That is excellent JD. I would like to have a 44 Mag for hunting lions and also, as a easier carried firearm while I am packing meat. Sometimes cutting down on a little weight helps a little while humping out of the mountains with a ruck full of meat. I think a sidearm would be useful for warding off predators, or maybe getting the jump on another animal. My father has a 629, and that is one of the first die sets I ever acquired. Scotty