A great revolver to carry, high power in a light package. I like the sight changes that you made.
It really made a difference in accurate shooting and was worth the coin.
The gold bead front sight is a classic design and the old school guys knew what they were doing. It works well.
It is a heck of a lightweight packing gun.
Frankly I think it is the perfect field gun for .44 Specials!
That's what I shoot in mine, .44 MAG brass loaded right at 1,000 fps with a 240 grain SWC, maybe the best package for a .44 SPL ever. I had a S&W 396 with the 3.5" barrel, not the 396 Nightguard, but it didn't balance/feel "right", so, just like the 696s that I sold before they were popular, it went down the road. Back in 2005 my 329PD came with 26 rounds of ammo, the seller couldn't stand the recoil and sold it after shooting it 24 times.