This was a 5" trout and bird from a while back. The 6" Mission is going to have a little more girth to it than what you see here, but in general it sounds like a sub-hilt isn't the general preference for this build, but copper very much is.

Next Vote:

A. Regular guard
B. Tall (aka "double") guard
C. Forward curved guard
D. S-guard
E. Write in