I am a S&W guy with over 30+ S&W revolvers. For some reason when I wanted a 6” barrel .22 I went with the GP100. It was a mess. It had so many mechanical issues Ruger had to scrap it when I sent it in for a ton of warranty work. It wasn’t even worth trying to repair. I then purchased a 6” 617. As with the rest of my Smiths, it’s an excellent revolver. You will be very happy with your purchase.