There's some things positive and there's some things negative about each and every barrel length in all calibers.

Intended main use and personal preferences are the main deciding factors.

I'm partial to to 3" since my use is for hiking,50ft or closer indoor range shooting and nightstand.All my intended uses are non hunting.

A 3" 29-3 or 629-1 are the ones I prefer in 44mag that will shoot 44spl 90%+ of the time.

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