I had a 4” Ruger Redhawk in .45 Colt, it was accurate off the bench but not from my paws just standing there shooting, I just couldn’t learn to love it. It went away in a trade and I don’t miss it. But I do have an MP mold for the 270SAA, an NOE for a 350gr FP, a six cavity Lee 200gr LRN mold and a stack of Starline brass out in the shed.
I’m thinking it is time for a “Pack’n Pistol”, something you can carry in a holster and forget it’s there but something that’s fun to knock a few cans off of a fence rail with. I have a 4 5/8” SBH that I shoot pretty well so a .45 in about the same size format. I don’t shoot SASS, I don’t live where big bears gnaw on people, this is a fun gun.
Are the various Italian clones worthy? I was looking at Uberti’s in the local fun store and Taylor & Co has a “Devil Anse” model that looks interesting. Or is a Ruger NMBH or Vaquero the “Easy Button” if you just recognize that it’s going to need the throats opened up to be accurate?