Past 10 yards, the range dispersion of the buckshot is such that the load becomes ineffective.Īt close range, four tightly clustered buckshot balls should produce a cessation of hostilities. With buckshot, the Judge should be considered a 10-yard gun at best. The Taurus Judge As a Home Defense Revolver The lightweight revolver isn’t painful to fire, although with the heavier loads you know you have touched-off something special. The tradeoff is that recoil and muzzle flip are greater. The rubber grips that soak up recoil and give good adhesion are also good design features.Īs for the lightweight frame gun, it is a good bit easier to pack around. When firing the Judge, the broad and easy-to-pick-up fixed sights are an advantage. While the idea of getting a hit from a handgun-sized shotgun is viable at close range, the Judge must be aimed just as carefully as any other handgun.Īn advantage is that the buckshot load, with its relatively small and soft shot, will not penetrate as heavily as ball ammunition. The Taurus Judge hits the mark at target practice. Lots of birdshot, and a couple of ball rounds from one handgun.
It may also be disassembled for ease of stowage. 410 gauge model weighs 7 pounds, has 24-inch barrels and an overall length of 41-inches. The Savage Model 24 is an American made over and under combination gun manufactured by Savage Arms. It originally sold for $89.95 and was marketed as a general purpose utility shotgun perfect for "Fishing - Hunting - Camping - Back Packing - Survival - Home Defense - Truck or Jeep Gun." They are commonly used by gardeners and farmers for pest control. These light weight 3 1/2 pound guns have an overall length of 28 1/8 inches and will easily fit under a car seat.
410 gauge, stainless steel, single shot, break-action shotgun, with an exposed hammer, an 18 1/8 inch barrel, black molded plastic furniture and a short thumb-hole butt-stock that holds four additional 2 1/2 shotgun shells. These are often combination guns, with a. 410 bore makes it popular for use in compact firearms carried for emergency use. 410 shot shells without any modifications. 45 Colt cartridge, allowing many single-shot firearms, as well as some derringers chambered in that caliber, to fire. 1 bore (6mm) rimfire.410 shells have similar base dimensions to the. 410 started off in the UK as a garden gun along with the. 410 bore shotgun loaded with shot shells is well suited for small game hunting and pest control. 410 bore is one of the smallest caliber of shotgun shell commonly available (along with the 9mm Flobert rimfire cartridge, and the less common. 410 bore shotshell, a 20 gauge shotshell, and a 12 gauge shotshell