Texas Star, While I would not cut a new frame today, I have a 1920's era 38 snub that is so modified. It is faster, but I am not very fast. I have had this very discussion with Holster Guru Bob Arganbright who is literally Chain Lightning fast out of the holster and is and has been a very,very serious fast draw competitor. He has a GM so modified and he states without reservation that it is faster. I am sure it makes no difference for we slightly better than average shooters but perhaps it does for people well above the average. Bill Oglesby, one of the fastest shooters that I have ever spent time with up close and personal on a live fire range hits the trigger only one time and fires the remaining 4 rds. by "fanning" the hammer on his sa ruger with the fingers of his left hand. Five 45 colt rds. in a playing card at approx. 10 yrds and all we heard was one boom. I would not have believed it had I not watched him load 5 live rds. and then eject 5 empties.