Elmer never met a "magnum" he didn't like, I'm sure he'd find a use for it, but I seriously doubt it would ever supplant his beloved 44's. He never saw the need to go bigger in caliber than 44 in handguns, claiming the 44 Mag would do any job you could reasonably ask of a handgun. But I still giggle at the thought of him setting down his cigar and leaning against a handy tree to pop a cylinderful of 500's at a distant Ground Squirrel!