Originally Posted by gitem_12
My "play money" comes in october.

I'm leaning towards either a 586 4 inch classic, or a 5 inch 629 and some swanky grips

I won't need any hot rod loads something that will cleanly take a whitetail at 25-30 yards yet is mild enough to spend an afternoon plinking with


I presume you hand load but a mild factory 44 load is Ultramax's--a 240-for lead bullet with a semi-flat meplat and I'm guessing ~ 900 fps or so, enough for any whitetail at the ranges you mention. Use them in my 329 for plinking.