You fellers are just hung up with "pretty" grips. These things almost REQUIRE Pachmayr's.
If I had a lightweight big bore, I would FIRST get a pair of Pachmayr grips for it, THEN I would reload using a good Keith bullet at the velocity that would allow me to make quick "second shots". I would end up with something like the Skeeter load, I suspect. That load (in .44 Special cases, 7.5 grs of Unique behind a 250 gr Keith bullet) gives me 950 fps in a full size .44 Special. That is MORE than enough for self defense. If I needed more (bear country) then I would load it up a bit.
FWIW
Dale53
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