The P210 may have been a military sidearm, but it's also a $2000 USD pistol. The fact that it was a military sidearm doesn't diminish this. They are fitted by hand, one at a time. The catalog even states that one needs to inquire as to current price and availability of the 210. That stipulation doesn't exist for any other product in their line of pistols.
You severely underestimate the L-frame. I've only got 8,000 rounds though my single most used (centerfire) revolver, but that's still by and large mostly handloaded magnums. The gun isn't loose, it doesn't need to be repaired and the screws aren't falling out of it. Many 686/GP-100 shooters report similar results.
The vanilla 629 is heavier than a G21, yes, but you'll notice I said 629 MG (Mountain Gun). They're not hard to find and they are palpably lighter while still being controllable. As far as being hard to hide outside of winter garb, well, try a good IWB, pants that fit properly and a proper grips for the round butt configuration. If you can hide a G21 IWB, I know you can hide a 4" 629. Yeah, the cylinder girth is a present concern, but it isn't any worse than the G21 being almost as thick as a brick the whole length of the weapon.
A skilled revolver shooter slower than a newbie with an auto? This is simply not the case, unless you're using Robbie Leatham as the yardstick for your newbie. Go to any IDPA or IPSC match and time reloads from Master class revolver shooters and sharpshooter/D-class auto shooters.
In all, I concur that it's best we just agree to disagree. However, please reconsider some of your claims. You state them as absolute truth and while it may be your experience, other people have had contrsting experiences.
You severely underestimate the L-frame. I've only got 8,000 rounds though my single most used (centerfire) revolver, but that's still by and large mostly handloaded magnums. The gun isn't loose, it doesn't need to be repaired and the screws aren't falling out of it. Many 686/GP-100 shooters report similar results.
The vanilla 629 is heavier than a G21, yes, but you'll notice I said 629 MG (Mountain Gun). They're not hard to find and they are palpably lighter while still being controllable. As far as being hard to hide outside of winter garb, well, try a good IWB, pants that fit properly and a proper grips for the round butt configuration. If you can hide a G21 IWB, I know you can hide a 4" 629. Yeah, the cylinder girth is a present concern, but it isn't any worse than the G21 being almost as thick as a brick the whole length of the weapon.
A skilled revolver shooter slower than a newbie with an auto? This is simply not the case, unless you're using Robbie Leatham as the yardstick for your newbie. Go to any IDPA or IPSC match and time reloads from Master class revolver shooters and sharpshooter/D-class auto shooters.
In all, I concur that it's best we just agree to disagree. However, please reconsider some of your claims. You state them as absolute truth and while it may be your experience, other people have had contrsting experiences.