Back in the late 90's I wished out loud for a 5" 625 as an "ideal nightstand gun" on some gun forum--THR maybe?
My father-in-law died within the year and left the gun above behind. Too bad we never talked about guns.
It is the gun that converted me to revolvers, the gun I dryfired with a dime on the barrel many nights, the gun that took me from "shotgun patterns" to "groups."
The gun that I learned what trigger control meant on.
The gun that helped the boy who was picked last in gym class overcome feeling physically retarded.
It has a nice trigger job, too. Only my similarly modified (but ultra-light pull weight) m17 competes for the same level of my love .
Just gushing.
It could use some better grips, however.
I have medium/large hands, dislike finger grooves, and I like lighter colored woods with swirly patterns. The "coke bottle" style I have seen on a major manufacturer's site looked good. The Nill grips I have seen look badass, but my Google-fu never led me to what I was visualizing.
Suggestions are appreciated. Budget is strained at the moment, so as with many other RFIs I have posted lately, I probably won't be moving too soon on a purchase . But I am trying to mull over purchases, lately.