Ok, so the general Aldeer consensus seems to favor a .44 mag with several that say a .357 is enough. I don't think anyone has mentioned anything smaller than that and I guess that's about in line with what I have been thinking. So far I'm kinda leaning towards a. 44 mag that will also shoot. 44 special and something like a Redhawk is sounding pretty good. That is, if I run up on the right deal on one. I can't picture myself spending enough to pick up an Anaconda although it would be sweet to have. I'm to tight for that.

No matter what you buy that bill fold gonna be a lot lighter when you done

There was a 44 Ruger Blackhawk in the classifieds

Yeah there was a heck of a deal on one in the classifieds. I’m glad someone had already bought it before I saw it

Whew. Me too. I'm still in the educating myself stage so not quite ready to purchase, but if the right deal were to show up it may help me make up my mind. I'm kinda hoping that deal doesn't show until I know for sure what I want to get.

Contender will be accurate plus easy to change calibers. I had a super14 stainless contender with a 35 remington barrel. 100 yd shots were easy

A 7x30 won't break a sweat at 100 yards. I killed several in the 150 to 175 range with mine; just need a good rest and a lot of practice. A good quality 120 grain bullet at 2400 mv oughta still be a killer out around 300 yards, but the trick is making a good shot at that range.

Not a big Rossi fan, but they make a 410/45LC called the Brawler. 9” barrel, break action, integrated picatinny rail, rubber grips, $250 range. Not my first choice of calibers, but sufficient for a sub -100yd gun. Gonna try one if I can find one in stock somewhere.

My 100 yard limitation is where I feel comfortable to. Yeah, it should be good a lot further.