Saw a used M97 5 1/2" .22LR at the last Vegas gun show and bought it ($1300) I love this gun! Now I want a 97 in 357, hope to find a used one, hard to justify buying new but will be hard to find exactly what barrel length I want. I was at the small/junkie local gun show this weekend and too my surprise there was a man walking around with a nice 5 1/2" 97 .45 colt with black grips and a lanyard ring for $1700.00 like new in the box, I was surprised how light it was, I think a 357 would be the perfect weight/recoil combination for me (I'm a wuss)!