It has been a couple years since I bought my last handgun I had been looking for a S&W model 28 like one I stupidly swapped off for a Ruger Security six S.S. when they first came out . I ended up with a Taurus Model 608 8 shot .357 magnum and love it! The only gripe I have with the gun is the six ports They really increase the muzzle blast .
P.S. Thinking about it about the same time I got a Pietta Colt 44 Replica it is a very nice muzzle loading pistol.