A compatible ammo rifle/pistol combo?

This thought originally came from Michael Bane while he was discussing the carrying of defensive arms in a non-permissive state. The idea being, what would the ideal pistol/rifle battery be for vehicle carry if you were in a state that disallowed guns that help over 10 rounds. His initial thought and what he ended up settling on was a mag-fed Browning BLR lever gun in .223 to go along with a .357 mag revolver. Mr. Bane did however, discuss on his podcast the possibility of both a .357 or .44 mag only set of guns.

To me... it's just cool. What gun person HASN'T thought about purchasing a .44 Magnum revolver at some point (come on now, we all know about Dirty Harry and his Model 29). So with the thought that a .44 revolver is already in play, it just seems like a very fun idea to get a lever action rifle in the same caliber.

Since the Everyday Gunner doesn't have a large budget dedicated solely to purchasing firearms for testing as part of his job... an utter "fun" gun in .44 Mag like a Winchester 1892 or the like that costs 1k+ is likely out of play. So leaves the very nice looking Rossi M92. My preference would be the Stainless model, which can be had at Bud's Gun Shop for just over $500.

The 2nd piece of the puzzle is the revolver of course. While Taurus does make a 44 for a reasonable price... I find it as well as many other .44 Mag revolvers to be quite unattractive. The best option I could come up with to satisfy me in looks and price (sorry model 29) would be to hunt down a Ruger Redhawk someplace like Gunbroker for something alone the lines of $750-800 with a 5.5" barrel and wood stocks.

The unfortunate downside is that there are states in America that would even find a lever action rifle based on a 1892 design sporting a mere 8 rd tube magazine and a 6-shot revolver to be far to dangerous for someone like me to carry, even in the car... unloaded. Including a state I may be driving to later this year (looking at you NY) *sigh*. So this becomes nothing more than a mental exercise, but one that I at least find interesting.