The Rohrbaugh Forum
Miscellaneous => Other Guns => Topic started by: kjtrains on January 17, 2011, 02:41:59 PM
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Just one day ahead of the SHOT Show. The newest raging judge. Very heavy at 67 ozs. unloaded and 6 1/2 in. barrel.
http://gunmart.blogspot.com/2011/01/taurus-raging-judge.html
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Cant see that being a big seller.
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It doesn't seem that they would be jumping off the shelves. I wonder about the market research that went into that one. Maybe they have sold too many Judges and are a bit overconfident.
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They knew that Corey needed a back-up to carry if his R9 isn't enough.
sorry, Corey...I couldn't resist.
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That 28 GA. shell has been hanging around since the early part of the 20th century. Small-bore skeet is about the only thing which has kept it in production. Although some people use the 28 GA. for upland game hunting, I personally would not want to do so. Without intending to offend anyone, I consider anything under 20 GA. to be potentially a "cripple gun" in the field. Perhaps this "Raging Judge" thing will add a little more longevity to the load.
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I guess marketing is at the bottom of the barrel and is aiming at the hardcore competition crowd now.
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Sometimes, it is a good thing to be under powered.
http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-12/politics/cheney_1_katharine-armstrong-birdshot-saturday-afternoon-armstrong-ranch?_s=PM:POLITICS
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Sometimes, it is a good thing to be under powered.
http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-12/politics/cheney_1_katharine-armstrong-birdshot-saturday-afternoon-armstrong-ranch?_s=PM:POLITICS
Touché. (That was truly one of those shots "heard 'round the world." ;) )
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It doesn't seem that they would be jumping off the shelves. I wonder about the market research that went into that one. Maybe they have sold too many Judges and are a bit overconfident.
You have to look at the big picture. Taurus is riding a wave, and wants to keep it going. Will the 28 ga. do it? I dunno. Time will tell. :)
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Well S&W wants to cash in on the wave too.
Smith & Wesson's new six-shot Governor revolver fires 45 Colt, 45 ACP, and 410 shotshell ammunition. 28 oz. with a Scandium frame.
(http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp216/yankee2500/DSC02695.jpg)
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Six shots and added .45 ACP. Now that's innovaton and it's a SMITH & WESSON! :)
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And it will probably carry a Scandium price tag of about $900 + ;D
John
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True! And it'll still sell. I want one already. ;D But will I get one? Nooooo! :D
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The 28 Gauge has monster charge holes... What caliber would that convert to?
Also, Taurus has a way of making a lot of prototypes that never actually make production. We will see.
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The .28 guage would convert to a .55 caliber.
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I have not looked into this but I wonder how this gun will be a legal. At 55 cal it is too big to be a legal (for US) centerfire and with a short barrel I don't see how is not a short barrel shotgun. Does anybody know if the barrel is rifled? I really don't know why I even care?
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I have read that it is legal and trying to find that answer where I read it, as I knew this would be asked. So will post when I find it. It does have something to do with the twist that makes it legal.
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Looks like I was right. BATF has ruled it a sbs. >:(
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011/01/25/big-gun-short-lived-taurus-28-gauge-revolver/
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That's what happens when you rush the introduction of a product and don't do you homework first. :o No big loss from my prospective.
John
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Considering that development, one has to wonder how they got that prototype through Customs. I would expect that all of this is going to reflect adversely on someone's "efficiency report" at Taurus.
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Wouldn't you think they would ask first? But, like some one said you ask three BATF Agents and there are three different answers, but still......
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They can still sell them to many places that don't have our (USA) B.S. laws restricting our freedoms.
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Looks like I was right. BATF has ruled it a sbs. >:(
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011/01/25/big-gun-short-lived-taurus-28-gauge-revolver/
Corey. I stand corrected. No wonder I couldn't find where I read it was legal; not there any more. :)
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GunsAmerica is now reporting that BATFE has cleared the thing for production. This is from their e-mail today, reprinted in greater detail under the SHOT Show thread in The Water Cooler -- General Discussions section:
[size=10]PSS: The Taurus 28 gauge pistol drama continues. We have lit the article back up as it appears BATFE has now decided to allow them to make the revolver. [/size]
Has Vegas announced any odds on the final outcome of this drama? ;)
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Haha, who knows. If they make it here I would love to hold one. ;D
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Other than northern Mexico I can't see the market for this one but one never knows.
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There's always me! Nooooo.........not really! ;D
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It will still be months/years until you can get your hands on one is my guess...