It feels best in your hand because it has a much smaller grip than either an N-frame Smith or an I-frame Colt (the latter's grip reach is actually longer, believe it or not.)bogus bill said:I own a 5" s&w model 27-2 I bought new around 1970. It`s a heavy beast to pack and I haven't took it out of the safe in ages. Then I have a 4" Python and that's about the same story. I have a 2 1/2" nickle Python that's too purty to scuff up.
That leaves this s&w model 66-3 3" that is a Lew Horton one of three hundred special. Currently this is the one I occasionally pack. Maybe it`s because its stainless and I don't worry about scratching it up but of the 4 .357`s it feels the best in my hand.
In my experience, the two guns that seem to fit everybody's hands are the round-butt Smith K (like your 66) and the Browning Hi-Power.