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As long as you are pricing S&W, then you might look at a Ruger SP101. The older ones had a 6 shot .22 with the 2.25 inch barrel. These used to run $600 because they were somewhat rarer. Now Ruger makes a newer 8-shot version, but I'm think these only come with a 4.2 inch barrel.

The SP101 is relatively heavy, and the factory trigger is stiff. Still, I like having/shooting the snub .22 version because it affords cheaper practice for carrying the .357 snub versions.