TruthTellers
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Picked this up and shot it some at the range. Didn't have any .45 Colt or Schofield to try in it, so accuracy is unknown, but I'll get into that later as there's something worth noting about that.
Alright, so first off I'm in the store and I looked it over, shroud wasn't cocked, but it's not on center with the frame. Off maybe .01", but not so much I'm willing to bother sending it back to Taurus and be without it for 2-3 months.
It's a .410 revolver, accuracy isn't the point.
I did see a metal chip or burr hanging by a thread in the bore and I thought about refusing the transfer and sending it back to the retailer, but I decided I didn't want to bother with that. I got to the range and figured I'd shoot a round of .22 Short in the chamber adapter and see if the gas would blow the chip out and if it didn't, I was going to run a brush through it and see if that dislodged it. Didn't need to the .22 Short did blow that chip out.
Lockup is fine, not rock solid, but it's a Judge, accuracy isn't the point. DA trigger is okay if you pull right through, but if you stage the trigger, the last part before it breaks is tough and may hurt your finger. I assume there's a buff causing the issue, but idk. I expect over time it'll get better. Single action is fantastic, better than any Ruger SP101 I've ever felt.
Actually, better than any Ruger DA/SA revolver I've ever felt.
Did shoot some .22 LR in a chamber adapter and it was fun, so I'm gonna buy more and some 9mm ones too. Didn't shoot paper, can't tell what size the "group" was, but I can't wait to try it.
.410 4 pellet 000 buck Federal ammo was really good, I hit 6 or 8 inch plates at 15 yards with it.
For $375, it's not a bad gun. Not perfect, but given it's a .410 revolver, it is what it is. Were this a non .410 revolver tho, I would not have accepted the imperfections.
Now, as for .45 Colt or Schofield ammo, the throats on this are measuring .455" on mine Public Defender, which is WAY too big for typical .452" lead bullets or even old style .454" bullets; the leading will be severely bad. Clearly Taurus expects people will be shooting jacketed bullets, probably JHP's, but I am getting absolutely sick and tired of how so many new revolvers are coming out with throats far too large for shooting lead bullets. As much as that ticks me off with Ruger using .314" throats for .327 revolvers, I get it because that is a very high velocity, high pressure cartridge that will strip lead off the bullet, but this is .45 Colt we're talking about.
Idk, maybe it has something to do with .410 and that needs a large throat or something, but I doubt it. My preferred load is a 250 grain full wadcutter, unfortunately those are only available in .452 diameters, so I'm gonna have to get them unlubed and maybe unsized and polymer coat them so that even if they're a little smaller than the throat, at least they won't lead at the low velocities of .45 Colt or .45 Schofield.
Alright, so first off I'm in the store and I looked it over, shroud wasn't cocked, but it's not on center with the frame. Off maybe .01", but not so much I'm willing to bother sending it back to Taurus and be without it for 2-3 months.
It's a .410 revolver, accuracy isn't the point.
I did see a metal chip or burr hanging by a thread in the bore and I thought about refusing the transfer and sending it back to the retailer, but I decided I didn't want to bother with that. I got to the range and figured I'd shoot a round of .22 Short in the chamber adapter and see if the gas would blow the chip out and if it didn't, I was going to run a brush through it and see if that dislodged it. Didn't need to the .22 Short did blow that chip out.
Lockup is fine, not rock solid, but it's a Judge, accuracy isn't the point. DA trigger is okay if you pull right through, but if you stage the trigger, the last part before it breaks is tough and may hurt your finger. I assume there's a buff causing the issue, but idk. I expect over time it'll get better. Single action is fantastic, better than any Ruger SP101 I've ever felt.
Actually, better than any Ruger DA/SA revolver I've ever felt.
Did shoot some .22 LR in a chamber adapter and it was fun, so I'm gonna buy more and some 9mm ones too. Didn't shoot paper, can't tell what size the "group" was, but I can't wait to try it.
.410 4 pellet 000 buck Federal ammo was really good, I hit 6 or 8 inch plates at 15 yards with it.
For $375, it's not a bad gun. Not perfect, but given it's a .410 revolver, it is what it is. Were this a non .410 revolver tho, I would not have accepted the imperfections.
Now, as for .45 Colt or Schofield ammo, the throats on this are measuring .455" on mine Public Defender, which is WAY too big for typical .452" lead bullets or even old style .454" bullets; the leading will be severely bad. Clearly Taurus expects people will be shooting jacketed bullets, probably JHP's, but I am getting absolutely sick and tired of how so many new revolvers are coming out with throats far too large for shooting lead bullets. As much as that ticks me off with Ruger using .314" throats for .327 revolvers, I get it because that is a very high velocity, high pressure cartridge that will strip lead off the bullet, but this is .45 Colt we're talking about.
Idk, maybe it has something to do with .410 and that needs a large throat or something, but I doubt it. My preferred load is a 250 grain full wadcutter, unfortunately those are only available in .452 diameters, so I'm gonna have to get them unlubed and maybe unsized and polymer coat them so that even if they're a little smaller than the throat, at least they won't lead at the low velocities of .45 Colt or .45 Schofield.
