I own a Talo S&W 642. It is also a Performance Center gun with a much improved trigger over stock plus a nice set of Rosewood basket weave 3 finger grips. At the prices I found a stock 442/642 locally it was a no brainer to spend a little extra more and buy the Talo edition when I saw it for a good price at a gun show. I would never call it a custom, but an improved model.