I almost picked up a 3-inch Model 13 a while back but the owner wanted too much for it. Still for my big hands I think I have a pretty good fighting iron and it will take any load you can dish out. The good old short barreled 27. The FBI thought very highly of there short barreled Registered Magnums and so didn't General Patton. It fills the hand well and even with the hotter loads recoil is fairly mild even doing some one handed shooting.