Taurus Judge

Who has one and how do you like it? Also, does yours shoot better with 2.5 or 3 inch and what #shot?
Thanks, Sarge

they spray shot in a wide pattern that gets a whole in the middle at any distnce

rifled barrel to keep from being an AOW makes it very short range with shot

it is a really heavy 45 and a very poor pattern 410

if the goal is a 10-15 foot snake shooter it might serve that purpose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRlry5KH6I0&t=1882s



WS

at 7 yard the buck shot will be on a target at 25 yards 3/4 or more of it never even hits the target. about the 7 minute mark int he video

What you going to shoot ? Good up close 2.5 or 3" and like Pete says spreads fast. Pop can ten fifteen feet is peppered at 15yd lucky to have 3 hits.Mine doesn't have adjustable sight and shoots a foot high at 20yards with the 45lc stuff. Mines generally at the ready with home defense loads, 12BB and 3cu discs.

I put 2 full cylinders through one at a kaibob squirrel trapped in a pine tree about 25 feet straight above me. After 12 shots of various shot size (all I had on me that day), the squirrel was very concerned about all the noise, but other than that it was fine.

I have the 3" barrel and 3" chamber. Mine patterns at just about 1" of spread per foot of distance. At 20 feet, 20 inch diameter. At 5 feet, 5 inch diameter. Forget about finding the shells that pattern best. There just aren't any that pattern well.

It's a fun toy, nothing else. I love mine. I've never let anyone shoot it that didn't leave with a big goofy grin. It's not the best gun for anything. It's not even close to being the best gun for any purpose other than just having fun.

are they at least good patterns? (no appreciable "holes")?

I have the stainless 3 inch chamber.Ive killed alot of porkies and gophers with it.Also a few grouse off the 4 wheeler.I love mine.

I have one with a 2 1/2" chamber. Forgot about that fact when I loaded a 3" .410 shell one day. Pulled the trigger and it went off just fine. Could not and did not rotate to the next cylinder as the longer shell protruded past the cylinder and into the throat of the barrel opening. Took awhile but I ended up using a razor blade to cut the shell off flush with the end of the cylinder.

As far as best shotgun shell, I have the best patterns with the 410 PDX1 Defender shells with the 12 copper plated bb's and three plated discs. At seven yards the bb's spread to 20" or so and the three discs stay centered with a 5" spread. The discs fully penetrated a 3/4" sheet of plywood.



All other shotgun shells besides buckshot and slugs spread way beyond a useful pattern quickly. Fun to shoot 45 long colt rounds too.

I have other handguns but this one is a lot of fun on range day.

Chris

I have one I haven't shot in quite a while. Its fun to play with, my brother and I used to shoot hand thrown skeet with it and hit quite a few. My only complaint is the factory grip is too short for my hands. I would call it a great home defense deterrent. It's loaded buckshot, birdshot, .45, buckshot, birdshot,, holds 5 and mine is a 2 1/2 inch chamber