Last week I was at a gun shop I used for FFL for a pistol I bought for Stepdaughter for Christmas. While waiting, a 6" S&W 629-6 caught my eyes. The one guy I asked if he could let me check it out said "This gives me a reason to handle it, too." I never owned or even shot a .44 Magnum, I have (had) two Ruger .327 Fed Mags. The next day I took both down to ask about trading one or the other. They gave me what I thought was a fair price (for a gun shop) on the 5" Lipsey version, and I went home with the Smith & two boxes of ammo. The lock doesn't bother me like it does many of yinz guys. Anyhow, earlier up there I mentioned about a home defense-size shotgun; I didn't know I wanted a .44 magnum!