taurus judge vs. taurus circuit judge

77charger

November 04, 2011 16:47

I have a 6 " barrel judge .Wanting to know if a circuit judge has a tighter pattern with the longer barrel on shot shells ?

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  rufe-snow

  November 04, 2011 17:29

  Very doubtful. This is because the various Taurus Judges are also chambered for the .45 Long Colt cartridge that fires a .452 diameter bullet.
  
  A normal .410 full choke barrel measures around .390 at the muzzle. When a .410 shotgun shell is fired from a rifled barrel with a .452 I.D. muzzle diameter, a very poor pattern is the only result to be expected.
  
  I had one of the long barreled stainless Judges when they first came out. 5 yards was the maximum distance from the muzzle I could get a descent shot pattern, this was with my hand loads or factory .410 shells.

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