I had a Mountain Lite a while back because I was fascinated with the lightweight potential of the .44 Special. The recoil was so fierce with the stock open backstrap grip that I had to put the gun down after five rounds, and I could barely lift my arm. The big aftermarket .500 grip made things much more manageable, but it was still a handful to shoot. There's always a trade off ... in this case, the minimal weight at 18/19oz leaves little absorption potential for recoil, but makes it an amazing big round revolver to carry. Also, it will not digest WWB (or any lead top ammo) with reliability. I could count on at least 2-3 jumped crimps per box. Lots of fun though if you can handle it. I scaled back and went with the L-frame 242 for carry. For a larger frame (larger than the usual carry Js) it is surprisingly invisible on a belt.

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