well... If you don't reload and the recoil of a 44 mag bothers you for some reason...
Don't buy a 44 mag. There is no point... if 44 special is the limit of your recoil tolerance then simply buy a revolver chambered for 44 special. Smith makes an excellent one.
It will be more compact and have less distance to the throat and probly be more accurate than a 44 mag revolver shooting 44 special rounds.
course... the ammo won't be all that much cheaper but... if you simply have to have a 44 but can't shoot a magnum round.... the special is a good round in guns chambered for em... you could also buy a good single action 44-40 chambered revolver.
lazs