I hear you. If I could go back I would have hoarded some of those super cheap police trade in S&W Wheelguns for like $150-$300 bucks back in the day.
I used to buy S&W Model 15's (2 and 4 in. barrels) basically brand new in several Tucson gunshops in the mid 90's for around $150-165 dollars each!
On the original thread topic, I traded for a Gen 3 G20 at the last gun show. This gun is a hoot to shoot! Don't know how I went so long without one. I load a mild 175 gr lead flat point at 1050 FPS or a 180 JHP at around 1200. The 125gr ProLoad defense round is AWESOME at 1500 fps! You can get Starline brass for around $100 for 500 pieces brand new. Last you forever.