[MarkL]

Actually, I was going to say that there's an awful lot of good things to say about a S&W revolver. I've got a 625-5 in .45acp, taking full moon clips. It was one of the very last revolvers that Ron Power did his magic on before retiring.

Mark

[OKSooner]

Well honestly... Launches any kind of .38 special load any sane person would wish to shoot. Not encumbered with any adjustable sights or anything else to confuse one, or to snag on one's clothes, etc.

Nice crisp SA trigger, nice and smooth in DA.

Goes blam, emphatically, six times.

Saves all of one's empties so one can just drop them on the ground or in a box, depending on how one practices, and then take them home to be reloaded.

IOW, everything one needs, and nothing one doesn't need. What more can be said, except that it's a common, ubiquitous, everyman's defensive shooting revolver? Doesn't it deserve at least honorable mention?

BTW I'm jealous as heck over your 625. Nice going...