BoCash: I've also had 29s since about 1973. They were real hard to get then, maybe because of Dirty Harry. The last few years, I'd take a 29 out maybe annually and fire about ten rounds with full-house 250-grain cast loads stoked with #2400. After experiencing the blast and brutal recoil, I would wonder why I did that. Finally wised up and stopped loading .44 Magnum. .44 Special cast loads are plenty for my needs...