Ever shoot a judge?

[Big John]

Why would anybody ever shoot a Judge????

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[tyler34]

I haven't but you should ask the guy at the 1500 who shot himself with one. he could tell you how it shoots AND how it feels.

 

[Gaudard]

You don't have to lead them at all.

Shooting clays with one sounds fun!

 

[TFB53]

SHOT HIMSELF WITH ONE ? How does that happen ?

 

[Bisley Man]

I don't own one, but a friend does.He has the 6" barrel and has 1st 2 .410 buckshot and the rest 45colt. He likes it, had a picatiny rail installed on it. The Judge was made for very close range, good for defense in cars, apts. etc. Of course if one doesn't like it, don't buy it. It seems to be a love it or hate it gun. There are other guns I want or need worse than a Judge, but If I already had a 45colt or .410, I'd buy one

 

[Armed-N-Ready]

I like it.

I have a Judge, had it sent in to get the extractor adjusted because I was having problems with 45 colt ammo. I really like it, fun to shoot, recoil is not too bad. I don't understand why so many say it would not be a good SD gun. If history is accurate the 45 colt stopped a lot of bad guys in the "old west". Ballistics make the round look as impressive as the 45 acp. Nobody said you had to use 410, but the spread I saw from 000 buckshot was pretty impressive. I know I would not want to have one pointed in my direction. If you would carry a 357 revolver or 38 for PD the Judge should be OK.

 

[kingnereli]

I have a Judge, had it sent in to get the extractor adjusted because I was having problems with 45 colt ammo. I really like it, fun to shoot, recoil is not too bad. I don't understand why so many say it would not be a good SD gun. If history is accurate the 45 colt stopped a lot of bad guys in the "old west". Ballistics make the round look as impressive as the 45 acp. Nobody said you had to use 410, but the spread I saw from 000 buckshot was pretty impressive. I know I would not want to have one pointed in my direction. If you would carry a 357 revolver or 38 for PD the Judge should be OK.

If you are only going to use the .45 why not just get a .45 long colt revolver? The spread of the .410 is actually a problem. Shot should group tight. Buck shot is intended to multiply the damage done to a target. Bird shot is intended to multiply the chance of hitting a target. You don't want to use buck shot with the philosophy of bird shot.

Judge = great trail gun

If I had a need for a snake/trail gun it would be a judge. I wouldn't use it for self defense.

 

[qualitytym]

Thanks for all the responses. I have had dealers tell me that Taurus has had a LOT of quality problems. Any experience with that?

 

[MontereyC6]

I've fired my friends Judge, and I can say I'm not really a fan. IMHO, it's awkward and ugly. But then again, that's why we have a ton of different options with firearms, different strokes for different folks!

 

[Mgderf]

ngnereli;615397]If you are only going to use the .45 why not just get a .45 long colt revolver? The spread of the .410 is actually a problem. Shot should group tight. Buck shot is intended to multiply the damage done to a target. Bird shot is intended to multiply the chance of hitting a target. You don't want to use buck shot with the philosophy of bird shot.

Judge = great trail gun

If I had a need for a snake/trail gun it would be a judge. I wouldn't use it for self defense.

Well, for one thing,the Judge will shoot BOTH, and not just the .45 Colt

I have a Judge with a 4" barrel. Using Federal Premium .410 Handgun ammo
2-1/2" 4-pellet 000 Buck, and firing from a distance of 21' (7yards), I got CONSISTENT <6" patterns! 4-pellets of roughly .36 caliber, at that distance would be devastating!

As previously posted, the Judge was designed for "up close and personal" situations. Most altercations involving a handgun occur inside of 21'.

 

[fullauto 45]

I love mine. The 6" and the 3" barrels are easy to shoot and do not kick like you think they would. I am taking my 6" hunting this year. If you can shoot a 45 auto, you can shoot a Judge easily.

 

[printcraft]

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In all honesty, if I were "out west" and needed a great trail and/or snake gun, this would be it.
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The rifling in the barrel, all be it shallow, still imparts quite a spin on any kind of shot. Your patterns will most definitely suffer due to it.

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Hummm, well if it were to be a "snake gun" only I wonder if having a smith
remove the rifling all together essentially making a smooth bore would be a good benefit for shot only?
You could not use .45lc any longer but if this was your only intended purpose.......... anybody have a judge and a drill to test this?

 

[Eiffelman]

How could someone miss anything firing 45's and 410's?