Yeah if I was gonna spend the bucks I would either go for 45LC or 357. IF it was a "Critters that would kill you" gun I would get the 45LC and stoke it with the hottest factory loads I could find and shoot safely.
Yep in the right gun they out perform the 44 mag
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