I get a little wood when I see fixed sight guns, and magna grips dial that up for me. Magnas on big frames are awesome. The only way this could be better is if it had a 3" barrel and was in .44 Special, a neglected big bore round S&W should have exploited more. It's too late now, with all the design and cosmetic changes they've made, but a 581 would be worth converting if the metal is there.

There was a funny window of time on several models where the S&W trademark suddenly rolled to the other side; snub 19s and 64s come to mind. I don't like this look -- it looks wrong to me -- but recently I saw some older guns that suggest this was the original location.