Cellar Hound,
to answer your question, I suggest the S&W Peformance Center Model 60 Pro Series. It has the three inch slab sided barrel and weighs in nicely for balance, plus (not mentioned by those promoting the Ruger, it has a forged frame, not a cast frame like the Ruger.
Performance Center(R) Pro Series(R) Model 60 | Smith & Wesson