When we first got CHL in Texas, a bunch of stewardesses at DFW airport asked someone “what is the best handgun caliber?” “Why .44 mag of course!” Hilarity at the range ensued.
I guided a lady named Pam on a couple of hunts. She was a little ole thing, about 5’3” and weighed every bit of 100 lbs. She hunted with a scoped Freedom Arms .454 Casull and she was very good with it.