My father had the 11” barrel. He’d take us out shooting melons with it.
I was 18, and working out quite a bit.
Nearly broke my nose with it using factory rounds. My dad made his own which were easier to deal with.
Way too much gun for me. I don’t see a practical use for it. In a rifle, sure. Not a pistol.
The .44 mag is not that bad but needs to be held well.
I had taken several of my Nieces and Nephews down to a wooden bridge over a creek on my parents land. We all fired a .22 pistol which I can’t recall now. They were having a ball, shooting at leaves, sticks etc. floating down the creek.
Everyone was wearing ear protection or at least covering their ears with their hands.
After a while I got out my Ruger Super Blackhawk with a seven and a half inch barrel. They were all impressed.
One of my Nieces wanted to fire it. I told her that I did not think that was a good idea but she kept insisting so I let her. I told her to hold it tightly but not like she was strangling a weasel. Allow the gun to recoil while still controlling it.
She instinctively bent her arms slightly at the elbow. To my surprise she fired all six rounds with no trouble. They were fairly hot reloads too.
None of the others wanted to fire it.
The most I’ll probably ever go is .40 caliber in my Beretta 96A1, and that’s because I already had a Beretta 92FS. The 9mm is still my favorite.