Can someone please comment on how these feel to shoot actual magnum loads out of?
I have a 3" 629 double Magnaported (two ports each side) Perf Ctr gun. With the Badger grips that came with it, its recoil was about the same as my 4" M29 with Pachmayr Presentations (SN-S), which is to say, not bad. Full-house 240's are definitely OK. Only 250gr Partitions seem a little brisk, but still OK. Have not tried 300gr bullets in either 29 or 629.
With my present Fishpaw grips which, although French walnut, approximately duplicate Pachmayr Compacs, I 'spect the recoil would seem a little less. Can't remermber whether I've tried them yet or not. If so, it has been a while since then.