Well I don't have the presence or seniority of the others who have replied before me on your quandary..but for what it's worth I only own two revolvers, and both are 340's, one is the MP you speak of, and the other is a PD. I really like that the 340 line uses titanium pivot pins and I've not heard of one single pin shearing ... I first acquired the MP and immediately felt it was a good fit for me, pocket carry is my daily routine. After a time the lust for lighter infected me and I bought a titanium cylinder and fitted the cylinder to the MP. Then the one is none infection set in..and PD followed shortly thereafter. I carry the PD every waking moment in my front pocket and have found nothing to make me want for anything different. I will say that in the end a tritium sight replaced the red ramp on the PD, after trying a hi viz and a plain black ramp along the way. This tritium sight I installed is a taller version of the stock one on the MP and in my hands hits point of aim a little better than the stock height tritium of the MP..I shoot and carry 135gr at just under 1000 fps. You have saved for this long..go get it, I'd have to concur with the others on handling the one your about to own before dropping the cash, look it over, you've waited a long time don't settle for anything less than perfect. Lastly if you plan on shooting magnums skip the lock.