Okay you guys convinced me so I bought it today. I took it to the range yesterday and it worked although it brought me down to a whole new level of poor marksmanship. I fired a box of ammo and at 5 yards I missed the paper a couple times. Yikes! Trigger pull, muzzle flip. Obviously I'm going to need some practice to get used to shooting a revolver. Prior to this I've been shooting an XDM 9mm and a Ruger Mark II. A double action snubbie is a whole new ball game. However, I think I'm really going to like this gun as a CCW. Now I begin the arduous task of picking out a holster. Thanks to you all for the advice. I appreciate it.