The .44 carbine would make nice HD gun or general purpose defense gun for someone residing in "Blue State".
We used my .44 Mag carbine (Browning B92) for camp defense for many years while the girls were young and I didn't have a suitable revolver or semi-auto.
Four-legged critters were a concern but so were the two-legged kind. The carbine has a 20" barrel and is light and handy. The steel buttplate makes it not so much fun when shooting in a tee shirt.
