I got my first Ruger SBH 7 1/2" .44 mag in the late '70s. I carried it on my first Alaskan hunt (DIY for caribou) in 1980, and many years after that on elk hunts here in Montana. In 2000 my ex wife stole that pistol, and before I got it back I bought a stainless model of that same pistol. A few years ago I thought I needed a smaller .44 so I bought a S&W 629-6 with a 4" barrel.
I mostly shoot .44 Specials through it, but it has become the pistol that I shoot the most and carry the most in the woods.
I only have a couple of guns that I care about re-sale value, although I'll probably never sell them. All of my other guns I have to shoot, and if I have to change or twek something to make them fit or shoot better, I'll do it in a heartbeat.
