I had a faux M-24 made up with a genuine M24 bbl but a rebored cylinder...on a M-28. shot VERY well and the balance was nice too.

When the 624's came out I bought a 4" model and that balances (to me) even better.

And in my opinion a standard 4" 24/624 loaded with .44 special loads simply wortks very well. I've killed deer with one, wouldn't think for a moment it wouldn't work in a defense situation and the combo is very accurate.

Many shooters immediately try to make the .44 Special into a .44 magnum. Don't understand THAT. Try the cartridge in a 24 or 624 and it's hard to NOT fall in love with the combination.

FN in MT