I traded off a perfectly good 6" M17 to get the 4" M34-1 and I've never regretted the switch. That K frame was just too heavy for a .22 LR. I had that 34 for a few years when they came out with the stainless M63, but the ones that I tried were never as smooth as the 34 that I had. Liking the looks and durability of a stainless I did the next best thing and had my 34 Armaloy plated which I think is some kind of a nickel plating. I've got a pretty good size mitt on me, so I ordered a full size checkered thumb rest Herrett set for it and also tried a larger rubber set, but the Herretts are back on it again. I really like the looks of the S&W set that Dirtfarmer put up and I'll check with S&W to see if I can get a set of those.
