Zaydok Allen
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I've shot a Judge Public Defender, a Governor, and owned a Bond Arms Snake Slayer IV.
I shot 45 Colt rounds from all three, and they were reasonably accurate in all three guns, but not great past about 15 yards.
The Judge literally came apart during that range trip with the cylinder falling right off the gun during loading.
The Bond Arms was supremely nice in fit and finish, but it's a derringer, so utility is severely limited.
The Governor was the nicest shooting of the three, probably due to the larger grip. It did seem a tad more accurate but the action was smoother than the Judge, so it's not surprising.
410 loads were accurate enough at short range to deal with a snake. Penetration and effectiveness, well that's all debatable on larger opponents.
Personally I think these guns are gimmicky and jacks of all trades, but masters of nothing.
I was not terribly impressed with the Governor's accuracy with 45acp ammo. But that's a long cylinder jump to expect more. I mean 45 Colt doesn't shoot very well from my 460 magnum either, so what'cha gonna do?
If I wanted a gun to shoot snake/bird shot out of, I'd likely get a 45 Colt revolver, or maybe a GP100 in 44 Special, and either buy some CCI shot shells, or load my own. That way you still have a nice accurate gun capable of slinging a heavy large diameter slug at greater distances. If you use any of these guns for very close and personal defense, I don't think you'd have a problem with them being effective. In fact I've more or less come to view the Judge and Governor as giant derringers in practicality, despite their revolver design.
I shot 45 Colt rounds from all three, and they were reasonably accurate in all three guns, but not great past about 15 yards.
The Judge literally came apart during that range trip with the cylinder falling right off the gun during loading.
The Bond Arms was supremely nice in fit and finish, but it's a derringer, so utility is severely limited.
The Governor was the nicest shooting of the three, probably due to the larger grip. It did seem a tad more accurate but the action was smoother than the Judge, so it's not surprising.
410 loads were accurate enough at short range to deal with a snake. Penetration and effectiveness, well that's all debatable on larger opponents.
Personally I think these guns are gimmicky and jacks of all trades, but masters of nothing.
I was not terribly impressed with the Governor's accuracy with 45acp ammo. But that's a long cylinder jump to expect more. I mean 45 Colt doesn't shoot very well from my 460 magnum either, so what'cha gonna do?
If I wanted a gun to shoot snake/bird shot out of, I'd likely get a 45 Colt revolver, or maybe a GP100 in 44 Special, and either buy some CCI shot shells, or load my own. That way you still have a nice accurate gun capable of slinging a heavy large diameter slug at greater distances. If you use any of these guns for very close and personal defense, I don't think you'd have a problem with them being effective. In fact I've more or less come to view the Judge and Governor as giant derringers in practicality, despite their revolver design.
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