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    Help Needed

    I'm looking to add a revolver to my collection. I have been thinking about adding a Taurus MODEL 4510 Public Defender "Judge"

    I need any information possible. The ranges by me do not have this fire arm to test fire.

    I want the good, the bad, and the ugly on this piece. And, if it is a piece, what you you recommend.
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    I doubt anyone here's going to recommend it. It gets universally made fun of online but a dealer friend of mine sold a ton of those things locally. Seriously, I can't even guess how many went out the door.

    He's never told me of anyone complaining about them but still. If you really want a revolver you probably need to look at something along the lines of a .38/.357 or similiar. My all time favorite revolver, and one I've never actually owned, is the Smith and Wesson 625 series in .45acp. A buddy has one and I really enjoy it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CWard911 View Post
    I'm looking to add a revolver to my collection. I have been thinking about adding a Taurus MODEL 4510 Public Defender "Judge"

    I need any information possible. The ranges by me do not have this fire arm to test fire.

    I want the good, the bad, and the ugly on this piece. And, if it is a piece, what you you recommend.
    I'm not sure how to respond as I can't tell whether or not you're being serious...If you are serious, do a search for Taurus Judge using the orange search button at the top of the page.

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    Serious actually and I will check out the search. I posted this thread because I know you guys will give me accurate and honest information. I thought that would be the talk on that gun just from the Taurus name.

    Any other recommendations for revolvers?
    From this day to the ending of the world,
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    We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
    For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
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    CW, you left your self kind of open there on the revolver thing, there are several other quality revolvers out there, that would fill the bill, alot here don't like the judge, but the few I have seen have worked and shot fairly well, only two I know used on a regular base are for snake guns in the canoes while fishing here in Tulls Bay.

    For a "fun" gun I rate them about in the same zone as derringers
    "A shot never fired is always a miss"

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    I just finished reading a lot of the reviews that were posted in this site. All I have to saw is enough said. I'm officially out on this idea.
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    Taurus QC leaves much to be desired. There are plenty of used S&W, Ruger and even Colt revolvers on the market that would be better choices, in my opinion.

    B_C

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    Stay away from anything Taurus if you're planning on using it for anything other than range fun. As mentioned above, their quality control is poor. Very hit and miss.

    When I first bought a pistol I got a .45 Millennium Pro from them. The magazines won't even work right half the time (popping out, FTF).

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    Quote Originally Posted by CWard911 View Post
    I just finished reading a lot of the reviews that were posted in this site. All I have to saw is enough said. I'm officially out on this idea.
    A wise decision, sir.

    If you are keen for a revolver, I'd suggest looking for a good used S&W revolver in .357 magnum. They're very versatile. The L frame revolvers are very stout and can withstand some very hot loads. The N frame .357s like the model 27 and model 28 can handle just about anything you can imagine.

    They're well made, hold their value well, and generally bring significant pride of ownership.

    If you want a revolver for carry, a K frame or J frame would be better.

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    I love my L frame 686 4". It's been a great gun.
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