I have a S&W .357 snubbie as a daily carry gun
link to picture at S&W site
It was uncomfortable to shoot till I changed the grips, but now I love it. I would like to warn you that a lot of people that bought them could not handle the recoil and sold them. A few weeks a go I was shooting it at the range and two guys wanted to try it out, neither one had a problem with the recoil, so it just depends on how recoil sensitive you are. If it turns out the recoil bothers you you can always load it with .38s but why buy a .357 if you are going to carry .38s in it
Whoops I just realized you are talking about an 8 3/8 revolver, a larger gun should not kick too bad. But now I have a question, is it going to be a carry gun? If it is concealed carry it will be a bit hard to hide