At the risk of heresy, why not go for a 629? Much easier to find than a 29 (there's a passel of 'em on a certain website); easier to clean, and shoots very well. I put 100 rounds of .44 Special and 25 of .44 Magnum through my 629-5 this morning; embarrassingly better than my new 9mm Shield PC.

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