Hello all,

I' ve see seriously tossing around the idea of trying my hand at handgun deer hunting. I' ve been thinking about it a lot and have decided that my Glock 21 .45ACP just isn' t enough gun unless a near perfect shot is made at very close range.

Because of this I' ve decided that if I' m going to handgun hunt I' m going to get a handgun that is definately suitable to the task. I think I' ve narrowed my caliber selection down to .44Mag. I thought about going bigger, with say a .454 Casull, but decided that it' s just more gun than I need for Whitetails, and it would be excessively expensive to shoot and somewhat more difficult to find a broad selection of ammo for. The .44Mag has what it takes to get the job done, while still being inexpensive enough to shoot for fun and practice.

As far as which gun, I' ve looked at both the Taurus Raging Bull .44Mag and the Ruger Super Redhawk .44Mag w/ 9" barrel, and decided that I like both pretty well, with the Ruger coming out a little ahead of the Taurus in terms of trigger feel and fit & finish. The Taurus did have a more comfortable grip where the Ruger' s grip seemed a little too small for my big hands.

So what I' m wondering is which of these two would be the better revolver, or if I should look at another brand. I only visited one store so far and they didn' t have any Smith & Wesson' s that I could compare the other two to. I would prefer a double action revolver, but I would also consider a single action if it far surpasses the available double action revolvers on the market. I would also like to consoder only those revolvers with 6" or longer barrels, and preferably 8" or more. Bear in mind that I know relatively little about revolvers as I' ve always only had semi-auto handguns. I' ve only shot a couple revolvers (not counting my cap-n-ball revolver) just a few times that all belonged to others.

Your suggestions are welcome and appreciated,

Mike