Loosedhorse
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Appreciated. If it's still there when I head back to my LGS, I'll have another peek. Coulda swore...
Cutting down Cucuit Judge
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Loosedhorse
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For the record, I went back to the LGS, and yes: it does have that screw-in adapter. I appreciate the correction from eye5600 and Quiet.
CrankyOldGuy
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All Circuit Judge carbines sold in the US have fully rifled barrels and screw in adapters (they're not really chokes and they don't constrict the bore). The rifle ships with a "thread protector" for .45 Colt and slugs and a "straightener" for buck and shot, as well as an orange plug for the cylinder to reduce the capacity to 3 shells for hunting.
I did some shooting at the 25 yard bench to do some pattern testing and get familiar with the little carbine.
The Circuit Judge is quite accurate with .45 Colt ammo. I would have suspected some issues due to the long distance to the forcing cone, but it doesn't appear to be a problem, at least not with the RN cowboy loads I was shooting. 5 round groups just creat a single enlarged hole at this short distance. To get some realistic accuracy data I'll need to try at 50 yards next time. Out of the box the rifle shot dead on for windage and about 2" high at 25 yards. The report was quite soft as was the recoil.
With .410 slugs groups weren't nearly as good as with the .45 Colt. I suspect the lose bore is the problem as most .410 slugs measure around .400". I was quite disappointed but I would need to try a few different slug loads before I declared it to be a dog with slugs. Recoil and report were significantly more than with the .45 Colt rounds, but recoil was still very mild.
I also fired some buckshot and #7.5 birdshot without the "straightener", the results were quite poor as you would expect, creating big donut patterns. Switching to the straight rifled adapter the buck and bird shot did much better, but still not as good as my full choked .410 smoothbore singleshot. If I has to make a call I'd say the buckshot was good for about 25 yards. The bird shot is probably good for 20, maybe 25 yards, before the pattern started getting a bit thin.
I didn't bring the clay thrower so I couldn't try any aerial targets, but I'd imagine it would do reasonably well close in. It seems to swing and handle well. I'll try it next time.
My overall impression is that it's a fun little gun. Accurate and handy, but with some quirks. It ocasionally spits some debris bouncing off the shields, nothing painful, but I occasionally felt it on my arm and once or twice on my cheek, although not enough to mark the skin. It felt like blowing dust or sand.
Home defense? I'm sure it could be pressed into service for that, but I'd use good quality 45 Colt SD ammo. Cut it down? I don't think that's a good idea. As I said, it does rarely deflect some minor debris back toward your face and I doubt you'll be wearing shooting glasses when someone barges through your door at 3am. I'd like to keep that cylinder gap the factory distance away from my eyes. It already handy and quite short as it is.
I did some shooting at the 25 yard bench to do some pattern testing and get familiar with the little carbine.
The Circuit Judge is quite accurate with .45 Colt ammo. I would have suspected some issues due to the long distance to the forcing cone, but it doesn't appear to be a problem, at least not with the RN cowboy loads I was shooting. 5 round groups just creat a single enlarged hole at this short distance. To get some realistic accuracy data I'll need to try at 50 yards next time. Out of the box the rifle shot dead on for windage and about 2" high at 25 yards. The report was quite soft as was the recoil.
With .410 slugs groups weren't nearly as good as with the .45 Colt. I suspect the lose bore is the problem as most .410 slugs measure around .400". I was quite disappointed but I would need to try a few different slug loads before I declared it to be a dog with slugs. Recoil and report were significantly more than with the .45 Colt rounds, but recoil was still very mild.
I also fired some buckshot and #7.5 birdshot without the "straightener", the results were quite poor as you would expect, creating big donut patterns. Switching to the straight rifled adapter the buck and bird shot did much better, but still not as good as my full choked .410 smoothbore singleshot. If I has to make a call I'd say the buckshot was good for about 25 yards. The bird shot is probably good for 20, maybe 25 yards, before the pattern started getting a bit thin.
I didn't bring the clay thrower so I couldn't try any aerial targets, but I'd imagine it would do reasonably well close in. It seems to swing and handle well. I'll try it next time.
My overall impression is that it's a fun little gun. Accurate and handy, but with some quirks. It ocasionally spits some debris bouncing off the shields, nothing painful, but I occasionally felt it on my arm and once or twice on my cheek, although not enough to mark the skin. It felt like blowing dust or sand.
Home defense? I'm sure it could be pressed into service for that, but I'd use good quality 45 Colt SD ammo. Cut it down? I don't think that's a good idea. As I said, it does rarely deflect some minor debris back toward your face and I doubt you'll be wearing shooting glasses when someone barges through your door at 3am. I'd like to keep that cylinder gap the factory distance away from my eyes. It already handy and quite short as it is.
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From what I read, the Circuit Judge has a screw-in muzzle adapter that converts between rifle and shotgun modes.
Wrongo, no such critter exists.
Wrongo, no such critter exists.
CrankyOldGuy
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From what I read, the Circuit Judge has a screw-in muzzle adapter that converts between rifle and shotgun modes.
Wrongo, no such critter exists.
The Circuit Judge certainly does come with two screw-in adaptors.
One is a smooth thread protector that allows the rifled barrel to work, the second is a "spin stopperr" that has straight cut lands and groves with no twist to stop the spin of shot shells.
Why you would say they don't exist is a mystery to me. The manual, available online, describes their use if you need to see for yourself.
Cheers.
Wrongo, no such critter exists.
The Circuit Judge certainly does come with two screw-in adaptors.
One is a smooth thread protector that allows the rifled barrel to work, the second is a "spin stopperr" that has straight cut lands and groves with no twist to stop the spin of shot shells.
Why you would say they don't exist is a mystery to me. The manual, available online, describes their use if you need to see for yourself.
Cheers.
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