My CCW is a 21+ oz loaded S&W 296; a 2.5", 5-shot, fixed sight, Al-frame & Ti-cylinder, and hammerless L-frame. I swapped my 696's backstrap-enclosing rounded Uncle Mike's Combats in place of the admittedly smaller boots, and use Georgia Arm's 200gr Gold Dot JHP's in .44 Special now in place of the Blazer variants I did use. They were MSRP $789 years ago, but hit the closeout market several years ago for $349 or so - and still command that price. Look a used one over carefully - the cast-in-place cylinder stop is easily chiseled off by the hard-edged Ti cylinder with a few 'Hollywood'-style empties ejection, resulting in the cylinder falling into your hand. It is also ammo-restrictive. Mine shoots coincident POI/POA at 12yd with the Blazers and equivalents.
BTW, the local 'Academy Sports/Outdoors' chains, based out of Waco, TX, I think, carried the Charter Arms 2000 .44 Spcl Bull Dog a few years back - still stocks the Blazer 200gr Gold Dots at $12.86/50, a bargain.
Stainz