I live in the peoples republic of New York.,even here there is almost no question when a homeowner shoots an intruder in his house. Couple of years ago up near Syracuse a couple broke into a hoarders house thinking it was vacant. He dropped both of them with an "unregistered" handgun. It was declared justifiable homicide. Downside is social services condemned his house and he moved to a veterans shelter.
Practice, practice, practice. I was fortunate enough to live close to the NRA Range. Back in the day, I would be there 3x a week. Very nice range.
After I read your post, I took a look at my North East Firearms double action 22LR revolver to see if it had the same as you described. There was no protrusion so all was well or so I thought. While I had the gun there with cartridges out, I tried to dry fire it not having done so for years. Surprise! I'm a lefty and my trigger finger on my left hand would not pull back trigger far enough for the hammer to go back enough to fire due to painful arthritic joints. I was able to with the right hand. I tried pulling back the hammer and neither thumb was able to. Time takes a toll. Time to go shopping.
Thanks. We will be buying one as soon as we can find one available to purchase. Everywhere is sold out right now.
Here are my pets...all registered: From top: Ruger Model of Colt Single-Action Army, Caliber .45 Long Colt Ruger Mark I Semi-Auto Target Pistol, .22 cal. (Wife's gun) Smith & Wesson Model 13 Military & Police Double-Action .357 Magnum (bedside gun) Ruger Single-Action Ratting and Plinking Pistol, .22 cal. Hal
I have a MK II and love it...except for trying to put it back together after cleaning. It was the second handgun I bought.
There are several types of home defense 410 cartridges available, OO buckshot and discs are two I have.
Taurus makes guns that are "interesting" & not often made by other manufacturers. I've never owned a Taurus "Judge" but I did read a detailed review with pros & cons. Two of the cons were: 1. The very low velocity & poor accuracy when shooting 45 Colt due to the shallow rifling in the barrel - legally required so it wouldn't be classified as a "Shotgun with a too-short barrel." (the shallow rifling allows gas to escape around the bullet) 2. The shot pattern spreads out very quickly & erratically due to the short barrel and rifling. But it is definitely an interesting & versatile gun.
I watched a video review of this gun not long after it first came out. It was in a rural setting, and the reviewers set up a straw bad guy dressed in a thick flannel shirt. The .410 pellets barely penetrated the clothing. So while no one wants to get shot, and any gun would be a deterrent to most attackers under most circumstances (the Judge does look scary), I would not trust my life with it. Nor would it even make a good varmint gun when strolling about one's property. You might pith off a viper, but you ain't gonna kill it. For most purposes outside of bear country, I'd prefer a (lighter and more accurate) .22 revolver, alternating varmint loads for mammals and rat shot for snakes.