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Posted by 49Reo
 - October 05, 2015, 10:44:33 AM

Well congrats on your new family member.....lol nice. Curious to know what the recoil will be like on such a small revolver.

Posted by Troll
 - October 05, 2015, 09:53:45 AM

The three holes close together are the three 35 cal. discs and the small holes are the 12 bb shot loaded behind the discs...all in all, since it hit about 2" to the right of hold, I'm pretty happy with it. I'm going to nudge the front sight a little to the right and try it again when I get a chance..

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - October 05, 2015, 09:39:56 AM

 ;) ever consider it might not be the weapon or the ammo, might be operator issues....

ok I finally post on this thread now to go and just hide......
Posted by Troll
 - October 05, 2015, 08:29:18 AM

Yes, it is. $1.80 each in .410, however compared to everything else I tested on Saturday, they were the best for consistency and pattern. 2" barrel at 7 yards:

Posted by DC
 - October 05, 2015, 00:44:23 AM

The PDX1 line is generally pricey stuff, and I guess they can charge a premium as these are specialized loads.  I have a few boxes of 12 gauge PDX1, but I'm reserving their use for only special occasions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg44jDOL8jo

Posted by Troll
 - October 01, 2015, 12:20:45 PM

Sooooo, it's finally here, in my hands. Took a lot longer to get than I had expected. Shipped from Minneapolis on Monday, arrived at the shop on Wed. (I could have gone up there and gotten it in 6 hours)....Wisconsin has recently done away with their 48 hour waiting period for handgun purchases, the "instant" background check is supposed to be enough.  So I filled out all the forms (the last time I bought a handgun was 25 years ago..all I had to do was pay for it and wait 48 hours before I could pick it up). At 1:00 the counter guy calls in my information. They say they will call him back, shortly...yeah, bull$hit. They called back this morning about 10 am...he calls me, and I go to get it, fill out more paperwork, and now I have it. Glad this wasn't a gun show purchase, I would still be waiting for the "instant" background check!  So some pictures: remember, this is chambered for .45 Colt and .410 shotgun. I picked up a small sampling of different kinds of defense ammo designed for it. Regular shotgun and pistol ammo is not optimized for the Judge, so I decided to make sure I was getting the most out of the piece. The videos I posted were done with the same model, with 2" barrel that I bought, except he opted for the stainless model....That PDX-1 stuff looks quite interesting. I hope to get a chance to test fire it on the weekend...

Posted by Troll
 - September 25, 2015, 08:58:20 AM

Pictures soon. Still waiting for the call to come and pick it up...Found a 20 rnd combo pack from Remington with .45 lc half jacket hollow points and 000 Buck shot .410s designed for the Judge and the S&W Governor...and it has a $5 mail in rebate...Wife says "How much ammunition do you need" I say, we have to practice with new weapon and still have some left for it's purpose, so probably a lot! I found a neat youtube video with a guy testing various loads in the same model I bought. his conclusions make sense...maybe the 4 000 buck loads are a better choice than the 3 disk/12 bb loads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNVXuspaJtE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDMDd4eAQO0

Posted by Old Drifter
 - September 24, 2015, 20:48:00 PM

Congrats on your new weapon! Remember, they're like potato chips...you must have more than one.  ;D

Posted by Troll
 - September 24, 2015, 08:11:56 AM

I went around last night, looking for the PDX410 shotgun loads, and bought 1 box of 10...When I got home I dug out a box under my work bench that I thought had some 215 gr .45 L.C.... All it had was a box of once fired cases, and 200 rnds of .44 mag and 100 .45 auto. I'm going to ask the people at the gun store if they want to give me something for the stuff I already had. they are also a pawn shop, so maybe...

Posted by 49Reo
 - September 23, 2015, 23:17:16 PM

Nothing makes me smile...like getting a new gun!!!. Congrats on it. We can't have anything under 4 1/2" up here in Canukistan......  :(

Posted by greenbarn
 - September 23, 2015, 22:25:46 PM

Congratulations, it's always nice getting a new gun.

Posted by Troll
 - September 23, 2015, 12:44:55 PM

    Ok, then I "pulled the trigger" on the deal. The second place I went had given me a price of $439.00. I printed off the Spec sheet from Taurus, and called Cabelas this morning. I had them check inventory and they claimed they had one in stock. I almost went down there, this morning, but decided to check with the gun shop that had given me the better price. Just for the hell of it, I took my Llama .45 with me. He checked the spec sheet against his supplier, and found they had 2 in stock that were the exact model number I was looking for.
I asked him if he was interested in a partial payment with the Llama...I paid $210 for it more than 20 years ago, and although it's been all over the country, it still is basically "new"....Bottom line, The new Judge I wanted cost me my Llama and $39. Since I was planning to carry the Judge instead, anyway, there was no real reason to keep the .45, but 400 reasons to send it down the road. By the way, the M.S.R.P. on the Judge is $607.00. They expect it to arrive by Monday, next.

Posted by Troll
 - September 23, 2015, 07:52:00 AM

Very interesting. Laws being what they are, varying so much from state to state, you'd think with such a big "hunting" population in Wisconsin, there would be more choices. There are very few place, at least within 100 miles of me, to buy a firearm...

Posted by DC
 - September 23, 2015, 00:49:26 AM
Quote from: Troll on September 20, 2015, 21:21:59 PM

That's what I figured. I went over to Gander Mountain today and handled one. The price they want for the public defender model w/2" barrel is $100 more than Cabela's for the same gun. I would have to ride about 55 miles to the closest Cabela's to get one. Sounds like a deal breaker...not!..I was looking at the 2 1/2" disc/shot ammo they had on the shelf...They didn't have any .45 LC, but I'm pretty sure Wal-Mart does....Now to get the money together....

I have two Cabellas in my region and I find they are usually higher priced than buying something on Gunbroker.  Plus, they seem to be at the back of the line when things are back ordered.  When I was looking for my FN Five-seveN, they told me it would be an infinite wait for one, as it was heavily back ordered at the time.  I went on Gunbroker and had my pick of brand new Five-seveNs, and at prices beating Cabellas.
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