I am not much for any magnum fer home defense,, this is where to much penetration can be bad,, but I have others in the house I don't want to become victims, 380 9mm 38 special will send the same projectile with enough oomph to penetrate a perp just a few feet away,, and personally I prefer a 45 acp, but I am partial to big holes, that don't travel though walls to others I do care for with good triggers and quick follow up's.
I think I am much better off in a home defense situation with a SP-101 or GP-100, or even the LCR, in the calibers above if you like slow leaks, quicker handling, and tamed down to keep others I love safer, but good penetration on inside the house perp's, personally I like bigger leaks in my uninvited guest's. But what sleeps next to bed is what I really prefer in dark close less than ideal shooting light conditions,,,,,, Most times, just the rack of the action is enough to send any uninvited guest back where they came from,,, and this certainly is not necessary but like you I like more capacity, :wink:
Then under my pillow if I don't have time to reach fer the 12 ga.
I just think Ruger would realize mass producing the 8 shot with the snub nose in the Redhawk frame would be a sloooooowwwww seller, compared to offering this large framed small bore to those looking for action and target use with a 5 or so inch barrel is much easier to sell. Personally being bias,, I would opt for one of these,,,, and no, I am not from Texas,,, :wink: