let's see i have an older 686 smith without the safety thing and the firering pin on the hammer great gun except it has a 6" barrel looking for something in the 3 to 4" range Ruger is out of the question had a gp 100 way too clunky for me reliable s most Rugers are but they never seem to live...
Smith all the way for me have an older 686 with out the lock out 6 " barrel stainless sweet revolver got rid of my Ruger gp100 not a bad gun but a bit clunky compared to the Smith Benn looking at the new Colts but haven't pulled the trigger on 1 yet
had a chance to shoot one that a friend bought fed everything we put through it was totally reliable accuracy was on par with most factory ammo hovering around an inch or a little more well under an inch with hand loads nothing spectacular but a good solid rifle
unfortunately for me I've not had much luck with savage pretty inconsistent quality if you get a good 1it's phenomenal but most aren't i wish them the best with this