My main carry gun is a short barrel SP101 that I've had for 5 years. I can't imagine shooting anything lighter with full house .357 loads. I had mine ported to help control recoil. It hardly moves with .38 speials. With much firing, dry and actual, the trigger has really smoothed out, It's not quite up to my old Smiths, but I doubt that anything made today is. I got the DAO bobbed hammer one because I carry it, and am well satisfied.