Unless they're unfired I shoot everything I own, I too like 5" S & W's. I have made several, always keeping the original barrel intact and shortening a correct vintage donor barrel. Skeeter Skelton knew what he was talking about when he championed the 5" barreled S & W ! I shoot the "Skeeter Load" of 7.5gr. Unique more than any other load in both .44 Special and .44 Magnum.
