My current .357 is a S&W 620, a 7-shooter L-Frame with the composite barrel like on the X-Frames. Cost me all of $350 LNIB at Gander Mountain years ago. It's a fine piece, and has stuck when others have moved on. The single-action pull is just stellar.
Until recently it had Pachy Compacts, but the last time out it just felt a bit too lively in my old hands, so I put on a set of the polymer Jordan grips, along with a couple patches of grip tape. Oughta calm it down a bit.
The L-Frames are my favorites too. I admire the Rugers, but the Smiths are just a cut above I think.
