What is the effective range of a Taurus Judge?

45 Colt loads are available in 225- to 300-grain configurations. Either choice has the potential to give the Public Defender an effective range to 25 yards or more. The clear appeal of this gun, however, is in its ability to use multiple-projectile buckshot loads like Federal’s .

Is the Taurus Judge a good self-defense weapon?

I liked the Taurus Judge a lot, enough to add it to my own personal arsenal. I firmly believe it is the best choice of guns for home defense I have seen. And it would make a pretty good companion in bear country too, loaded with a combination of . 410 slugs and buckshot.

What’s the difference between 45 Colt and 45 long colt?

45 Colt vs 45 Long Colt 45 Colt and the . 45 Long Colt are just different names for the same round. There is no difference between them. The name is often used to differentiate it from the more recently developed 45 ACP.

What’s the difference between 45 colt and 45 long colt?

What is the difference between the judge and the governor?

Caliber, capacity, and firing mechanism The Judge comes with a 5-shot cylinder and the Governor can be fed up with 6 rounds of ammo.

Is the Taurus Judge a good survival gun?

This gun is extremely versatile. When used with shot, the rifled barrel disperses the shot pellets more rapidly than they would do from a smooth bore. If you shoot a bad guy with 3″ (magnum) 000 buck, you’ll hit him with five 9 mm diameter pellets.

Is Taurus Judge illegal?

Due to the broad language used by the California legislature in defining both “short- barreled shotgun” and “assault weapon” the Taurus Judge and the 28 Gauge Rossi Circuit Judge are illegal to possess in California, meeting the definition of “short-barreled shotgun” or “assault weapon,” respectively.

Is 45lc good for deer?

A 45 LC +p heavy cast wfn will shoot through a bison or Kodiak bear at 100 yds…you’ll be fine using it on deer.

Can you shoot a 454 casull out of a judge?

Packing a giant 6-round cylinder, the Taurus Raging Judge® shoots the 454 Casull round in addition to delivering the same popular ammo combo of 45 Colt and 410 shotshell from the original Judge models.