New hardware-need advice

[fustercluck]

Well, you could buy a Taurus Raging Bull in .454 Casull and shoot .45 Long Colt rounds for practice. 45LC has a fairly tame recoil when shot from a monster like the RB.

The Bull is not going to be carry friendly though. Perhaps a .357 mag airlite and practice with .38 special rounds. Basic laws of physics always apply. want to reduce felt recoil? Increase mass or reduce force. The .357 mag revolver will allow practice with lighter recoil and carry power while remaining a lighter burden of weight.

[fustercluck]

Parenthetically, an added bonus to a revolver over an auto loader is that when policing brass with a revolver, one need not bend over or crawl on the floor examining which brass is his and which is someone else's. Just pivot the cylinder and retrieve the brass.

A tip for you auto loader guys though. If policing brass is your thing, mark your rounds before shooting. This way you can distinguish yours from the others'