should I attempt to decock a loaded, glitchy Taurus Judge

What is the defect?.....

It was a Taurus.
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You knew SOMEBODY was going to say it. :D

I'm glad you got it decocked, but decocking a revolver is no big deal. The hammer HAS to hit the firing pin hard enough to drive it into the primer. If you keep your thumb on the hammer, YOU control how fast if falls. Hold the hammer back with your thumb. Pull the trigger. You will feel the sear disengage. Now release the trigger while holding the hammer back. You may have to let the hammer ride forward just a hair to get the sear to disengage.

When you release the trigger, the hammer block or transfer bar drops out of place. Now the hammer can't hit the firing pin. Ride the hammer down slowly with your thumb until it is at rest. Practice this with an unloaded gun. (We old timers learned how to do it with cap guns.)

Yea, yea...I know there might be an old gun or some really cheap piece of crap gun out there that might work differently, but that covers most anything you're likely to encounter.
 
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What do I think????

You saw a hat and you cocked your gun?

I understand your desire to arm yourself because there might be someone in your apartment...

But...

Cocking the gun?
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I think you are a jumpy gun owner and I hope Im not within range or your apartment.

Strongly consider a defensive firearms class.
 
but the trigger got stuck in the rear of the guard. I've de-cocked the gun before, but I don't know if this glitch means that there's even the smallest chance that the gun will discharge in my apartment if I attempt to decock it.
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Hmmmm..... All my DA triggers stuck in the rear of the guard when they're cocked.:confused:

Could you elaborate on stuck???
 
Gunsmith-DO NOT put the gun on the counter pointed at him to show him what the problem is.

DO NOT carry or take the gun out of what ever you are carrying it in with your finger anywhere near the trigger.

I would actually buy an hour of range time and discharge it downrange.

See if there if a high primer or other type of ammo issue causing the action to not rotate properly and causing the trigger to handg up.

It does'nt always have to be the gun.

Especially with a Judge that is loaded with shotgun shells,there can be issues with shell length or high primers.

If the problem is the ammo buying a different brand and type of ammo might easily solve the problem.

If the ammo is the problem,give the bad ammo (to you) to the range to get rid off it.

You can't use it if it's no good to you anyway and keeping it might get you putting it back in the gun by mistake sometime in the future.
 
You really should follow up on the training practice suggestions. I am all for owning and carrying guns, but only when you get to the point of being totally comfortable with guns. This not only means firing, but all aspects. Only when you are comfortable with decocking and overcoming any mechanical failures that are know to occur should you be carrying or even getting your gun out of the case while not in the presence of a person knowledgeable in gun safety and mechanics. I am not judging you, we all started somewhere, but am more concerned with your safety and those around you.
 
Just pull the trigger, that will de-cock it.

No wait! Don't do it!
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Funny you should mention.

My supervisor had a little S&W J Frame .357 (a model 60 I presume) years ago. One day, with the gun loaded, she said for some strange (stupid in her words) reason she decided to cock it. Of course, to uncock it you have to (1) hold the hammer and (2) pull the trigger. Well, she remembered #2, but not #1. :p The round when through the corner wall in the closet (where apparently there were a bunch of 2x4s bound together) and ended up in her husband's desk in the next room (he was not home at the time).

Proof that even the smartest people (and she is very intelligent) can have dumb dumbs from time-to-time. Knowing that little story certainly helps keep me on my toes!
 
Maybe you can have your gunsmith modify it to double-action-only.....that way, you don't have to worry about decocking it again....
 
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I think you are a jumpy gun owner and I hope Im not within range or your apartment. "

I agree with this.

How many rounds have you put thru this pistol? And the silly thing jams?? Suggest you get rid of that POS.

Also interesting that you don't like strange men in your apt, but unknown to you, a friend comes in a puts a hat on your bed???

And unless you want more hassle, I would not contact the PD about gunsmithing issues.
 
Sappho, an ancient Greek (female) poet born on the isle of Lesbos, stated in post #8:

"I just don't like the idea of allowing random men into my apartment (badge or not) when I'm home alone, and they probably wouldn't submit to my request to send a female officer."

I believe "he" is actually "she", and is likely not to return. Not being critical, just speaking my thoughts upon recognizing an obscure literary name.
 
In his book "Tales Of the Stake Out Squad", Jim Cirillo said that when he was a firearm instructor for the NY City Police Department, a cop came to him with a problem. The officer had held a suspect at gunpoint with his revolver cocked. When the guy surrenders without a fight, the cop doesn't know how to de-cock his gun, so he ties a handkerchief around the gun to act as a hammer block. Jim asked if his gun had the mumps. The officer had been going around for a week with the cocked revolver in his holster! When Jim asked what he would have done if he had a job, the officer replied that he would have untied the knot!

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