After having numerous K frames in 4" barrel I finally tried a 6" model 19 . It is exactly the gun I will always keep . It is light weight and extremely accurate . It handles 357 magnum loads well . I don't shoot 38's in it , just 357 magnum loads . 13 grs of Accurate #9 under a 158 gr cast bullet is a real nice " shoot it all day load " in my model 19 . I have K frame target grips on mine .