Whitworth1. I know nothing about handgun hunting other than popping a few coyotes/bunnies as targets of opportunity. My reference was taken from S&W's websight. I have fired the gun on the range and noticed it does recoil a bit.
mike r
You are right that the recoil is rather severe with the 329; not fun. With full magnums it's a handful to say the least. But with a semi-hot .44 Special it's VERY controllable, and a downright decent shooter. What's more, there are guys who can rapid fire light .44's quite effectively. I actually won USPSA revolver division at a fairly large match in the early '90's shooting a 4" Anaconda (which admittedly is much heavier than a 329) shooting factory Federal 240 grain JHP's...just to see how I'd do. Takes a good deal more concentration, but it can be done. And like I said, Mark is one [i]grande]/i] sized dood.
I carried a Mountain gun IWB once...it was doable. Not great, but doable. Wouldn't be my first or even 10th choice, but if it was all I had.
