Honestly, I don't know why I avoided a 44 Mag for this long, got steered away by all the hype of it being brutal to shoot. What BS, I may be an old goat but, this revolver has no more push than a 20 gauge shotgun. Accurate, loud (heck yea) a real joy to shoot. I loaded some new rounds, using the same 200gr XTP bullet being pushed by 26.5 gr of H 110. Fantastic.....can I mention I love this
revolver. Next time I hear someone try to tell me they are too much to handle, I'll just chuckle to myself....yes, I will keep stepping it up. I will eventually get around to those 300 gr rounds that came with this gun. That will be a real joy.