A gun belt gets heavy. It is loaded with a pair or two of handcuffs, a radio, ammo retloads, taser, pepper spray, gloves and maybe more. The 44 mag is heavy, harsh in recoil, over pentrates, and slower into action due to weight. There are much lighter options out there with a lot higher and faster loads. A .44 Special reduces a few of the cons but a .45 ACP equals the Special more or less and has higher cap. and faster reloads. In my law enforcement career, we went from heavy revolvers, to heavy semi-autos to the lighter Glock like options and also to smaller and lighter radios. IMHO, LIGHTER RULES! If I were patrolling in a very rural area where big bears are common, then the Mag's weight could be overlooked.