I'm still working my way through this entire thread! Some things I've noticed:
I keep reading about the recoil, I didn't think it was near as bad as it's made out to be. Of course having a couple of .357's helps to lighten the recoil.
When I shot mine I did some slow carefully aimed shots but since I would not be doing this in time of stress I mostly tried quick sighting, I was very pleased with the accuracy I could obtain, at least at 15 yards and under.
It's so easy to slip into my shorts pocket!!! I have different pants/shorts with differant pockets so I ordered both the round and square mika holsters.
I don't understand how y'all get the sideplate off without prying. I tried tapping mine to no avail. I had to slip a thin blade of a screwdriver under the plate by the trigger to "lift" it up, I believe that would be considered "prying". I really hate doing that, mine is pretty snug, I have to press it on hard to get it back on flush.
The internals are very dry, lubing them smoothed the trigger pull out quite a bit. I used a toothpick to put some lithium grease in a few spots, probably a bad idea but I get carried away with lube sometimes. It feels fine right now but I need to learn the proper way to get that plate off in case I need to clean it off.
I've read some links about how crappy .38 special ammo is, I've read a lot of arguments throughout the years about how crappy 9mm and .22 is as well but those rounds killed a lot of people in the VT tradgedy. I'd rather have a .38 special snubby that I can shoot well than a 32, 389, or .25 cal. My other tiny mouse guns are .25 caliber bottom feeders and .22 mag mini revolver, I feel more prepared with my snubbie. Hopefully I will never have to confirm it's effectiveness or lack thereof.