Tarus Judge

[PaulC]

Anyone have a good opinion on the Tarus Judge 410/45long colt wheel gun? Looks like a good personal defense gun to me.

[jasonstacked06]

i was wondering the same thing

[Equalizer_2]

It will be on the large side. Even though it is only a 5 shot it does have a cylinder that is almost 3 inches long plus the barrel (2 to 6 inches more) plus the length of the revolver's action.

Here is a link to a test http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot41.htm

Please keep in mind this is one person's opinion on the review.

One issue I have with his tests is the results from people who have used a 12 guage with birdshot. At 15 to 20 feet it is devastating at 20 yards it is losing steam but that is what you want for HD. I have heard good stuff on birdshot from a 12 gauge from an instructor for the shotgun course at GunSite.

[Shovelhead]

Just to clear things up,.....the "Judge" chambers a .410 shotgun shell, not a 12 ga.

[Soggybottomboy]

Snake gun.

SBB

[jasonstacked06]

yea the judge might not like it if you shove a 12 guage in it lol

[Mcmopar]

I have two, the 2.5" chamber and the 3" chamber, they are great with buck shot or slugs, anthing past ten feet is a waste with "normal" shot.

[JeffinTD]

I think the Judge would make an excellent camping type gun, due to the 410's effectiveness on rattle snakes. As a general personal defense gun, though, I think there are better options as far as capacity vs weight and width go.

JMHO

[madhat]

I think that it would make a good defense gun from inside a car... shoot someone from 9 inches with bird shot in the eyes... other than that...?

[JeffinTD]

Colt 45 is still a quite effective cartridge, and I wouldn't want anyone shooting 00 buck at me either, even if it is only a few pellets from .410...