Judge VS GOVERNOR

General Purpose Revolver, with personal defense in mind

  • Taurus Raging Judge 6" (.454 Casull, .45 Col and .410 Gauge)

    Votes: 6 9.5%

  • Taurus Raging Judge 3"

    Votes: 1 1.6%

  • Smith and Wesson "The GOVERNOR" 3" (.45 Colt, .45 ACP, and .410 Gauge)

    Votes: 16 25.4%

  • **Theoretical** Smith and Wesson "The GOVERNOR 6"

    Votes: 4 6.3%

  • Other Large Frame Revolver 6"

    Votes: 8 12.7%

  • Other Large Frame Revolver 3"

    Votes: 28 44.4%
  • Total voters
    63
  • Poll closed .
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Ironic?

It just occurred to me that there is a bit of irony with these two guns. Some people say that neither are really effective for defense. The irony is in the names given some peoples political and legal outlooks these days. Maybe I just didn't get enough sleep.:)
 
S&W vs Taurus

I own both S&W and Taurus firearms and there is no question in my mind that S&W is the better quality gun. These are not concealed carry weapons in my opinion. But if you live where rattlesnakes are common and wild hogs might pop out also and you are on your own property where open carry is legal (Texas- we don't have open carry in public) than a 6 shooter where you can load 3 shotshells and three 45 LC or whatever combo you want is ideal. The ability to shoot 45 acp is a plus as for price and availability of ammo in these trying times. This is a compromise gun but depending on the type of defense it might be a good choice. Snake gun without carrying a shotgun. Higher power slug without carrying another gun- yes. Carry concealed for use against bad guy- no. Quality- S&W. Six vs five- S&W. Resale- I don't sell anything. The final thing is that everyone has Judge's sitting on the shelves but S&W are hard to find. The market has spoken.
 
I tend to trust the review of the Judge written by Tom Givens for SWAT magazine some time ago. I have seen nothing in this thread that would convince me that Givens' assessment was incorrect.

pax
 
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