Not the best photos but it shows a theme that exists in my home.
We have a 357 GP100, 30 carbine Blackhawk, 45 Colt Blackhawk, and a 357 Blackhawk.
The 30 carbine is the only one with a barrel over 4 5/8 inches as I prefer the handiness of a shorter barrel on a revolver. I don't compete with them so the shorter sight radius isn't an issue. I like a gun that can easily be packed when hunting and not weigh me down.
The 30 carbine isn't the most useful of the bunch but it can easily be the loudest. It defies all reason. It makes noise like no other but I can't get it to recoil much at all.
I'm a die hard Ruger revolver guy. I do own a Mark II 22 lr also. My only non Ruger handguns are a Colt Gold Cup 1911 and a CZ 75B in 9 mm.
That 357 Blackhawk doesn't know it but it really wants to become a 44 special.