captpackrat: (Homer Gun)
Captain Packrat ([personal profile] captpackrat) wrote2008-09-27 08:32 pm
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Here come de Judge!

For my (late) birthday present, my SO bought me a Taurus Night Court Judge, a limited edition, black-matte version of Taurus' popular Judge line.  It's a rather unique double-action revolver that can fire both .45 Colt and .410 shotshells.  It's an excellent self-defense weapon, as the shotshells can be devastating at close range while the .45 Colt round can take down black bear or deer.  It has a very nice soft rubber grip which is totally unlike any other handgun I've ever handled.



Don't let the picture fool you, that's actually a pretty darn big gun.  It's larger than a Colt 1911.  Below the gun are a .410 shotshell, a .45 Colt round, and a practice dummy round.

EDIT:  Uploaded better photo

[identity profile] gafennec.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Wow; cool gun. But sorta reminds me of the LeMat revolver. Sorta. Edit: BTW: Do you know what one of them costs? Armed Fennec perhaps. :)
Edited 2008-09-28 01:54 (UTC)

[identity profile] captpackrat.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
The Judge? It's about $500. Plus tax. And registration and fees and stuff.

A LeMat, I'd have no idea, but they're really old (1850-60's) and pretty rare (only 2900 produced). Cabela's sells a modern reproduction for $750, an original could easily be worth tens of thousands.

[identity profile] gafennec.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
I don't want a LeMat. I just thought the Night Judge was reminded me of it. :) Thanks for the information on the Judge series.

[identity profile] firepup.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
we have to go shooting some time! i have my ruger p345

[identity profile] fangwolf57.livejournal.com 2008-09-30 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
You like guns? really?

Thats a nice gun.