Be carefull with some of those high cap. mags. Alot of them tend to jam or not feed properly. Some work, some don't. I'm leaving mine the way it is, I am trying to upgrade this O.A. AR I got for the low low. Wouldn't happen to be in the Atlanta, GA area would ya?
I also keep a couple of clips close by.
@Ronin
What is wrong with the word "Clips"? I can not use Hot Rod or Car Craft magazines in my 10/22. Please make me smarter.
Most .410 slugs won't pass the FBI minimums for self-defense through a full sized shotgun (I think there are 2 specialty rounds that do). NONE of them pass through a handgun (check box-o-truth). To put that into some perspective, there are many 9mm rounds that make the minimum. I think there are a couple of high end .380 ACP rounds that make it, but they hurt to shoot.
Lots of the muzzle energies I've seen have the .410 caliber rounds I've seen are in the 700-800 range. I saw a specialty round that was up around 1,000 with a 114 grain bullet (lighter than most 9mm Luger rounds). Lots of SD 9mm rounds are 1200-1300. And that's through a full sized shotgun and not the Judge barrel.
Now, the .45 LC through the Judge is another story. It's not bad.
Here's there "blown the f away" snake picture:
Eh, it's probably dead, but this was at something like 3-6 feet . . . which means the shooter could have easily taken 2 steps in three different directions to avoid the snake as opposed to firing the 2 or 3 rounds that it would take to properly "blow away" the snake.
The Judge is a quality built firearm, BUT the .410 round just isn't that powerful of a round. No way I'd carry that thing for SD unless it's loaded with .45 LC . . . and if you're going to carry the Judge in .45 LC, eh, there are better options for .45 LC.
Checkout that box of truth article (there are two of them, actually). For SD work, the judge is a BIG heavy (but quality!) weapon shooting a REALLY light round. It's basically the worst of both worlds for carry work.
GREAT quality firearm, thought! I'm sort of a Taurus guy, actually.
I think it'd be great for home defense. 410 round followed by a 45. You fire the first shot as a warning. They're crippled and can either lay down as instructed or take a 45. I want one for a bedside gun.It was something like 6-10 feet . . . nothing major.
The .410 just ISN'T that much gun, and it's really not in a short barrel handgun. Like I've said, the IDEA is great i.e. a "little" shotgun, but it's not a 12 gauge duck killer. It's a .410 caliber ultra light shotshell.
A 45 is great, but for me it's too big and heavy. It hinders my daily operations and therefore would sit in my car most days....not very effective.
@joshw0000 I totally agree with your statement about why your carry a CC. Element of surprise! I was telling someone the other day how I don't care to open carry and that some people in the gun community frown upon it calling those people "flashers". The guy got all offended and was like, "Maybe in your part of the country that's true." I just responded with why I feel that way, a few great books I've read on the subject of concealed carry and I happen to agree with the author (Massad Ayoob). The whole time I'm thinking to myself I live in freaking GA, everyone has a gun.
I love and carry my .45 fairly concealed and it's light enough to wear I carry an extra mag as well.
I disagree with this whole heartedly. If someone is going to attack me, they're probably going to start a fist fight. If I'm being robbed, they'll hold me up at weapon point. Either way I will react like I normally would and have the advantage that my attacker doesn't know I'm armed.My one argument with that line of logic, is that you are probably "more" likely to run into issues with CC than you are with open carry.
With the weapon concealed, the person may just assumed you aren't armed at all and "give you a try". Of course, this would be their folly, but it makes little difference...they still may have made the attempt.
When it's carried in the open, there's no mistaking that you're armed and the mere visual presence of it is as likely to act as a deterrent to an attack as it would be in defence of one as well. Two forms of protection, instead of just one....if you will.
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