I' ve had a 454 Casull, 44 mag, and 357. For my money my 7mm-08 Encore is the hunting handgun and best handgun hunting caliber (if I can' t kill it with this I need a Rifle to hunt it). Of the " traditional" handgun calibers I' d go for the 44 mag, most people can learn to deal with the recoil, and you can use 44 spec for lighter game. Just my 2cents.

Gordon