I sold several last year that were case dated '09. They showed up at distributors in 2.5", 4" and 6" barrels with 6-shot cylinders. I thought the 6" would make a good Bullseye gun if you liked the weight. At $500 if it's NIB or even LNIB it's a bargin, but like others have pointed out it eliminates the use of magnums. I don't know why a person couldn't have the cylinder reamed out to magnum length if you wanted.