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kmad61

I know you already have your selections narrowed down, but perhaps you would consider looking into the revolvers made by Amadeo Rossi. This company was bought up by Taurus, but was previously one of their competitors. I have owned several Rossi revolvers over the years,my favorite being the model 971, a 5 shot .44 special in stainless with a three inch barrel. Extremely concealable for a "bulldog". When I was looking for a four inch duty revolver, I had narrowed my choices down to a Smith 686plus and a Rossi stainless .357 that was styled similarly to the Smith 686. I went with the Smith, because quite frankly I happened to have the money at the time, but if I hadnt the Rossi wouldve gotten the nod. Like Taurus, Rossi has come a long way in recent years in regards to quality. You can rest assured that should you choose to buy a Rossi, you'll be getting a high quality wheelgun backed up by an ironclad warranty at an excellent price. And the look of these weapons is, IMO, very slick. You have nothing to lose by atleast checking them out, and I think you might even like what you see. Best of luck! :)
 
I need adjustable sights,plus I worry about shooting the Smiths with full tilt magnum loads.I would love a model 19 4 inch.

Well, IMHO you just narrowed it down to the GP-100.

I'm not sure how many guys here have experience with the latest crop of S&Ws. All the ones I tested were not much lighter and no smoother than the Rugers. Either Ruger has been improving on thier triggers or S&W has been slipping, I suspect both.

In my experience the best thing you can do for a trigger is pull it a few hundred times. Either firing ammo, or get some snap caps and dryfire it, it'll smooth right up. My Rugers also tend to be very accurate and like the hotter loads.
 
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