mleake is right-on
First off, beautiful gun. For hiking, it'll be good. For running, not so much. Just about any gun is too big & heavy for running. It'll be bouncing around, and you'll be sweating all over your rig. You'll probably make the gun rust with the sweat too. Even a 380 is too much for running, IMHO.
Carry bear spray for running, or the Glock 21, which you're apparently keeping. (good call) The Glock triggers are not BAD, they're just bad for target shooting.
Definitely get into reloading. (see my signature for a start)
The 44 Magnum is actually a .429 caliber, and the 41 Magnum is actually a .410 caliber. So yes, recoil is going to be about the same with factory loads. Hand loads, on the other hand, can be made to shoot like a 38 Special at the range. You will LOVE it. I'm betting if you don't get into handloading, that gun is not going to last long in your collection.
I shoot my Ruger Redhawk 85% of the time with handloaded 44 Specials in Magnum cases, and it is a beautiful thing. But if I had to buy ammo at > $35 a box? No thanks. (I load it for less than half of that, and it is more accurate too)
Anyway, beautiful gun, and with the right ammo, you'll enjoy the heck out of it. If you end up not liking it, I'll trade you my 1911 for it.
First off, beautiful gun. For hiking, it'll be good. For running, not so much. Just about any gun is too big & heavy for running. It'll be bouncing around, and you'll be sweating all over your rig. You'll probably make the gun rust with the sweat too. Even a 380 is too much for running, IMHO.
Carry bear spray for running, or the Glock 21, which you're apparently keeping. (good call) The Glock triggers are not BAD, they're just bad for target shooting.
Definitely get into reloading. (see my signature for a start)
The 44 Magnum is actually a .429 caliber, and the 41 Magnum is actually a .410 caliber. So yes, recoil is going to be about the same with factory loads. Hand loads, on the other hand, can be made to shoot like a 38 Special at the range. You will LOVE it. I'm betting if you don't get into handloading, that gun is not going to last long in your collection.
I shoot my Ruger Redhawk 85% of the time with handloaded 44 Specials in Magnum cases, and it is a beautiful thing. But if I had to buy ammo at > $35 a box? No thanks. (I load it for less than half of that, and it is more accurate too)
Anyway, beautiful gun, and with the right ammo, you'll enjoy the heck out of it. If you end up not liking it, I'll trade you my 1911 for it.
