Wow, I'm gone a few weeks and all kinds of drama comes up!!!! lol, I dunno what happened at the beginning of the thread but I'll answer the original question:

44mag, (as a "hunting" caliber) for much the same reason as ths78 chose the 357. Load it down, and you've got an all day plinker/target/small gamer. Load it hot and it becomes a serious big-game killer at close ranges. I won't argue as to which is more versatile the .44 or 357 because both are about as versatile as you're gonna get in a single cartridge. Add to it that both cartridges are available in revolvers AND rifles and it makes them even more beautiful. And whatever has happened ths78 is correct. Everything said on here needs to be taken with a grain a salt because alot of people are just full of hot air.