Whitworth, You are absolutely correct. And, I hope that you are right. I was told that the guy that had bought it brand new had very small hands and was afraid of the recoil and lack of control that he said that he had when he fired it. That is worth what I paid for it as far as a story goes. Also, do I understand that you have written a book on big bore revolvers? If you have, is there a link to it? People say that it is really very good and well worth buying it. I am interested.