Another fan of the "hand held nuclear device".....I had a mdl 29 3" maybe 10 years ago.......I used primarily usa's 240gr, same as I used in the other 29/629's I had.....it was brutal in recoil, and for me absolute useless in 44mag, like the mountain revolver in 44mag, its appeared to be best suited for 44spl.....jmo...fubsy.