They are what they are and I love mine but,they are no Smith.Yes i do carry mine for ther better part of the summer months.I also have a m677 which is an older model and is a bit heavier.
Btw if you will look a bit further down on this same page you will see at least 3 threads on them.
if you carry it,look at what i carry mine in in some of my other threads and the ammo i like to use in mine is 110 grain federal hydra-shoks in .38,they will have very little recoil and still produce good results.