Nice review, however, both of the scenarios you show at 7 yard equal one
compromised (nearly dead) target after one shot. Leg, shoulder, and center
mass of kidney. The only person still moving after that is a zombie (or
drug addict). Place two of those on target and its all over. Mix and
match ammo and you have a great self defense round. FBI statistics have
shown that even their well trained ops only strike a target 30-40% of the
time with semi autos. At least with the judge you know every trigger pull
hits the target somewhere. And for many untrained individuals that is a
big advantage. I have seen too many people arm themselves with a 16 round
semi, and in the end they have a gun with tons of rounds, which they need
cause they can’t hit anything when the nerves are going in a stressful
situation. Not too mention, if you can plug up 1st with bird shot, the 2nd
with 000 buck, the 3rd and 4th rounds with long colt self defense rounds,
and follow it with 000 buck in the 5th. I can really see the attraction to
this firearm. It gives you options that no other gun gives you, plus in
the house, it gives you minimal penetration into and through walls.
Very thorough analysis. I will keep that in mind before my next purchase.
Revolvers are reliable in general. Mixing ammo is a good idea, until SHTF.
After that I will switch to various magazine fed semi-automatic solutions.
Yes, they do make speed loaders. There are several buckshot loads
specifically designed for the Judge and .410 handguns. They will do MUCH
better. The Federal 000 buck, for instance, shoots four .36 caliber balls
(9mm). It is rated by the factory at 1200 fps. It will blow through 2×4’s
at self-defense ranges. It groups very well, too. if you are going to
carry it, get the Public Defender. Quit a bit smaller. I was also going to
refer you to a few other videos, but Joshua Luft beat me to it. There are
also (obviously) PERCEIVED disadvantages vs. real ones…
They do make speed loaders for the judge , and if you ever get the chance
to shoot the judge again … use .410 handgun shot shells … they have
multiple rounds in .410 designed specifically for the judge .. the bad
credit on the judge sadly is because originally when the gun came out ,
they only made .410 and .45 lc for long guns ..they also make .45 lc
specifically for the judge also … but you will definitely get way better
patterns with the new .410 rounds designed around the gun but once again it
is designed for very close range situations be it auto or home .. the colts
and slugs give you a slightly longer reach but I wouldn’t ever try
stretching this guns reach over 8 meters
I got to shoot a neighbor’s Judge a couple of months ago. It did OK with
.45 Colt — but groups were 2-3 times the size of groups shot by my
Peacemaker replica.
We also shot some shotshells with 7-1/5 shot. None of the pellets hit
anywhere on the human-silhouette target at 5 yards. None. The centrifugal
force imparted to the shot by the rifling apparently throws into a pattern
the size of the Milky Way with a big hole of nothing in the middle.
If I were to carry a .45 revolver, it’d be a more compact double-action gun
chambered specifically for .45 Colt or .454 Casull — not shotshells.. In
short, I’d probably carry the Ruger Alaskan. The Judge is just a gimmick.
Judging The Judge: Public Defender Review, Part 1: Claims vs Reality
Judging The Judge: Public Defender Review, Part 2: as a shotgun
This man gives a representation of the Judge with different loads, such as
the Federall 000 buck, and they are extremly effective.
this firearm is for up-close personal work. aren’t most shooting close
range???(excluding police shooting as they enter many different
scenarios that the general public will prob never see)
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Nice review, however, both of the scenarios you show at 7 yard equal one
compromised (nearly dead) target after one shot. Leg, shoulder, and center
mass of kidney. The only person still moving after that is a zombie (or
drug addict). Place two of those on target and its all over. Mix and
match ammo and you have a great self defense round. FBI statistics have
shown that even their well trained ops only strike a target 30-40% of the
time with semi autos. At least with the judge you know every trigger pull
hits the target somewhere. And for many untrained individuals that is a
big advantage. I have seen too many people arm themselves with a 16 round
semi, and in the end they have a gun with tons of rounds, which they need
cause they can’t hit anything when the nerves are going in a stressful
situation. Not too mention, if you can plug up 1st with bird shot, the 2nd
with 000 buck, the 3rd and 4th rounds with long colt self defense rounds,
and follow it with 000 buck in the 5th. I can really see the attraction to
this firearm. It gives you options that no other gun gives you, plus in
the house, it gives you minimal penetration into and through walls.
Very thorough analysis. I will keep that in mind before my next purchase.
Revolvers are reliable in general. Mixing ammo is a good idea, until SHTF.
After that I will switch to various magazine fed semi-automatic solutions.
Yes, they do make speed loaders. There are several buckshot loads
specifically designed for the Judge and .410 handguns. They will do MUCH
better. The Federal 000 buck, for instance, shoots four .36 caliber balls
(9mm). It is rated by the factory at 1200 fps. It will blow through 2×4’s
at self-defense ranges. It groups very well, too. if you are going to
carry it, get the Public Defender. Quit a bit smaller. I was also going to
refer you to a few other videos, but Joshua Luft beat me to it. There are
also (obviously) PERCEIVED disadvantages vs. real ones…
They do make speed loaders for the judge , and if you ever get the chance
to shoot the judge again … use .410 handgun shot shells … they have
multiple rounds in .410 designed specifically for the judge .. the bad
credit on the judge sadly is because originally when the gun came out ,
they only made .410 and .45 lc for long guns ..they also make .45 lc
specifically for the judge also … but you will definitely get way better
patterns with the new .410 rounds designed around the gun but once again it
is designed for very close range situations be it auto or home .. the colts
and slugs give you a slightly longer reach but I wouldn’t ever try
stretching this guns reach over 8 meters
I got to shoot a neighbor’s Judge a couple of months ago. It did OK with
.45 Colt — but groups were 2-3 times the size of groups shot by my
Peacemaker replica.
We also shot some shotshells with 7-1/5 shot. None of the pellets hit
anywhere on the human-silhouette target at 5 yards. None. The centrifugal
force imparted to the shot by the rifling apparently throws into a pattern
the size of the Milky Way with a big hole of nothing in the middle.
If I were to carry a .45 revolver, it’d be a more compact double-action gun
chambered specifically for .45 Colt or .454 Casull — not shotshells.. In
short, I’d probably carry the Ruger Alaskan. The Judge is just a gimmick.
What buckshot round were you using? The Federal 410 Handgun 000 that is
designed for the judge holds a much tighter pattern.
Judging The Judge: Public Defender Review, Part 1: Claims vs Reality
Judging The Judge: Public Defender Review, Part 2: as a shotgun
This man gives a representation of the Judge with different loads, such as
the Federall 000 buck, and they are extremly effective.
this firearm is for up-close personal work. aren’t most shooting close
range???(excluding police shooting as they enter many different
scenarios that the general public will prob never see)