That's a shame to hear, but oh well. So it sounds like if I wanted a .45 Ruger revolver I'd need to get a Super Redhawk (maybe Alaskan?) in .454/.45 Colt and have it cut for moonclips to shoot .45 Auto, though that might raise issues that can't be forseen too. Who knows.
As of right now the only real thing keeping me from considering S&Ws is the lock, specifically it activating when I don't want it to. I believe it was @DocGKR who once said that at a PD armory he'd visited, there were consistently S&W J-Frame BUGs with locks on the armorer's work bench because they'd locked up.
Is it something to be concerned about with the larger revolvers? There's also the option of having the lock removed, though I'm not sure if that'd be a good idea for a carry revolver for legal reasons in terms of it being used against you, not that there's anything actually illegal about it.