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Posted by Troll
- December 27, 2015, 11:46:40 AMI've been messing with the front sight and I have also settled on just two types of ammunition. 250 gr. Lead .45 colt and Hornady Triple Defense shot shells with a .41 cal hollow point slug and 2 .35 cal lead balls behind it. Both types shoot very consistent groups. So, now that the gun is well sorted (350 rnds through it), it's going to be a matter of improving my own skills. I used to be pretty good, so I have a memory to work toward....Pic 1 is .45 colt, 10 shots, 2 hand hold...some of the rounds went through the same hole 
The second pic. is the triple defense...just 5 shots. The round holes are from the slug and the lead balls, the jagged holes are from the base wads...The whole point of this kind of firearm is to "change" behavior...by having several levels of escalating force available. I also like to know where the first one is going, so there may not be a need for a second....The one in the 8 ring is my fault, I let my wrist break a bit...
Posted by Troll
- December 21, 2015, 15:17:21 PMYou're just a traditionalist....somehow I don't think anybody makes grips like those for a Colt Army...or a Ruger Super Blackhawk...
Posted by 49Reo
- December 21, 2015, 10:28:50 AMThose grips make a whole new gun out of it by the look of it. They would look strange on my Colt SAA though.....
Posted by Troll
- December 21, 2015, 08:14:04 AMI already have a holster for it. It's an ambidextrous open top clip/belt loop nylon. Inside the waist band or out....very small. I've got it set up for cross draw, but I'm looking for a tactical belt rig that I can clip it to for when I'm on the bike...since my riding jacket is form fitting....
Posted by DC
- December 20, 2015, 22:30:10 PMQuote from: greenbarn on December 20, 2015, 21:31:32 PMInteresting.Troll, now you just need a holster to carry that in... check this out:
Posted by greenbarn
- December 20, 2015, 21:31:32 PMTroll, now you just need a holster to carry that in... check this out:
Posted by Troll
- December 20, 2015, 08:31:10 AMI guess I'm really surprised at how nice it is to shoot. I put 50 rnds. through yesterday, and aside from getting a little shaky at the end, giving me a couple of flyers, I did just fine. The Pachmayr grip I put on seems to be just the change it needed for extended use. 2 pics, original and w/the new grip:
Posted by 49Reo
- December 19, 2015, 20:40:56 PMAnd how are the old wrists holding up? I took my '73 Colt SAA to the range a while back, after 100 rounds or so my left hand was sore. The grip is to small for my big mitts; guess I'll have to whittle a set out of some maple a nice guy from OHIO sent me.....
Posted by Troll
- December 19, 2015, 17:02:07 PMWent out to the range today. Getting better with the little cannon....10 shots, rapid fire, 9 yards, 240 gr. semi flat nose lead
Posted by Troll
- December 06, 2015, 20:31:59 PMOK...I think I found the magic combination for my Judge. Hornady triple defense 410 slug/buck shot cartridges....Very consistent and I have already tried the penetration, by shooting through the door of n '88 Chevy Corsica...window was up, but the inner door panel came off....Red pasters for the Hornady FTX slugs, and green for Federal 000 defense buck shot. All shots were at 7 yards...the maximum distance at the Gander Mountain range.....
Before there are any smart remarks, the pasters are pre-printed garage sale stickers I had laying around...
Posted by Troll
- November 29, 2015, 09:36:14 AMI took a firearm self defense class at Gander Mountain yesterday. I was figuring that rusty (from 1970) skills were better than nothing, but after taking the class, I am glad I did. There were many facets to the class, from legal issues, to techniques and equipment. There was a 1 hour range session included with the $99 class fee (that's usually $25 to use the live range all by itself). There were 15 people in the class, and when we went to the live fire range to "qualify" it was a chance to get serious with the Judge. There were a few people with .380s, and mostly 9mms....and me. We had to shoot 30 rounds, 2 handed, left handed and right handed, at 15 and 21 feet and get 30 hits inside the silhouette outline. They suggested we bring 50 rounds just to be sure. It was a pretty interesting experience. There were 4 shooters at a time...pop, pop, pop, BOOM....Mostly they were shooting slow fire, and that's how I started out, but quickly moved to rapid fire using D.A. I was going to count the 90 holes in the target, but the middle of the 8-10 ring was completely gone by the time I was done....This might be a solution to the carnival game where you shoot the red star out of the paper...ya think they'll let me use my own gun?
Posted by Troll
- October 19, 2015, 08:51:24 AMSo far, I'm really pleased with the performance. The patterning with various kinds of specifically designed shot shells is very consistent, and even with the 2" barrel on this version, the accuracy is very good. All the loads easily penetrated a steel building wall panel at 25', and almost all the shot wads managed to penetrate the 1/2" plywood the targets were attached to. I've not shot a handgun since I had carpal tunnel surgery 8 years ago, and my skills are just a bit rusty. I'm sure the piece is much more capable than I am. I put a set of Pachmayr Diamond Pro grips on and this was the first time I tried it with those. Big improvement over the small round butt grip it came with. Perceived recoil is much less due, I would think, to spreading the impact over a larger area. I put 30 rnds through it and my hand didn't even notice it.....This one is a "concealed carry" model, so it's built on a small frame, with the short barrel. There are so many variations on this theme, it would be difficult to describe them all (but after owning this one, might be something to try and collect!) I have noticed one thing, however, on internet postings. The poly frame model seems to have some inherent issues. I like steel anyway, so that wasn't even something on my "radar" when researching it. Here's a picture of one of my "targets" with a single shot from a Hornady Critical Defense triple load.
Posted by Troll
- October 18, 2015, 17:59:00 PMNot much to say, at this point. the video says it all https://picasaweb.google.com/109550952480484427597/October182015Judge#6207123059192046546
Posted by 49Reo
- October 11, 2015, 21:42:19 PMI sold one a couple of weeks ago; an 1871 manufacture Remington Rolling Block, and have about 4 others in the bullpen waiting for a new home...... starting to thin them down, but I like my .45-70's....wife says it is more obsession than 'like'......lol
Posted by Troll
- October 10, 2015, 14:33:52 PMQuote from: 49Reo on October 10, 2015, 14:08:03 PMI understand that thing about not having a new gun in the last 25 years.....its been at least 2 months since I bought on.....starting to have withdrawals.....
