That short .44 you have is just about perfect. Iggy's 1917 a close second for me. There's some mention of chopped Colt New Services here. I love mine, though an N Frame Smith fits my hand better. You sure can make a Colt pretty short, though. This 1917 is 2 1/2" which is the usual chop job length.


Here's the shortest big bore I have. No, I won't shoot it like that. It's waiting for a barrel. But Skeeter Skelton wrote about it as an across the card table shooter.