I smile inside when I hear fellas complaining about S&W prices "these days"... I can remember the "Great S&W Drought" of the early to mid 1970's when I paid MORE in hard-earned 1975 dollars than what we pay today... Example? How about $550 for a Nickle 59 and $750 for my first 29. At least these guns can be found today. Then you had to get on a list and wait... sometimes a year or more for the chance...