Like many here, I've owned quite a few 44mag handguns in my time. My favorite Contender was a 10" stainless with a 2-6 Bushnell Trophy scope on it. Sold it when I went broke once... <sigh>

My favorite 44mag Revolver is my Smith 629 with a 6" barrel. The 5" barrel is also excellent. IMO the 4" is too loud and sacrifices too much velocity and aything longer than 6" is too unwieldy for hunting due to difficulty in carry and weight.

For carbines I really like my Winny Model 94 Walnut Trapper with Williams Aperture sight.

Long live the 44mag.

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