I'm in agreement. Been totin' a S&W 69 around inna Guide's Choice for a few years now. With full grown loads it's a handful! Currently I'm running 7.8gr 231 behind a 240gr LSWC for ~1000fps and it's much better but with plenty of power still for the ranges of which it's useful to me.
This year's hunting season(pigs & deer) lineup is all .44. Ruger SRH 7.5" and Henry BB All Weather. The majority of my sets are <125 yards tops.
Gonna find out if the tales are true! d;^)
Love me some Winchester 231!
Been looking at Henry BB for a while now. Would be nice having a rifle that shoots one of my handgun loads.
Never been pig hunting but it is on my list! Just deer, antelope and elk for me know. I pick up my elk from the taxidermist today. Nice to finally get a wall-hanger.
I carry the 629 in an Alaska Guides chest rig. Only way to carry that much iron. On a belt would have me walking with a limp. I bought the .44 mag for a bear gun and thankfully haven’t had to use it on one yet. I keep Buffalo Bore 300 gr in it when in bear country. But I’m in fairly remote Montana so that is pretty much my backyard.