Yes, if you are ready to have a lock smith (haha) the 7 shot revolver sure is nice. I think there was only a very short period of no lock 7 shots? To me it is blasphemy to have a 7 shot 6gun! But some use it for self defense, so maybe they do feel an extra round is necessary. To me the .357 is a hunting revolver at best, I can't solve it with 6 rounds of .357 I'll probably won't do it with the 7th round.