On the sidetrack of porting...

I have 4 revolvers ported and IMO, it DOES reduce recoil. I have many more than 4 revolvers, but 4 are ported.

One is a 3" custom 629-2. In a friend's 3" 29, my 265g cast load over 22g W296 is HARSH to say the least. Painful really. In my ported 629 these same loads are smooth. Make no mistake, they kick hard, but the porting makes them manageable. Same gun side by side test.

Resale value issues, I fully understand that it's polarizing and some are put off and won't own ported guns while others will and like anything else, custom mods are lost in resale - you never get your money back.

I own guns to shoot them and give myself pleasure and resale is the furthest thing from my mind. Others are different this way and it's all good.