I long carried a 4-inch Charter *Target Bulldog* until a lady friend informed me it was hers now, and what did I want to replace it with. I tried to arrange something involving personal services, but she claimed to be having more fun doing so on an amateur basis, and got me a Star PD instead, sdo no complaints there from me.
I understand Taurus is going to introduce a version of their titanium 5-shot .44 snubby in a .45 full moon version, maybe a .45 Auto Rim chambering as well. We shall see, but that sounds nice.
Or this period piece:
(OK, OK, I don't carry mine . . . although if I ran out of bullets I could always whack the goblin over the head with it. But it sure is a show stopper at the range. For some reason when it's loaded with Unique it jets flame and a huge cloud of smoke out of the muzzle AND the forcing cone.)
We used to have a judge known as "Two Gun Charlie" because he presided with a matched pair of .44 Bulldogs . . . loaded . . . and used one for a gavel. Hope he had an empty cylinder under the hammer . . .