The Taurus can' t compare to the Ruger RH and SRH' s.Don' t get me wrong the Taurus are a well made gun.The Ruger' s will take whatever you feed them. They are strong and will hold up to the constant pounding of Mag loads.The Ruger SRH comes with scope rings . The RH can be had with or without the rings.A couple years back a friend working in a gunshop told me that he' s seen some Taurus RB' s with frame problems.Not sure exactly what it was but the cylinder wouldn' t lock closed properly. I' m sure Taurus corrected this problem by now if there was a problem.In a Revolver chambered in the 454 Casull you can shoot the 45 Colt which is another great hunting round.Of Single Actions the Ruger is one of the tops.You can' t beat the Super Blackhawk or Blackhawks.Now S&W If you can find a older S&W model 29 or 629 that would be fine.Or even a Model 57 or 657 in 41 Mag.I wouldn' t buy a new Smith.I have my political reasons for that plus the Clinton Key lock.I believe the Taurus has a similar Clinton Key made into them also.You mentioned the Ruger Super Redhawk with a 9.5" bbl.I have that same gun in 454 Casull.It shoots well but it' s to heavy for carrying around.I had a SRH with the 7.5" bbl which I wish I would kept instead of getting the 9.5" bbl.The Ruger RH & SRH' s with either Pachmayr' s or Hogues are a pleasure to shoot.Look around and see what gun feels the best to you.The 44 mag is a great cartridge and available everywhere.
Ruger Redhawk