Nice guns. And welcome to the campfire. I much prefer carrying revolvers my own self, although I lean towards snubbie K frames. If you can conceal that N frame all day more power to you. I do think an 8 shot revolver is more than adequate for virtually ever close encounter of the bad kind that any of us might ever run into. I do not feel unprepared with 6 so 8 is for sure plenty of firepower.