I'll echo many here and say you don't need to load to max.
Have a couple 45s and a Super Blackhawk I bought in the 80s as a kid.
Dad warned me shooting that 44 too much would have bad results later.
Ran thousands of rounds through it, medium and full power.
Enough that it was getting out of time and needed a new hand fitted.
Today, if I go to the range and run many hot loads through a 44 or 45,
my elbows and shoulder hurt for days. So, the 44 240s run around 1000fps,
The 45 250/255s go around 8-900. The weight, longer grip, and double barrel length make the 44 much more comfortable.
The 45s are 4 5/8", a nice gun to carry. Shooting them with warm loads
gives a really fast recoil impulse that climbs a lot. That gets old fast for me.
