I've got a 4" version. I have small hands, so I put a wood boot grip on it and filed it down enough to fit my hand. It's pretty narrow. The gun makes a GREAT 44 special shooter, but whacks the hand pretty hard with full power magnum loads. I had a Ruger Alaskan that was gentler on the hand, but I gotta admit...I really like the 29. I just don't shoot a lot of rounds on any given day. A friend handloaded some ammo for a 240 grain bullet going at around 950 fps. I think that is my gun's sweet spot.