I have to agree. My 4" M29 and 3" M629 are my go-to guns while my actual "Combat Magnums" stay in the safe. That said, I think a 8 shot 627 would be a heck of a CCW, and the extra weight of the N frame would make full tilt 357 much more manageable than 357 in a K/L frame, so follow-ups would be faster and more accurate.