I've been actively looking for a revolver chambered in .357 mag with a 4" barrel and just have had no luck at all. Living in CA limits my choices making buying used difficult. In California, handguns transferred to non-LEO by FFL must be on the CA "safe handgun roster," so for guns not on the roster, face-to-face private party transfers are usually the only practical method of obtaining a particular handgun. Anyway, nobody had anything used for sale locally and the shelves are still bare at the local shops but I figured I'd stop by one anyway at lunch and check it out. Well luck happened to be on my side today because they had two 4" revolvers on the shelf, a Taurus something or other and a Smith & Wesson Model 627. After about 30 seconds with the Smith in my hand I blurt out "I'll take it!" The dang thing is nearly twice what I wanted to pay but the trigger is just so nice I had to have it! I can't wait to shoot the beast!