My first .44 was a 29-2 6.5" in 1973...was a great shooter no matter what the load. Got a 60s vintage 4" in 1978 and regardless of load was miscible to shoot...was stolen in a burglary a few months after I got it and NEVER missed that gun...I did however luck out as the Cokes had been replaced with Pachmayers so I still had the grips...which was long before they became a cult item their self... Replaced that gun with a 4" 57/.41 and have lived happily ever after...

There was a great load for 4" .44s that I used to shoot a few years ago when I had a 629 Mountain Gun...the Speer .44 Magnum 200 grain Gold Dot Short Barrel load. Used the .44 Special 200 grain Gold Dot deep HP bullet at 1080 fps. Bullet expanded every time and recoil was mild. If one reloads the data is in the Speer #14 reloading manual...

Bob