Panache......
I think it is the panache that Bill Jordan is the man to whom we owe the debt of gratitude for the Model 19. I think the popularity of the 1911 owes a debt to Col Jeff Cooper but the Colonel didn't invent the 1911; the Model 19 was created because of Bill Jordan.
I think they are gorgeous. I have a 2.5", a 4" (replacing my first ever revolver that I blew up long ago) and I have a 2" coming!
I have a favorite memory of my first 4" Model 19. Several good memories, actually, but my favorite is when I showed it to my mother and she said it was "beautiful". I hated it when I blew it up but it has been replaced, much to my great joy.
The L frame guns are what I shoot when I want to play long term with .357 Magnum loads. I won't abuse my Model 19s with incessant magnums. But they are fun short term and the recoil is nothing special to write home about. If you want to discuss recoil shoot a J frame .357. (Why you would do that is a personal decision!)
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