Fish4bass, I'm a WV hillbilly too. I picked up a 4",Ruger SP101 and packed it for a while as my woods/bumming gun and liked it but my 4", 69 gets carried when I'm out and about since I got it. I carry a shooter when I bushhog for coyotes and other targets of opportunity and the 69 with a cast 429421 over 9 grains of unique is the cats @$$ for me. The 4+" barrel makes it legal for hunting here and it'll take care of anything I'll run into here in the Mountain state.