Taurus Judge

[TAliyev]

Recently I have been seeing a lot of Taurus Judge revolvers on shelves of many gun /sporting goods stores. I look at the counter and feel like am in the presence of the Supreme Court Based on all reviews that I have seen, they are not particularly efficient for anything beyond being "snake" guns. Do people really buy them that much? Why? What is the benefit of having big and low efficiency revolver versus having something more proven?

 

[Rattlesnake46319]

Speaking as someone who owns one, people buy them for the novelty or because they truly believe .410 in a revolver is a serious HD round. The reality is: .410 can be fun, but doesn't hold a pattern with a 2 inch barrel. And if one wants a .45LC revolver, there are plenty of far better choices.

 

[methlab]

you can get some interesting HD .410 ammo now but it seems to be a gun for bragging rights. Not that there is anything wrong with that!!!

 

[TAliyev]

you can get some interesting HD .410 ammo now but it seems to be a gun for bragging rights. Not that there is anything wrong with that!!!

Bragging about what?

 

[jtarpley59]

Hell I like mine, but it is a novelty a fun novelty, but a novelty. Methlab is right there is a lot more different types of .410 ammo out there now and it would make a pretty good nightstand weapon simply because you can chamber .000 buck, .45 long colt, .000 buck depending on how close they are to you and what you want to shoot. If can only afford one pistol buy a nice .45 or 9mm.

 

[Mt Airy]

I remember the street sweeper s of the 80s they were the same kinda deal .I wish I would have gotten one .Now you can't I think they were outlawed or something .
With the government the way it is if you think they are neet you better think about getting one ,I have been thinking about for a while

 

[honda53s]

I guess you can brag about how ugly it is

 

[Kais]

Apparently it's doing well enough that S&W came up with a similar pistol The Governor.

 

[engineerbrian]

it is a novelty a fun novelty, but a novelty.

yep, just like the desert eagle

 

[hvymax]

yep, just like the desert eagle

Comon now the deagle be spotin especially with the Mercedes hood ornament front sight.

 

[methlab]

now the 44 deagle I have and it's for bragging rights. not practical, just fun to show off

 

[TAliyev]

One can hardly compare Desert Eagle to Taurus Judge. DE is a really powerful gun. Really big and complex but multi-caliber capable powerhouse. Can make really big holes really far away . Can be used for big game hunting. Judge - close quarter, relatively low power (due to short barrel), unprecise device...

 

[EL1227]

Go with the 6.5" barrel

Tighter pattern at 25' using .410 00 buck and better accuracy with .45LC.

 

[hvymax]

One can hardly compare desert Eagle to Taurus Judge. DE is a really powerful gun. Really big and complex but multi-caliber capable powerhouse. Can make really big holes really far away . Can be used for big game hunting. Judge - close quarter, relatively low power (due to short barrel), unprecise device...

I suppose he answered his own question after a litte trip through Wonderland.

 

[methlab]

don't get me wrong. I like the idea behind the judge. it has its place in many homes. After shooting my friend's, the novelty wore off for me.

I like the new ammo choices for .410. gives the shooter a few extra projectiles to throw at someone and makes interesting holes in the paper.

Load it with differant ammo, give it a spin and see what comes out when you pull the trigger

not many others can do that!

 

[TAliyev]

I feel a bit frustrated because I want to find Taurus 617 or 608 in stores , but all I see is a crowd of Judges looking at me .

 

[methlab]

there are also the Public Defenders.

 

[hvymax]

I feel a bit frustrated because I want to find Taurus 617 or 608 in stores , but all I see is a crowd of Judges looking at me .

Keepshooting has a great price on 2 1/2" barrel model 85 ultralights. I am thinking of picking up a few.

 

[Russ D]

I kind of feel that way about everything Taurus makes.

 

[Shooter410]

my friend's dad has one, and he has a circuit judge. I have never shot the judge hand gun but was told that its decent at close range (10-25) feet. I have shot the circuit judge and its pretty accurate with slugs, but other than that its a rat killer.