RE: Any Pistol Hunters?
I recommend a 44 magnum, 8" barrel. That way you can get 1500fps with a 240gr bullet. Which is very nice for deer. I have used 44 magnum, and now use a 460 Smith. the 460 is a handfull. Mine is extreamely accurate all the way to 200 yards, but wieghs almost as much as a rifle. Freehanded, with a 10.5" barrel can be difficult. You need at least bipods to get the job done.
I find the Ruger 44's nice for hunting. But I also am a smith guy and like the 629's.