[ARCHIVED THREAD] - The Taurus Judge (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 5/5/2010 4:52:26 PM EDT
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ARFcom...
I need you to list all the reasons why this weapon is not a good option for....well, anything really. ...or what IS it good for? |
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Too small for a boat anchor.
Not absorbent enough for toilet paper. Too expensive for a paper weight. Not flat enough for a skipping rock. Not chewy enough for a teething ring for babies. Too short of a barrel for a tomato stake. I say we finally export guns to messico like the news claims we have been. Lets give them all the Taurus revolvers we can fine and let them duke it out with hardware equal to their culture. |
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None of the effectiveness of a shotgun with all of it's concealability.
If you think your assailant will be intimidated by your penis size but find yourself with a stuck zipper, this gun will be very effective. For those not blessed with basic handgun weaponcraft skills and need their target perforated by projectiles designed for birds and rabbits, this is the ticket. |
father in law bought one for the wife. told her it would be a good home defense gun for her to use when i'm gone.  he handed her box of birdshot with it.  I thought it might have merits until I bought some buckshot and tried patterning it. No way. at 25' is has like an 8' spread shooting buckshot out of that short rifled barrel. It's now loaded with 45LC.
It would be a good snake gun when loaded with birdshot but that's about it. |
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ARFcom... I need you to list all the reasons why this weapon is not a good option for....well, anything really. ...or what IS it good for? 1: It's ugly! 2: It's too big to carry. 3: I doubt that .410 is any better than a .357 Magnum pistol of the same size. 4: It's a Taurus........ 
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limited capacity
limited ammo selection for HD use secondary caliber .410 is worthless or next to it for serious HD use HORRIBLE ergonomics muzzle flash from shooting .410 is quite stupendous not really an accurate platform Most folks will not train with it due to it's shitty ergos etc It is a gimmick gun that many of the gunshills/gunwriters have latched onto because of it's novelty some folks say it would make a great snake gun I don't carry a dedicated snake gun but if I needed a dedicated snake gun there are better options available for that also Taurus and the gun rag community have overstated the supposed "stopping power" of this turd to the point that I believe their stupidity has endangered the gullible |
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Quoted: None of the effectiveness of a shotgun with all of it's concealability. If you think your assailant will be intimidated by your penis size but find yourself with a stuck zipper, this gun will be very effective. For those not blessed with basic handgun weaponcraft skills and need their target perforated by projectiles designed for birds and rabbits, this is the ticket. Well put |
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Quoted: They are retard magnets. yep I have sold over 100 of the things only a handful went to people who were not mouth breathers thinking they were getting a hand held claymore If ya want one as a toy/novelty more power to ya if you think it is gonna vaporize badguys because of what it does to a shoot N see target refer to the comment above the ad campaign for um has been genius but IMO bordering on some sort of fraud/malpractice/negligence |
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Quoted: They are retard magnets. That is no shit. I spent 20 minutes at Cabela's gun counter last Saturday. I was able to pick out the guy who would ask to see the Judge as he walked down the counter. Sure as shit, the first and only gun he looked at was the Judge. I walked away laughing after listening to thirty seconds of gun counter guy's bullshit about how great .410 would be for self-defense.
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Quoted: Quoted: They are retard magnets. yep I have sold over 100 of the things only a handful went to people who were not mouth breathers thinking they were getting a hand held claymore If ya want one as a toy/novelty more power to ya if you think it is gonna vaporize badguys because of what it does to a shoot N see target refer to the comment above the ad campaign for um has been genius but IMO bordering on some sort of fraud/malpractice/negligence Did Sloth buy one? |
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Quoted: Quoted: It's good for a walk in the woods. It's not good for self defense or concealed carry. This is why I carry in the "WOODS" Precisely. I don't understand why someone would choose a gun that is only "good for snakes" when there are plenty of guns that are "good for snakes" AND wolves, coyotes, bears, mountain lions, etc. If you're going to carry something in the woods, carry something that will work for more of the threats you might encounter than just snakes. |
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There was a good-ole boy at the pit with one who was proud as a peacock about his new Judge.
Said he bought it to put on the night-stand. I whipped out my Super-Shorty and said that this is what I keep on my night-stand. He paused for a moment and asked where he could trade in his Judge for one of those. 
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Wouldn't they be at least marginally useful with .45 LC loaded in them? Yes, they would, but so would a regular Smith and Wesson or other .45 colt revolver. My big issue with the Judge is Taurus's dishonest advertising - they have people really thinking its some wonder gun because it fires shotgun ammo. |
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Because I can be like Max Payne, yo. http://www.wallpaperez.info/wallpaper/movie/Max-Payne-1723.jpg I thought I saw Jack Bauer rockin' one too. But I'm still not rushin' out to buy one. |
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Wouldn't they be at least marginally useful with .45 LC loaded in them? Yes, they would, but so would a regular Smith and Wesson or other .45 colt revolver. My big issue with the Judge is Taurus's dishonest advertising - they have people really thinking its some wonder gun because it fires shotgun ammo. That was my thought. You would also lose about 2 inches of useless cylinder length. |