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Miscellaneous => Other Guns => Topic started by: sslater on November 05, 2005, 08:10:48 PM

Title: Does Anyone Else Have One of These?
Post by: sslater on November 05, 2005, 08:10:48 PM

Sorry for the huge image!
After looking at all those nice pix posted lately, I have to show you my bedroom gun.  Ugly, isn't it?  Overall length is same as a 4" S&W 686.  Note that it also has a safety.  Pretty unusual for a revolver.  
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b271/sluggo24/T5_1.jpg)

I don't think they're made any more.  Chambered in .45 Long Colt / .410.  Mine's loaded with 5 rounds of OOO buckshot.  
Mine was purchased on the advise of my nephew, who owns one also.  It's slow to reload - long round & very short ejector rod.  When I asked him what to do if 5 rounds weren't enough, he said, "Throw the gun at him and run for your life! It ain't human!"  

Title: Re: Does Anyone Else Have One of These?
Post by: Michigunner on November 05, 2005, 08:46:03 PM

Steve,

It looks very powerful.  I would be afraid to stay in the same room with it.

Bill

Title: Re: Does Anyone Else Have One of These?
Post by: sslater on November 06, 2005, 12:02:59 AM

Bill,
It's really a pussycat to shoot, at least with .410 slugs and .45 LC ammo.
The T-5 is so heavy there's very little recoil, and in spite of the short barrel the muzzle blast is not bad.  In fact, I was disappointed it didn't draw any comments from other shooters.
The local range won't let me shoot any kind of pellet load.  Something about "all them little bb's flying around and breaking my #$^& target wires."  I tried to tell him the "bb's" are .36 caliber, but he's the owner...

Steve

Title: Re: Does Anyone Else Have One of These?
Post by: EdMan on November 06, 2005, 02:07:22 AM

I've seen these at gun shows. It looks like a very interesting hand cannon.   :)

Title: Re: Does Anyone Else Have One of These?
Post by: flyandscuba on November 06, 2005, 11:30:36 AM

Taurus is coming out with this later this year...right about now.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/flyandscuba/H_4410TKR-2B.jpg)

http://www.taurususa.com/products/product-details.cfm?model=4410TKR-2B&category=Revolver

Title: Re: Does Anyone Else Have One of These?
Post by: Richard S on November 06, 2005, 12:18:18 PM

Steve:

You should definitely be able to "repel boarders" with that thing . . . rather like a hand-held M18 Claymore directional fragmentation mine!  :o