Re: Taurus Judge ?
I am not trying to say that the Judge is the king over all revolvers or shotguns by any means but it does have some very interesting atributes that make it a worthy weapon when using the CORRECT ammunition and in the right circumstances.
Just doing alittle research into finding out if the Judge is a wimp or not and the data I'm coming up with is quite impressive for what this weapon is capable of with the correct ammunition. Yes it's a hybrid pistol but it has a few areas that it shines in.
This is a fact and not an opinion:
The Federal Premium Handgun 410 000 load 2 1/2" has (4) 9mm sized pellets that weigh a total of a 1/2 oz that have a muzzle velocity of 1200 fps (I would not want four 9mm sized bullets that weigh 1/2oz flying at me in a tight spread at 1,200 fps thank you very much)
Read this:
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/16/personal-defense-handgun-shotshell-ammunition/
I will admit that I was wrong about the use of slugs in this pistol, they are basically wimps compared to the 45 LC in this pistol. I stand corrected
I do believe that the use of the Federal Premium handgun ammo in OOO is one of the shells that makes this setup work very well in it's intended roll.
I also think that the 410 #4 birdshot with 56-60 pellets is a mean way to deal with wicked snakes and stray dogs humping your prized poodle.
I would say that this pistol falls into the category of the El Camino, It ain't a car, it ain't a truck. It hauls more payload than a car but sucks as a truck.
But it's still cool to see a sharp 1970 El Camino driving down the road going to get groceries. It does what it does and it does it with originality... and alittle bit of attitude.
....SmokeRolls