There might be a little more to consider than just the "look" of the gun.
If you were shooting a lot of heavy 357 mags with bullets with longer nose portions or heavier bullets - they would possibly not fit into the N frames because of short cylinder length. They also might not do well in the K frames because they might be a little heavy in the pressure area. That makes the L frame your best choice and that pretty much means full lug.
If you are a big shooter of 44 mags, the earlier guns had "issues" - various sizes of cylinder throats, unlocking problems, shooting loose, etc. Some of the best working Smith & Wesson 44's started with the guns with the endurance packages and many of those came with the full lug barrel. So again you might find yourself shooting a full lug gun simply because it is the one that shoots the best!
Ward
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