Whether you believe or don't believe the stories about how Colts are so delicate and get out of time so easily (from my experience of many years, they aren't and don't), it really makes no difference for the Colt snubbies. They are not target guns and no one takes them out every weekend to fire a thousand rounds. They are personal defense weapons, and most of them have never experienced much more actual shooting use than maybe firing one box of ammunition a year. I don't use a revolver for concealed carry, but if I did, it would be my Detective Special, without hesitation.