I found one for sale about 6 months ago and feel it was the "buy" of my S&W collecting career, out the door of a gun shop, brand new, boxes and papers, for $505. I intended to keep this gun as a safe King, for future trade bait, UNTIL I STUCK IT IN MY POCKET. It had found a home. This gun carries in any pocket of any pants/shorts/dress I wear and meets its designed function perfectly. The recoil with 200gr. cowboy loads I got from Lee is insignificant. I have not tried to horse this gun up to snot blower and probably will not. I will reload for it when the cowboy loads are gone, but no heavy loads, it doesn't need it to put holes in things at 20' or less. I think it is one of the best carry guns ever made. No safeties, no levers, no widgets, no nothing, just pull the trigger. I love it, and carry it everywhere. Lastly, the finish on this gun is pretty tough. I have not been very nice to it at times, and it seems to resist scratches etc. quite well.

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