I got a 6.5" in 2.5" in stainless. I strongly recommend not buying this gun. The spread on this is massive. At 7yds on an indoor range with #9 bird shot, and a standard 2'x3" target, I'll may be get 12 pellets through my target, and some pellets in the guys' targets to my left and right. At 25yds, I have hit targets two stalls to my left and right. As for shooting the 45lc, this has been the tightest grouping revolver that I own. However, with unadjusted sites, at 7yds I'm shooting 1' high and to the left. Forget trying to put rounds on paper at 25yds. I've tried shooting traps with a variety of loads. I've never hit anything.
The Judge pacifies to the "coolness" or novelty factor. It's not a good shooter, I wouldn't trust my life on it. It's not a "room broom", it's not a door buster, at best it's a belly gun.
For some reason, I get a lot of prospective buyers all "puffy chested" over my opinions of a gun that I actually own. First rebuttal, "it'll shoot 410 slugs". Yeah, it will....it will shoot a .41cal saboted chunk of metal down a .45cal barrel that will also shoot a true .45 round that has considerably more power. I never understood the logic behind a slug being advantageous in this gun. Second rebuttal, "it'll shoot buck shot". Yeah, it will...three whole pellets with an erratic pattern. Not to mention, the pellets run outta steam as soon as they leave that monstrous 6.5" barrel. Last rebuttal, "Winchester makes the PDX round with the three pucks". Siiiighhhhh, yeah, it will shoot Winchester's "copper Smarties", that as with the other stuff, run outta steam and patter everywhere...and at $30+ a box of 25rds, yer still saving money on Winny 45lc Silvertip HPs that will outperform the PDX. Bottom line...yeah the gun will go bang every time, but you can't hit nuttin with it. Don't buy it! I drank the Judge Kool-Aid, don't do the same.
great little home defense weapon.
