My own stainless S&W m60 weighed in at 22 ounces and got replaced by a pre-lock 12 ounce loaded little known +P rated Scandium S&W m337PD. That model was only made for two years and two more with the lock. No fun to shoot being that light, but near nothing to carry. I suppose the exposed hammer could snag, but I shoot those better. A possible alternative might be the newer scandium S&W m340PD hammerless or m360PD. They are slightly heavier and 357 Magnum, but guys report that they are too much of a good thing and shoot +P .38 Specials in those anyway.
I have a 360 pd and with full house 357 158g loads it is brutal. I've shot 5 in a row and my hand went numb. Its much worse than my 329 pd 44 with 310g hard cast at 1200 fps.
I carry the rem 125 golden Saber in the 360pd. Its a bit of a reduced load, more than a 38+p but less then most 357. Its manageable with 38s and not too bad but I like the option and flexibility to run 357 in a pinch. I've let friends fire 158g American eagle jsp 357 in the 360 pd but no one else has ever fired more then 1 in it. One friend is still pissed about the 1 round i had him fire.
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