Looks more useful to me...if I was going into bear country.
I own a couple of Judges, and want one of the revolving full length shotguns when they hit the market. I've been told the regular shotgun one will have Briley choke tubes in it.
I dont care for a lot of the taurus products...
But you have to hand it to them... if they think people will buy it, they will make it.
The SAD thing... their .410 pistols outsell the hell out of the .44 Special pistols they made
i have the raging bull 454 and like the look of it. reminds me of the movie hell boy.although i have never shot it, it still interests me. as far as this gun i would have one, i would think more practical than a shot barreled version. if smith would make a 454 in an n frame now that would be cool just to get the quality would be great. the raging bull that i have doesn't lock up as good one of the cylinders will turn out of battery when the gun is not cocked. i got a great deal on it from someone that needed the money more than the gun. Doeboy
wouldnt call it entirely useless.
the basic concept makes for a nice snake charmer.
unfortunately the loopholes that make this legal limit it to lousy platforms.
The local gunshop sells a Taurus Judge just about every day. I was in there last week and a senior citizen came in and bought one without haggling, looking, etc. He said he had got his American Rifleman the day before, read the article and wanted one.
The owner of the shop says that he can't get the stainless models as they are backordered.