Anyone use the Thunder Five?

bambihunter

March 23, 2003 20:49

Caliber: .45 Long Colt & .410-bore shotshells
Action: Single & double action.
Capacity: Five shots.
Length: Nine inches, overall.
Weight: 48 ounces.
Barrel Length: Two inches.
Safeties: Internal draw bar safety, ambidextrous hammer blocking safety lever, adult trigger pull, and CHILD RESISTANT loading feature.
Finish: Durable phosphate finish.
Features: Fixed combat sights & Pachmayr grips.

My questions:
Does anyone have one of these? Are they accurate at all with the .45lc round? How's the trigger pull? Are they well-built? Weight/balance? What's the effective range with the .410 shotshell? They are rifled so I expect they'll fling the shot outward after 20 or so yards.
Thanks in advance

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  rldowns3

  March 23, 2003 21:45

  In my opinion they are a major dud. Shooting a .410 shotshell through it left a pattern about the size of a refridgerator at about 25 feet (guesstimate) and that wouldn't be very potent for a self defense round. shooting .45lc out of them well......you might pull a little closer to the side of that barn to make sure you hit it.

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  thunderbolt

  March 24, 2003 02:41

  My customers use them mostly for snake guns. For a short barreled
  gun, the revolver is bulky, heavy and expensive. Some folks like them well enough to pay that high price, though.

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  lrarmsx

  March 24, 2003 05:23

  Given the mass of the cylinder, the lock work takes a beating. The double action trigger is heavy for the same reason. With only a 2" barrel the accuracy is not the best. Recoil isn't too bad, given the weight. Worst of all, no one makes a speed loader for it. But seriously, they are for a specific purposes, accuracy at range isn't one of them.

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