Jonesy, If you can find a 38" Special you're gonna be real happy with it. I shot one last year and it's a honey. Moved on to the Pearson Freedom this year It's identical except 3" shorter and a tad faster, not much though. My all-time favorite has been the 38. There is very little hand shock with these things and they are very quiet. And now you can get draw modules to change the letoff--65, 75, or 85%.