Boy that is a Big pile of coons.
As for me, my favorite hand gun for small game is the New Model 9mm /357 Ruger Blackhawk that I picked up last summer. For several years I used a GP100 357. When my son came of age I gave it to him.
The new ruger with the 9mm is such a pleasure to shoot. As of yet I've not taken any game with it, but I have a late squirrel hunt scheduled with a friend in a couple weeks