LLoyd;
You'll LOVE the Ruger .44 Special. I sure do like mine. My cylinder throats are right at .431" but it works VERY well with my standard .44 cast bullets at .430". As you know, I shoot the MiHec H&G #503 and in the Special my most used load is the Skeeter load (7.5 grs of Unique behind the 250 gr Keith bullet).
You can hardly do better. The only thing I did to the Ruger .44 Lipsey Special was a trigger job. Everything else was right, out of the box. It's a great concept nicely executed.
Dale53