NRA Article - Taurus Judge

[BhmBill]

BhmBill...a Thunder five? sweet! I wish they still made those, cool looking guns, the thunder five has been topic of many a conversation between me and one of my gun buddies. The last time I checked the the website it said "No more thunder fives"...bummer, I like the idea of being able to fire a 45/70 round out of it.

Yeah, I believe they went under last year in the spring or summer, i'm not sure though. It's really not that bad shooting .45-70 out of it, then again, I haven't shot any heavy or hot loads out of it. It's only accurate out to maybe 15 - 20ft with any load, but you dont always need to be able to drop a buffalo at 300 yards for a gun to be effective or fun.

Here's my Thunder Five. This is it with the black .45/.410 cylinder. I changed the trigger guard/handle with the black one that came with the .45/.410 cylinder (parts kit I got on GB for practically nothing). The black cylinder and trigger guard look really good with the green reciever.

 

[atlanticfire]

Shot one at a local range, was not impressed. Would also label as gimmick gun.

 

[oldtoolsniper]

So what happens when you get a grain of sand in your eye? What happens when you burn your finger with a match? What do you do when you get a sliver in your finger? Those little ity bity things that happen everyday cause you to stop doing what you are doing and rectify the situation right now. It truly amazes me how many of you can keep going with a face full of birdshot, a load of OO buckshot or a .45 round stuffed into your person at a relatively moderate speed. I have thee combats tours under my belt 1st Gulf war and the one we are in now. Not many people were up and moving after the little tiny 9mm round or .223 round hit them, in fact zero of them continued to advance no matter where they were hit. Go smash your thumb with a hammer and then immediately try resuming what you were doing in a split second. It’s not like TV.

 

[Redhawk1]

Not a gemmick at all, they work and work well.

 

[Dimis]

redhawk where you at in delaware its not often i see one of us on a forum
im in Georgetown

 

[Redhawk1]

I am in Magnolia

 

[sksbob]

hot load

hello,just got some ammo from cabelas,its +p buffalo bore 300 gr,1325 fps,45lc and i think the salesman sold me the wrong stuff.now i been online and looking and from what i been reading it is WAY to hot,a ruger only load,do you all think this will work in da judge?? i think not!!all i wanted was a non cowboy load.not a judge destroyer!!what do yall think

 

[Redhawk1]

I would not use them, the thin walls in the cylinder of the Judge was not made for them. If you want a good non-cowbow load for your Judge, get the CCI Blazer 200 gr. JHP.
That is what I use in mine.

 

[Taurus_9mm]

An article on The Judge by Dick Metcalf (and the PT845).

http://www.shootingtimes.com/handgun_reviews/ST_taurusbigboredblft_200812/

 

[gwlammers]

Hey Taurus 9mm. Good article. I have the magnum version of the Judge. I particularly like the following quote from the article....

"A 3-inch magnum, triple-ought .410 delivers five 70-grain .357-caliber lead bullets at about 1,100 fps from a 3-inch barrel Judge revolver with a pattern spread of about 7 inches at 12 feet and approximately 12 inches at 20 feet. So an assailant struck by a quick double-tap from this load from a short-barreled Judge is essentially being hit by 10 near-simultaneous .357-caliber slugs at greater than .38 Special +P velocities. Definitely lethal."

 

[punkndisorderly]

oldtoolsniper, though I respect your experience, and thank you for your service, I respectfully disagree.

There are many insances, both good and bad, of people struck multiple times with major caliber rounds, let alone .410 birdshot or .22s, that did indeed continue what it was that got them shot in the first place.

On the good, we have multiple instances of Congressional Medal of Honor winners that, even after being struck by rifle and pistol rounds or shrapnel from grenades, mortors, or arty that continued to fignt.

On the flip side, there are many instances of bad guys continuing the attack after being struck by several rounds or more. The Miami shootout jumps quicly to mind. Then there is this guy (warning, VERY GRAPHIC CONTENT) who was struck multiple times with .223 TAP ammo and .40 S&W Gold Dots.

http://www.liquibyte.com/image/officer.pdf

I would say that in the majority of civilian defensive situations, the sight of a gun will deter some attackers, being fired upon will stop many attackers, being hit with that fire (regardless of caliber) will stop most attackers. You can plan for some, many, most, or almost any situation. Your choice.