41 Mag
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I've owned S&W's in .44 and .45 cal. I still have the .44's but not the .45's. Sorry, but I'm not a fan of the .45 Colt. The .44 is more accurate in most cases and can do almost anything the Colt can. I also have a dislike of cartridges that leave lots of air space when loaded.
There was also one time when I loaded a .44 Mag in the Colt, they're too close in size. I never fired it but that turned me against the cartridge.
Those that have the Colt like them but I bet they don't own a .44. If I were in the market for a .45 cal revolver I'd opt for the acp.
To be honest, I have found that the 45 Colt is every bit as accurate as my 44. As for air space, well that depends on what you stuff them with, and air space really has no bearing on accuracy or performance in most handgun calibers.
As for owning both the 44 and 45, yep have them both, actually I have two 45 Colts, a 41mag, and a 454. I can easily do everything with the 454 that any of the rest will do, but it's not so much being able to do something as much as having those other somethings to do it with.