The Alaskan with .454 is a hard kicker, but I still think all the hoopla online makes it sound worse than it is. The thing I was most impressed with was the SOUND. It was amazingly loud. I went to my local range, which consists of 10 lanes. One shot with the 454 and everyone was looking at me. The lady next to me jumped so bad, she walked out the door and her husband was laughing (she came back). The guy next to me was shooting a .45 and .357. They sounded like BB guns compared to the Casull. The Ruger has to be my favorite gun I own.
The Glock is the old reliable. That is an amazing gun. It eats up and spits out Ammo. The 19 is the perfect size for me. Fantastic gun!