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My only .44 Magnum 'rifle' is a Super16 barrel which I use on my T/C Contender carbine frame. This is a very compact and accurate lashup, not much bigger than a big pistol, but completely legal with the shoulder stock. I use the same load that works so well in my SBH Ruger, namely the 240 Sierra HP or Hornady HP (laid in a BUNCH of these a long time ago, since they shot so well in every gun I used them in...) and IMR 4227 with a standard Winchester LP primer in Winchester cases. I use a HEAVY roll-crimp. These loads are accurate and shoot clean in longer barrels. I don't feature the superheavy bullets that have become so fashionable lately. The 240 will blow through one of our Maine whitetails with ease, and is adequate for bear from a stand. I didn't use anything but the patridge sights that came on the T/C barrel for a while, but later I picked up a compact 1-1/2x 'scope for peanuts and it now sits on the .44 tube. This little 'scope's big field of view and brightness, 'though it's a small tube, gives good definition in the dark woods.