I think your it tha right ballpark thinking 44magnum there are many great choices my personal favorite is smith&wesson 629 mountaingun. It's a staneless 4" with a thiner barrel... Also the regular 629 or even a 29(blues version) also ruger redhawks are tough to beat and if your a singleaxtion guy a superblackhawk is as good as it gets.. I'd stay away from the 454 460 and 500's of your new to handguns also if you think recoil may be a problem look into a 41 magnum it's almost as good a 44 with less recoil.