k22fan, I would say they are scarce, but that doesn't necessarily translate into VALUABLE as most want the magnum. Right now, there just happens to be some runs available in the wholesalers pipeline, but I am pretty sure those will disappear soon. I have come to treasure my 4" fixed sight, blued 38 GP. I should have grabbed one of the blued 3 inchers Davidsons offered a few weeks ago. I already got the short Ruger rubber grips and Rosewood inserts just waiting for it but didn't have cash ready at the time. Note Hitman's pic above--gorgeous gun.
btw, I have been shooting this GP for about a year and a half now and the improvement in trigger pull is astonishing. It has gone from down right crummy out of the box to quite smooth after about 500-700 rounds thru it. I haven't touched it. Haven't even done a field strip cleaning yet to see if there is junk from the production process inside. Better do that after next trip to the range but in the mean time the trigger just smoothed itself out real nice from shooting--no dry firing or anything else.