I have a 6", 6 shot, 617 and it never leaves home, too damned heavy.
For me, the 4" S&W 48 would be the best choice if blued CM would work. If stainless is required, the unloved and under-appreciated Rossi 515 would get my nod. I have 4 Rossi 515s scattered around the Country; 1 each in CO, NE, NH, and SD. They are, pretty much, a metric clone of the S&W DAs, but an odd frame size, falling in between the J and K frame S&Ws.
I picked a .22 Magnum revolver so that I would have the advantage of the extra power and stronger bullet construction of the .22 Magnum, while using two sets of MCACE chamber inserts to shoot .22 LRs for plinking and casual paper punching. Most folks wouldn't be caught dead shooting a Rossi, but the Rossi stainless revolvers that I have in .22 LR (518), .22 Magnum (515), and .44 Special (720) have all treated me well and since they are reasonably cheap, and stainless, they get carried and knocked about quite a bit more often than my nicer S&W revolvers.
