I agree w/45xd on this. I've got the light in a 2 1/2" Judge. Nice weight for field carry blah blah blah. I've also got a SS in 2 1/2". But it's not a plinking gun (the ultra light). It's controllable, no problem. But after a couple of wheels you don't want much more to do with it. I think the 3" would start talking to you much quicker than that in the light weight.