Taurus 4410 Tracker ??

[bubbygator]

I've been reading the Derringer thread... and I had an American Derringer once in .45/410; so I pretty much agree with all the comments on the short-barrel gun. But this gun (website):

would seem to solve a lot of the "problems" with the Derringer format, and looks to be an improvement on the "Thunder-5", and that other .410 revolver (can't remember it's name).

I haven't shot the Taurus "ribber" grip, but I've held it & it seems like it would be pretty good at absorbing shock from a 3" 410 shell. The other 410 revolvers don't accept the 3" shell; and neither do the Winchester/Marlin lever-action rifles. Website says it's due out this fall... any advance info???

With this longer barrel, better grip, & larger shell capacity, will this gun find a niche?? It seems to me it would be a pretty good "general use" outdoor gun.

 

[chaim]

I don't have any info on the gun other than what is on the Taurus website. As for the ribber grips they are comfortable (I did have a chance to try them on a Taurus 450) and I hear reports of them making the lightweight 2.5" medium framed .41mag Taurus 415 Titanium reasonably comfortable.

As for becoming a good general purpose outdoor gun, I don't really see any point to a .410 revolver. OK fine, it is a toy and if you like it, terrific. But it doesn't do it for me, and I don't see any real practical reason for it. Now, if anyone could convince me of a reason I may be convinced to try one , but for 2-legged and 4-legged attackers a "regular" bullet firing gun seems to make more sense and for snakes protection you can load a .357, .44mag/spl, or .45LC with snake shot for the first 1 or 2 cylinders and bullets (for human/animal defense) in the rest.

Of course, a toy that is a little different is nice, but at this point I would need some kind of practical reason to try this over something more conventional, but I'm open to that convincing.

 

[SLCDave]

Seems like a good snake shooter to me.

Personally, I don't like the Ribber Grips. I haven't hated them enough to change them out on my 627 yet, but I've thought about it several times.

 

[bubbygator]

Well, in researching the difference between the .45 shotshell and the 3" .410 shotshell, I find that the largest commercial .45 shotshell holds 150 grains (about .32 oz), and the largest .410 holds 11/16 oz...over twice as much throw weight. That is a reason for using the .410 over the .45 in a shotshell.

The 11/16 oz weight equals:
5 pellets of #00 shot (versus the 3 pellets in the 2 1/2" size)
93 pellets of #4 shot
155 pellets of #6 shot
241 pellets of #7 1/2 shot

And the Taurus 6" barrel should provide a better pattern (longer effective distance) than the 1/2" barrel in the Bond Snake Slayer, for example. But how much more effective will the 3" shell be in a 6" barrel??

Any Contender shooters around?

 

[P95Carry]

Bubby - I shoot Contender, in .223 and .44 mag.

This thread is pretty much revo oriented so will throw it over to revo forum.

 

[culleniii]

can i get speedloaders for that sucker?

humm i was kind makin fun of gettin speedloaders for it but wonder
if a speedloader for a .45 long colt shell would hold a .410 gauge shell

 

[ID_shooting]

"I don't see any real practical reason for it. Now, if anyone could convince me of a reason I may be convinced to try one"

Two words...

GROUSE SEASON!

 

[MrTuffPaws]

I own a Tracker 627 and I don't like the ribber grips at all. I have big hands and they were just too small for me. Also, after switching them out for Hogue grips, I noticed that recoil from heavy 357 loads was easier on my hand. I would hate to think what a .410 3" would feel like with the ribbers.

As for the gun itself, it looks like a damn fine novelty.

 

[bubbygator]

Well, I decided that if I really want to shoot .410 for backyard varmints, I should go with a "normal" gun. Picked up a new Stoeger O/U "Condor" .410 at a local gunshow for $325. Could have gotten a SxS for slightly less, but I've never had an O/U & wanted a new experience.