taurus judge
Looking for opinions on who has shot these in either 3" or 6" barrel. Thanks ..
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I am interested in the revolver for home protection. Any comments on the Judge, good/bad. Does it handle and fire well? Any opinion is welcomed. Thank you. 0 -
It fires .45 Colt AKA .45 Long Colt. This is a rimmed round traditionally fired in "cowboy" style guns.
It is NOT .45 ACP commonly fired in semi auto pistols.0 -
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quote:Originally posted by lvpatt
my first post.can the judge use any type of 45cal?
Well, it can fire ONE kind of .45 round, not any kind.
As mentioned, the Judge will fire the .45 (long) Colt, which is a specific pistol round most often associated with cowboy-type revolvers.
It will NOT fire the more popular .45 ACP round used in semi-automatic pistols like the popular 1911 pistol.
This picture may help.
The .45 ACP is the short stubby round on the left.
Immediately to its right with the silver-colored bullet is the .45 Colt. (Did the Lone Ranger use this round? Most likely he did. . .Hi ho Silver!).
To the right of the .45 Colt is the .454 Casull magnum, which is a super-powerful version of the .45 Colt with a lengthened case. This round cannot be fired in a Taurus Judge revolver, though revolvers chambered to accept the .454 Casull round can fire the "ordinary" .45 Colt rounds.
The longest round on the right is the .45/70, an older round that is usually fired from rifles, and is historically associated with hunting large game. There have been a few revolvers chambered for this round, but as you can imagine, these can be quite unpleasant to shoot from a handgun because of massive recoil and nose!
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I suppose it would also fire the 45 Schofield, basically a shorter 45 LC, yes? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by dfletcher
I suppose it would also fire the 45 Schofield, basically a shorter 45 LC, yes?
I'd imagine this would be OK; .45 Schofield (aka .45 S&W) works safely in most .45 LC revolvers.
I say "most" because the Schofield case has a slightly wider rim that doesn't fit in every single gun. Never having tried it, I don't know for sure that this round will fit in the Taurus, but my guess is it will work fine in this more modern double-action revolver.
As to why you might want to try this, the only reason I can imagine is that you happen to be a cowboy-type shooter and have some of the Schofield rounds lying around. Needless to say, you're probably not going to find them at your local Walmart!
Not that the Taurus is particularly known for accuracy, but you may get better accuracy from .45 LC rounds.
Picture of the various cowboy rounds here, including the .45 Schofield: http://www.black-hills.com/cowboy.htm
Also, if you're interested in lighter loads for .45 revolvers in general, there is a semi-intriguing specialty case called the "Cowboy .45 Special" which was designed as a light cartridge especially for Cowboy action shooting to work in the .45 LC wheelguns. It basically a .45 LC case shortened to .45ACP length.
The advantage is that the low case capacity is more efficient for light rounds.
http://www.cowboy45special.com/cowboy45brass.html
Again, though, I can't comment on what kind of accuracy/performance you'd see with this round out of one of these "Judge" revolvers, on account of their already over-length cylinders.0
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