Like Greg I too am not "above" grabbing a long gun at times. I love my Marlin Guide Gun in 450. It's my go to (for the last 4 yrs now) long gun.
We have 5 days left of moose season here, & antler restrictions are such that simply seeing a legal moose will be a miracle to brag about (on the whole Kenai Peninsula (Approx 16,000 sq miles, maybe 1/3 of that moose habitat) a local F&G bilogist told me he knows of only 2 bulls harvested so far, & thyat's in over 3 weeks of hunting)so I will probably take the Guide Gun as a primary weapon if I get out for a day.
BUT, when it comes to hndgun hunting, I'm revolvers all the way.