My father is currently packing a .44/40 Ruger Old Vaquero 5 1/2" to defend against unsavory two-legged predators trying to take advantage of the supposedly "evacuated" foothills west of Boulder, CO. My parents house is not in the "burn zone", but is close enough that almost all of the neighbors either left or got caught in-town when the roads were closed. It's good that somebody is minding the farm. FYI- Winchester's current 200 gr JSP generates about 800 fps out of the Ruger.