For what you want, I pick a 45 Colt N-frame 25 , this one a 25-13 Mountain Gun. Round butt 4 in barrel it packs nice. 9.7 grains of Longshot and a 45-270 SAA cast bullet does 940 fps out of this 4 in barrel. It will work for all your stated purposes.



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Last edited by mannyspd1; 02/03/22.