Congrats on the new toy, I've been hunting with a srh in 44 mag for quite a few years now and have been so happy with it I sent it to magnaport to have some customizing done on it. Accurate, durable, awesome working gun. What barrel length did you get? I had a 9 inch and had it cut to 7 1/2, then they threaded the end and put a magnabrake on it. That way it's still the original length and my holster will still work. The size of the gun does cut down on the amount of felt recoil imo, making it quite manageable. I've never been a scope on a handgun guy though. I used to hunt with a Dan Wesson 44 mag with a simmons adjustable (can't remember offhand what model or magnification) but even with a lot of practice I had a hard time getting the scope in line with my target quick enough. That's just me though, sounds like you're pretty happy with the set up and that's all that matters.
Congrats again,
Jim