Originally Posted by MelvinWalker

Having carried and qualified with a K frame for 20 years, my personal overall choice is a Model 64 4 inch...I have a really nice Model 10, Model 15, 1969 Colt Trooper MkIII, etc. but a basic K frame stainless is just hard to beat.

With stainless, you don't have that inevitable cylinder drag wear line that is so obvious on a blued gun...Plus, the fact that the value is never going to go down...If you want L frame, the 4 inch pre-lock 686 is awesome too...But again, go stainless if you plan on using the gun...You can always buff a little cylinder drag line away from a stainless gun....Blue requires major surgery.