I shoot a lot of Taurus, and I carry them on a regular basis, EDC. I do not have the .44, but it is the one that I was going to buy when I was considering a .44 magnum. The videos and whatnot I was able to track down showed amazingly little recoil, which fits in well with what I know from my .357's from them, 6" and 2". I am not a fan of ported barrels, and that kind of turned me off of them. That, and a 1911 in the case next to it.