A retirement gift from me to me

[jaybird_123]

Hope I didnt screw up. My retirement gift from me to me was.............a Taurus Judge , the blued 3" barrel and 3" cylinder mag. Will be a while before I get to the range. Does anyone out there have one? Was it worth saving up for? I always wanted one.

 

[gotojuston]

Hope I didnt screw up. My retirement gift from me to me was.............a Taurus Judge , the blued 3" barrel and 3" cylinder mag. Will be a while before I get to the range. Does anyone out there have one? Was it worth saving up for? I always wanted one.

I've had one for a while - 2.5in ch / 4 in barrel. I like mine quite a bit. They were marked up initially, but prices seem to have stabilized so you hopefully got your money's worth. It feels good in my hands and hope it treats you well. Congrats on the new gun and retirement!

 

[williamnewman1]

I'm a fan , you'll be happy you went with the 3" cylinder .....
want a smile on your face, get a couple people with judges and start shooting airborne clay pigeons

 

[marcweid]

I have had mine for about 8 months and love it the factory grip was a little small for me. I did change the grip out with a larger one (I think they were made for a tracker). They don't actually make one for the Judge but I watched a video on you tube about it. Got the larger grip and the screw from Lowes and now it is perfect.

 

[marcweid]

and enjoy your retirement

 

[DRob]

Got a 2 1/2"

We like the 2 1/2" model but the 3" will give you a lot more ammo options. My wife carries it for snake encounters in South Dakota.

Ditto on the clay pigeons fun. I use dove-size clays. Toss 'em with one hand, shoot 'em with the other. Limited range, though. Don't throw 'em to far!

More importantly, congratulations on your retirement!

 

[The Bubba Effect]

Congratulations on your retirement! I love my judge.

 

[BigWagon]

Enjoy your retirement. Nice choice in gift for yourself. I hope to be able to pick one up down the road.

 

[bigkahunasix]

Remember, you asked.

The "Judge" is the single most useless piece of crap foisted on the gun buying public in 50 years.

Yes, it does several things but does none of them well. it's accuracy is mediocre at best with .45 Colt loads due to the large "jump" in the cylinder to the forcing cone/barrel. And .410 loads are miserable performers on just about everything, couple that with the ridiculously expensive gimmick ammo produced just for this abortion and it is a "lose-lose" proposition.

Before you ask, yes, I have fired them- extensively. They are a waste of money, suitable for a tacklebox gun only....at best. And don't give me the fanboy arguments of miraculous stopping power or scaring the badguy buy merely drawing it like Excaliber...it's all BS.

A firearms usefullness begins and ends with accuracy and the ability to project power via that accuracy.

If you want a large bore revolver with some usefullness.....sell the judge, save some more cash up and buy a S&W 24,25,29 or a Taurus big bore, something with some utility...self defense use, hunting, competition, plinking.

Because the judge ain't it.

 

[kingpin1779]

retired

congrats on both

 

[slategrey]

Catch some fish for us while your at it. the judge in awesome for home defense easily controlled by about anyone with alittle practice not easily used for ccw

 

[iceman4226]

I heard they were good guns for what they were made for.If you end up not liking it you could always use it as a boat anchor

 

[XDLover]

As long as you are happy it doesn't matter what anyone else says about it.

 

[JAFO]

Well, I love mine! Goes to the woods with me everytime. Not sure why some don't like theirs, but I can't say enough good things about it. Ton's of fun with old produce!!

 

[Indianavette]

I have a buddy who loves his and I have shot it several times. I think it serves a purpose and is fun to shoot.

 

[jaybird_123]

Ok, I feel better about choosing it. Ya, its big and bulky but it just feels good in my hands, and well I just like it. Thanks for all the congrats on the retirement also. Now if I can just get all the "honey do" chores done, I can spend more time with my meager gun collection and shooting them. Thank you all. Oh and to "bigkahunasix", thank you also, for answering honestly.

 

[45acp223]

Congrats on your retirement, you are going to love it. I just retired this past May and I'm lovin' it, I don't know where the day goes! I just bought myself a bolt action rifle, and tomorrow I'm hoping to pick up a Glock 30 for my belated retirement presents to myself. Shoot what you enjoy, and don't pay attention to the "haters" out there, they are just jealous of your retirement!

 

[bigkahunasix]

Congrats on your retirement, you are going to love it. I just retired this past May and I'm lovin' it, I don't know where the day goes! I just bought myself a bolt action rifle, and tomorrow I'm hoping to pick up a Glock 30 for my belated retirement presents to myself. Shoot what you enjoy, and don't pay attention to the "haters" out there, they are just jealous of your retirement!

Sorry about your luck, been retired since '06. And, not a "hater" just a realist. If he wants a useless toy, he can have it. More power to the uninformed.