Lots of hype about the "wonderful' .44 spl. Some from Skeeter, some from Elmer in the pre .44 mag era. "Most accurate revolver ctg ever" Never bought into it myself. Extensive reading of handload tests of the .44 spl and mag as well as the .45 Colt by Brian Pearce reveal that the .44 spl is no more accurate than the other revolver ctgs when fired in accurate revolvers. The .45 ACP and Auto Rim does pretty well also. So...in my humble opinion spending a lot of money to convert a perfectly good S&W model 28 to .44 spl is an expensive project for little if any gain.