Dalea, there are a lot of good grips out there, Hogues and Ahrends are good choices, but going to a solid grip, plastic or wood, will give you more felt recoil, and in a .44mag, downright pain. I recently purchased a 625 smith 3" round butt, and put my small safariland round butt grips on it, nice package, but wow
it rocked hard, I have a 5" 625 that is a joy, but this got my attention, went to the Hogue rubbers and all is well. If you can, try before you buy, especially if you are going to shoot full house stuff, which is why you bought a Magnum instead of a Special, or at least that is my guess. The boot grip I think will hurt you, I'm not very recoil sensitive, but physics is physics.