Crusader103
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My father is looking at purchasing a Taurus Judge revolver. He lives several states away from me so I can't personally help him out with the selection. A couple of questions came up, one of which raised an eyebrow.
The local dealer suggested that upon purchase my father have the barrel "reamed out" to remove/lessen the effect of the rifling, particularly in the first half inch or so of the barrel. Apparently, this would allow the .410 shot shell to open all the way up and reduce any negative effect from the shot spinning in the barrel, inhibiting the pattern.
Anyone have any information to confirm, deny, or elaborate on this?
Secondly, he is trying to decide on the 2 1/2", 3", and various finishes, etc. He lives in Nebraska, would be carrying the firearm around the property, and it's use would be primarily to dispatch snakes (mostly the kind that crawl on the ground but the two legged kind if needed). That is why he is not really concerned about the rifling issue for the .45 LC, since he will mainly be utilizing the .410.
So any suggestions on barrel length, finish, etc would be most helpful as well.
The local dealer suggested that upon purchase my father have the barrel "reamed out" to remove/lessen the effect of the rifling, particularly in the first half inch or so of the barrel. Apparently, this would allow the .410 shot shell to open all the way up and reduce any negative effect from the shot spinning in the barrel, inhibiting the pattern.
Anyone have any information to confirm, deny, or elaborate on this?
Secondly, he is trying to decide on the 2 1/2", 3", and various finishes, etc. He lives in Nebraska, would be carrying the firearm around the property, and it's use would be primarily to dispatch snakes (mostly the kind that crawl on the ground but the two legged kind if needed). That is why he is not really concerned about the rifling issue for the .45 LC, since he will mainly be utilizing the .410.
So any suggestions on barrel length, finish, etc would be most helpful as well.