The 20” CTR is a sweetheart when folded:
But so is the Kimber Montana at 7.5 pounds all up. Ran it out to 500 like this last weekend with no issues:
As for cans I live in suburbia Alaska so it makes it nice to shoot and work up loads right in the yards as well as get velocity data and such.
I used to be solidly in the “ear plugs are way cheaper” camp but now feel uncivilized when shooting unsuppressed these days. Far from a must have but they are certainly nice IME.