Some of us like wheelguns better than semi auto's and we like to use a .44 Spl loadings in 240-gr or 250-gr SWC, JHP rounds. It doesn't matter that the revolver can also carry .44 Magnum loads, you get real good FPS for defensive shooting from the .44 Spl.
There is no more wrong in carrying a .44 Spl/Mag than carrying a .45 ACP, .357 Mag, .38 Spl or a 9mm
I agree whole heartedly. I have been sorely tempted to purchase a new .44 Mag Night Guard for this very reason.
However, when all the dust settles, I'm still a devoted .41 mag fan. Thus I came upon a new plan:
I just purchased an "Almost New In Box" .357 S&W 686-4 (the dash 4s are my favorite .357!;D
I contacted Hamilton Bowen about rechambering this 6 shot .357 into a 6 shot .41 Spl (.41 Spl is created by trimming a .41 Mag case down to the length of a .44 spl case). This will still propel a 220 grn .41 caliber bullet at 950 fps to 1150 fps without pushing the pressure envelope. All this out of an "L" frame, 4 inch 6 shooter! :-)
Exactly what ol' Elmer Keith and Bill Jordan had in mind when they first came up with the idea of a .41 Magnum.
Mr Bowen says that he will have no problem doing that. He has done it for others, and the reports are that these guns are real tack drivers.
If this works out as well as I think it will, I will contact him again about turning my .357 SP-101 into a 5 shot .41 Spl!