So I was sitting around night before last think about how much I need another .44. I got to figuring that a 5" nickel one would be the most perfect handgun in the world. Knowing that members here command all pertinent knowledge in the universe, I sent a pm to Doc44 to see if such a critter existed. Sure enough, our favorite firearms manufacturer had indeed developed and marketed the perfect handgun! As a matter of fact they had produced a total of 8! Needless (maybe) to say, these command a fairly astronomical (read 5 figure!) price! Ok, that option is off the table....
Weeelll, lo and behold a 5" 629-4 Classic pops up on Armslist today. I called the gentleman and we came to agreement....so, here is my slightly more affordable version of a perfect gun (please pardon the poor pics):