Yes, you did o.k. cuz a NIB Smith N' Wesson
Classic .44 magnum in your choice of barrel length's
list at $614.00 at my local shop. But, on
cash basis the classic can be had for $509.95
+ 8% sales tax.
Yes I agree their semi-auto's are sub-par (especially compared to my favorite tactical tupperware from Austria)
But, my old man has a model 39 9mm that has never failed or jammed at all after many many rounds. Of course we are talking about a single stack mag 9mm which was a major design flaw considering the advantage of the 9mms are the hi-cap mags. But at any rate that old 39 works well.