Doc, you must be one heck of a man to shoot that 3" 29 with 310's & a heavy charge of H110, I think I'd rather take my chances with the grizzly!
Every once in a while I'll carry my scoped 10" 357 Ruger Maxie in my backpack, the grip sticks out of the pack so its handy if needed....but this doesn't happen very often. Usually just a belt gun.

Dick