I only own and have only ever owned 1 S&W revolver in 8 3/8" length, a Model 29-2. It actually came to me as a 4", but I was dabbling with handgun silhouette back in the early '80s and felt I needed more sight radius, so I bought a long tube and had it installed. I really enjoyed pulling out that old piece of artillery at matches, but it really isn't as practical as I would have hoped for other occasions, and I almost wish now I had left well enough alone. (The original barrel seems to have disappeared into the mists of time.) If I had it to do over again I probably would use a 6 or 6 1/2" barrel and be shooting it more, but that long tube does have a sort of aura about it, doesn't it?

Froggie