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Ending Radio Silence
Nov. 28th, 2011 10:48 amI decided to enjoy the recent Thanksgiving holiday by not spending a lot of time on the computer, thus no posting. I wasn't able to completely stay off computers - my parents get their Internet from New Wave Communications, and so I had to help Mom get her iPhone talking to New Wave's email. This task was complicated by New Wave's truly horrible instructions, including mis-spelled server names, and a general assumption that iPhone users were starting from a clean slate. At any rate, the code was cracked.
I was also able, between turkey and various family gatherings, able to go shooting with my Dad. He recently won a Taurus Judge, which was included in the shooting. I've never fired a less-practical gun in my life.
The Judge is a revolver chambered for 410 shotgun or .45 Colt ammunition. Dad's gun has a two-inch barrel, which means it's useless at distance, but with a 2.5 inch chamber the gun as a whole is too long for easy concealment. Firing shotgun slugs, the gun's recoil is such that getting off a second shot in less time than a geological epoch is simply not possible. If you actually want a small-frame .45 revolver, surely one could find something smaller than the Judge.
Having said that, Taurus seems to be selling a ton of Judges, including the so-called Public Defender, and even shorter-barrel version of the Judge. I personally think the Judge is an example of hype over substance.
I was also able, between turkey and various family gatherings, able to go shooting with my Dad. He recently won a Taurus Judge, which was included in the shooting. I've never fired a less-practical gun in my life.
The Judge is a revolver chambered for 410 shotgun or .45 Colt ammunition. Dad's gun has a two-inch barrel, which means it's useless at distance, but with a 2.5 inch chamber the gun as a whole is too long for easy concealment. Firing shotgun slugs, the gun's recoil is such that getting off a second shot in less time than a geological epoch is simply not possible. If you actually want a small-frame .45 revolver, surely one could find something smaller than the Judge.
Having said that, Taurus seems to be selling a ton of Judges, including the so-called Public Defender, and even shorter-barrel version of the Judge. I personally think the Judge is an example of hype over substance.
