I was looking at the Rossi in 44 mag. Decided I can't justify the purchase though. I'll save it for after I graduate. Good looking rifle though. Seems very versatile. A hot and heavy 44 mag at 75 yards could take pretty much anything you needed it to except Grizz, and you could use a really light 44 special for small game. And it would take everything in between. Plus it's small enough to fit in a leg holster.
Seems to me like the perfect backcountry gun. Almost as versatile as a 12 gauge shotgun, in a smaller package.
Only thing I wonder though... in all the American videos of experienced shooters using them, they shoot it one handed like a pistol. I wonder how hard it would be to have a slip on buttpad or something to give enough length of pull for a traditional rifle shooting style.