Ruger Redhawk CC?

No it's not a good gun for conceal carry. You're focusing on the wrong things. It would be amazingly rare if you ever have to pull the trigger of your conceal carry gun in self defense yet that's what people new to conceal carry seem to focus on. People who ACTUALLY carry all day every day focus on things like how heavy the gun is, how easy it is to conceal and how much it prints. In that way the Redhawk just isn't a good conceal gun. It's heavy and big. It weighs between 2 and 3 times as much as the purpose built Ruger LCR which is much smaller, lighter and easier to conceal.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking that your bullet needs to drop someone and you must have the mythological "stopping power." That's Internet BS. One thing all the Internet tough guys never think about is "do I really want to kill someone?" You can't undo it. You can't take the shot back. You can't "un-see" their chest exploding.

My advice is to get something that's purposely built for every day conceal carry. Something like the LCR if you're into revolvers. No one wants to have a searing hot .38 diameter hole in their body. You don't have to worry about stopping power. You're not in the military where your opponent has two options: fight on or die. In self defense your opponent has two options: run or stay and get shot. Sorry, but you and all your crap aren't worth anyone sticking around to get shot at. They'll run away and move on to an easier target.

44 oz (not including ammo) - that is 2.75 lbs of steel or about the weight of 5.5 rolls of quarters and is also the weight of the 2.75" .44 mag Redhawk. So while its smallish barrel makes it feasible size for the concealed carry, it still is a lot of mass to hang on your belt. On the other hand a .357 mag revolver will be an inch shorter in overall length and be only 60% of the weight and be more than capable for concealed carry.

And yes, if you do choose a .44 mag, you should plan on buy a lot of .44 special, which is actually not super common or super cheap. You will get a lot more options with a .357 magnum with more resonable ammo costs and the option to shoot .38 special.

I recommend you sign up for a defensive handgun course, because I don't think you understand the follow up shot issue. It is not about not being able to handle recoil, it is about getting back on target and getting the next shot off as quickly as possible. No matter how fast you can make follow up shots with a .44 mag (and I don't think you are as fast as you think you are in the real world), you can always be significantly faster with a lower recoil handgun.

Its middling. If that's all you've got then it will have to do. But for myself I'd sure want something a lot more powerful.