I have a model 27-2 8 3/8's that I bought new in 1973. I wasn't old enough for a pistol permit but I wanted that gun so badly I paid for it in full and the gunshop owner held it until I got my permit. I fired nothing but handloads of my own cast 168 gr SWC on top of 7.0 gr Unique. A couple years ago the trigger went bad and I returned it to S&W for a full rebuild. I'll never sell it and I hope someone in my family will care enough about it to want it when I die ,but who can tell what the future will bring?