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Andi Bogard takes a tour through .44 land—from handhelds to levers and beyond—to find the flavor that fits your focus.

Few handgun cartridges carry the cultural weight of the .44 Magnum. Introduced in the mid-1950s, it quickly became a symbol of raw power, American confidence, and mechanical excess. Decades later, ...