I’ve got a 3” 629. With factory 240gr jacketed HP’s and the factory too wide for my hands wood grips the gun was painful to shoot and torqued really badly. I slimmed down the grips so I could get my forearm in line with the bore and factory jacketed loads were tolerable, but not pleasant. I also shot a box of HSM cast 240’s that were rated @1150 FPS which were quite comfortable to shoot, though I’m unsure of their velocity in the short barrel.
Ultimately it’s a gun that weighs as much as a 1911 and is almost as big as a glock 17 but only carries 6 rounds so it doesn’t get carried in the woods since my biggest concern is backwoods tweakers (who are rarely alone) and I decided that I’d rather bow hunt if I’m going to actually kill stuff at close range. That being said I haven’t sold it off yet.