinder, maybe the shells are not actually .44 caliber in size but the larger cylinder and larger shells does give it more realism. Of course almost all the parts function just like they would in a real steel revolver.

Pros:

• Almost all Metal build with a very heavy weight of 3.3 pounds.
• Full adjustable rear sight for windage and elevation.
• Comes with 12 reloadable shells, most only come with 6 shells.
• Grooved Pistol Grips for added comfort and grip.
• Picatinny rail on top of barrel for adding a red dot or optional sight.
• Nice Smith & Wesson markings on gun stamped into the frame.
• Option of shooting in single or double action, nice light single action trigger.
• We like the satin stainless finish.
• Super realistic loading and shooting with the removable shells.

Cons:

• Does come with an orange tip.
• No adjustable hop-up we can see.
• Rather large and heavy so not great for younger or smaller handed shooters.
• Velocity may be a bit hot for some Airsoft games.

Comments: We think my main takeaway for the Umarex Smith & Wesson 629 Competitor CO2 Airsoft Revolver is that Umarex has a new larger shell and cylinder design, which is closer to the actual shell and cylinder size of a .44 magnum, so maybe we will see this design coming out in future shell loading revolvers. Other noticeable features are for sure the size and weight of this beast. If you add a red dot or optical sight to it, then this Airsoft revolver could weigh in at nearly 4 pounds! If you want the ultimate shell loading revolver than this is probably going to be the choice to go with, unless you want it in 4.5mm steel BBs or Pellet versions as at least for right now, it is only available in an Airsoft version, maybe that will change down the road…

Buy the CO2: NSS1000.
Buy the Ammo: GPLSP1000.