You know I had at one time considered finding a tapered .44 special barrel and chopping it to 5"s and having it fitted. That would be "the bomb"!
For now I will stick with the plan and do the 5" standard M29 profil barrel.
BTW,
I will be driving through Elmer Keith country to get a building permit in Challis tommorrow. We will travel up the Lost River Valley and maybe pop on over on to the Pahsimeroi Valley that Keith wrote so much about. Should be a nice drive and of course I will be packing a 4" M29-2 as a driving companion.
Here is the companion for tommorrow: