The Smith 29 is a fine choice. I prefer stainless, so mine are all 629's, save one 329PD (absolutely brutal machine). I do tend to favor Ruger's over the Smith's, for their durability, especially favoring the Super Redhawk for the grip options.
Whether you buy a Ruger or a Smith, you'll have to pick your application to drive your choice for the right model. Are you looking for something to wear a scope or red dot and take deer at 150yrds? Or are you looking for a handy belt gun? Are you wanting something which might be concealed? The right revolver for each of these respective applications will look considerably different from the others. I really enjoy the 4.2" Redhawk and the 629 Mountain Gun as a belt gun, even adding a JPoint mount and Burris Fast Fire as a shorter range, big game hunting rig on the Ruger. The Redhawk Hunter or Super Redhawk are the better options for a scope - I forget the 629 model name with the optic rails on top and bottom. For something concealed, there are snubby 629's and of course, the Redhawk Kodiak backpacker and Super Redhawk Alaskan. The 329PD is another class of concealable revolver in itself - hyperlite, and hyper pain.
my 30 30s will kick a .44 Mag rifles butt
I've played that game before, firsthand, and I think if you tried it yourself, you'd change your opinion on this. I've always favored the 1894 over the 336, and have always abhored the toggle link Win action. I grew up with my dad's 1894 44mag, and really thought I was upgrading when I traded work on my uncle's ranch one summer for one of his Glenfield/Marlin 30A's in 30-30. I quickly found out I wasn't upgrading, and realized the 44mag uses less powder, anchors deer faster, and fits more rounds in the magazine of my 1894's than I can in the 30-30's, and I really don't gain any range with the 30-30. The 30-30's a little flatter shooting since it starts out about 600 fps or so faster, but nobody is hunting with either of these past 250yrds any way - and again, those 240+ grn slugs anchor deer like stomping out a fire. Not that it matters much at such short ranges, but the 44mag slugs tend to have greater ballistic coefficients than the round nosed or wide meplat bullets used in 30-30 as well. I have that old 30A still, and a couple 336's, but I have a gaggle of 1894's in 44mag.