I have a first gen Bulldog with a 3 inch barrel and a bobbed hammer, great little gun light weight and packs a punch (on both ends). Also you may want to look at (now don't laugh od scoff) a Taurus 445UL, this is a 2 inch 44 SPL snub about the size of a S&W K frame with an Airweight frame, at about 15 oz empty its a light weight powerhouse, mine has been totally reliable and accurate' that is if you can find one.... I think the ultimate 44 snub though is the S&W 696 SS L frame 3 inch but she is a heavy little sucker!