I have a Virginia Dragoon, I like the feel of it, feels well balanced. It is stainless 6 in barrel, I use to own a ruger super blackhawk, very nice gun because of the feel i prefer the dragoon. The butt of the dragoon seems longer and larger than the blackhawk. Like they say could be a problem to get parts but mine is like new. It is the 44 Mag Thank you Al