I had a 4.2” SP101, but always wanted a 3” S&W 60- so I bought the Smith and had both at the same time for a short while.
I wanted one or the other primarily as a lightweight trail gun to mostly shoot .38 level loads but with the capability of packing a punch if I so desired. The Ruger was a beefy thing and seemed considerably heavier than the Smith, plus the trigger on the Ruger wasn’t nearly as nice- and that’s after I’d worked them both over, dry fired them thousands of times, and even changed springs.
So I sold the Ruger. I figured if I wanted a heavier gun for mostly .357 loads I would have gone to a S&W 66/686 in the first place and had 6 shot capability too.
