Posted on 04/19/2021 5:37:48 AM PDT by Onthebrink
The Judge’s primary pistol cartridge is the .45 Colt, a cartridge that has enjoyed popularity since its introduction in the early 1870s. The cartridge served as the standard U.S. military handgun cartridge for nearly 15 and was originally a black powered cartridge, though modern loadings use smokeless powder propellant.
Likewise, the .410 shotshell came to life in the 1870s, and despite its old age is still regarded as a lighter, more manageable shotshell, particularly for new or smaller shooters. The shell’s relatively small diameter lends itself well to rifles designed for pest control or as military survival rifles — or according to Taurus, for personal defense.
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.410 and 45 cowboy loads are not common rounds and still on the shelf here. If I wasn’t deathly afraid of guns and guns didn’t cause violence and weren’t so scary looking I might keep one for home defense.
good 410 loads are not cheap
But 410 rounds are still available. You’re lucky to see BBs anymore.
Don’t try to compare it to a shot gun, that thing throws a pattern like a water sprinkler and that’s to be expected from a rifled barrel. About the only time that pistol would be effective is if you stick it between a deer’s ribs. The whole concept is a joke. The pistol itself is not rated for the heavier loads one would use in a 45 Long Colt. Total waste of money but then again it’s your money.
With the loads I push through my Ruger Blackhawk 45 LC I’d turn that pistol into shrapnel. I’ve taken several deer and a bunch of hogs with that load. The added advantage with the Ruger is I pop out the 45 LC cylinder and put in the 45 ACP cylinder.
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