The 629 Performance Center is a stainless .44 Remington Magnum revolver cut down to a 2.63-inch barrel, 8.75 inches overall and 39.2 ounces, with a six-round cylinder and wood grips. The Performance Center treatment adds a tuned action, ball detent lock-up, a chrome-flashed tear drop hammer and a chrome-flashed trigger with a stop. Sights are a dovetailed red ramp front and an adjustable white-outline rear, so a short-barreled magnum still gets a proper zero.

For a New Jersey buyer the short barrel is the point: this is a .44 Magnum that rides in a holster or a pack on a range day rather than a long-barreled target gun. The tuned action and adjustable rear sight are what make a 2.63-inch magnum practical to shoot well, and the stainless construction handles sweat and weather. Like every handgun in the state it takes its own permit to purchase, and the one-per-30-days limit means most owners plan this one in advance.

Key features

• .44 Remington Magnum, six rounds
• 2.63-inch stainless barrel, 39.2 ounces
• Performance Center tuned action, ball detent lock-up
• Chrome-flashed tear drop hammer and trigger with stop
• Red ramp front, adjustable white-outline rear

This revolver ships to a New Jersey FFL dealer, where the permit check and background check happen before you collect it.