If I ever meet anything that justifies the recoil, I may buy one. Otherwise I'll stick with my .45 ACP for general purpose use, and my S&W .41 Mag for handgun hunting.
Agree.... I carry a 1911A1 or a SIG 220 daily thus the 45 Auto is fodder I believe in also. I have a Ruger Bisley in 500 linebaugh that is "zero" fun to shoot with full house buffalo bore ammunition. I can tolerate reloads that are lite but it defeats the purpose to load it down to 45 colt velocities IMO.....cept for fun on paper vs pachyderms.
My 329PD is also painful with magnums so it is fed only .44 specials for lower 48 fishing and wheeling trips. My favorite is a S&W Custom Shop Hunter package in 45 Colt and I've taken lots of game with it......very good handgun hunting rig.
For a dangerous game stopper while I was stationed in Alaska I carried a old rusty remington 870, on a sling with a pistol grip and too short of a barrel on a sling while I fished. loaded with slugs and 00 Buck it was insurance I never needed gladly.....