Home Defense with Taurus Judge

[Walter45Auto]

I think you're looking for the Thunder Five.

The gun LOOKED awesome.

Heck... 5 rounds of .45 Colt will make up for any who don't pack their underwear upon seeing that bazooka drawn from a hiding space.

Didn't some of those come with a .45-70 cylinder too??? A snub nosed .45-70 would be badass. Just the noise and flash wouldknock somebody on their ass..... 

[Dougdubya]

A .45-70 Judge would kick serious booty. 

[pioneer]

IMO, where the judge shines is as an anti car jacking weapon.  Other then that, I don't see much practical use for it.

According to the CEO of Taurus, the Judge was designed precisely as car-jacker repellent.  Put a load of birdshot in a bad guy's face at arm's length range, and I guarantee you'll disuade his further criminal behavior.     
Watch the videos.  http://www.taurususa.com/video/taurus-theJudge-video.cfm

Of course nothing will satisfy the Taurus haters among us.  For every anti-Taurus web site or blog complaint you can find, I can match you with anti-any other brand sites as well.  I own two Taurus revolvers, both are excellent and I would stack them up against any other similar revolvers.  I also own 3 S&W revolvers for comparison. 

I don't plan on getting a Judge and wouldn't carry one, but there are many types of guns I wouldn't want to carry.  Not because it is a Taurus, but because of it's limited use and I would consider it as a novelty.

Poor Taurus workmanship is a thing of the past.  So is poor S&W, Colt, Glack, what-ever. 

[Ulmus]

Let's look at it from a different angle.

Which would you rather have for home defense?
A Taurus Judge (short or long barrel)
-or-
A pistol/revolver chambered in .22lr or even .22mag?

[ericire12]

Let's look at it from a different angle.

Which would you rather have for home defense?
A Taurus Judge (short or long barrel)
-or-
A pistol/revolver chambered in .22lr or even .22mag?

Apples meet oranges.

[Sponsor]

[Ulmus]

I'm just trying to show that while it may not be perfect, it may be better than other choices.

BTW my first home defense gun was a revolver in .38.  .38 short colt.  (The guy who sold it to me thought it was a .38 special)

[Dougdubya]

I like Taurus' product.

I'm just saying that the Judge's cylinder is a bit inefficient for .45 Colt, and .410 has been disparaged as less than optimal.

Which is a shame - I think Taurus might do great finding a short barrel optimized defense loading.

[ericire12]

I like Taurus' product.

I'm just saying that the Judge's cylinder is a bit inefficient for .45 Colt, and .410 has been disparaged as less than optimal.

Which is a shame - I think Taurus might do great finding a short barrel optimized defense loading.

Maybe they should just make a Judge in 12 gauge

[Ulmus]

Would you be using the Smith and Wesson 500 X-Frame as a warm up for the recoil? 

[wisconsin]

Maybe they should just make a Judge in 12 gauge

In a 3 1/2" of course