Governer

[Wild Tom Hickok]

How are you Governor owners like your revolvers? Any issues? What ammo do you shoot the most?

 

[URIT]

I found the moon clips for the .45ACP to be bothersome, so I've been buying .410/45LC ammo in combo packs. I currently have a combo box (10/10) of Remington. I've bought Win PDX combo boxes too. This is not a range gun. I use it for home defense (nightstand) in a Rapid-safe and an occasional copperhead.

I haven't had a problem with mine.

 

[686-380]

I love mine. I prefer it as an RV nightstand gun, in my bolted down safe. I leave the safe open at night, due to off biometric results.

You'll no doubt get naysayers (non owners) but I think it's an awesome weapon.

 

[huthike]

I really like mine - but have only shot it once. Nice flamethrower with 410 shells. Bought a neat little holster with loops for extra 410 shells on the outside. Now if I could just afford the ranch to wear it around on...

 

[Gulfecho]

Love mine too. Lehigh maximum expansion .45 and Federal 000 buck.

 

[chiefbob81]

Governor

Mine shoots anything well. A moon clip tool is the key to liking shooting with moon clips. I found one I prefer, load my clips the night before range trip. Makes for fast reloading on the line.

 

[Echo40]

I don't own a Governor, but I do own Taurus Judge, which is essentially the basis on which the Governor was built.

The Judge primarily serves as my bedside Home Defense firearm, but it's a lot of fun to take out to the range as well.

.45 Long Colt Cowboy Action Loads are the most comfortable to shoot, but .410 Bore shotshells are by far more entertaining to shoot.
When it comes to self-defense, I keep it loaded with 3 rounds of Federal Premium .410 Handgun 000 Buck and 2 rounds of Barnes VOR-TX 200gr .45LC JHPs.

As others have said, you're going to get naysayers who insist that these weapons are novelties/gimmicks with absolutely no practical use, but there are plenty of ammo tests on YouTube which prove otherwise, especially those of Shootingthebull410. The trick it to only use loads which are designed for handguns, as loads designed for full-length shotguns with 18"+ barrels predictably don't perform well out of a 2.5" rifled barrel.

Just be aware that the Judge/Governor are not in the same league as a 12 Gauge shotgun. If a short-barrel pistol grip shotgun is what you desire, then get a Mossberg Shockwave, Remington Tac-14, or Chiappa Hancho.

 

[JollyOxe]

I have a Governor that I used to carry as my CCW until I got a 686+ 3". As to ammo, I would normally shoot .45 Long Colt, but some .45 ACP. Once in a while I would shoot some shot shells for fun.

When I carried it, I would keep the first three chambers with Federal 000 Buck and the other three with Winchester PDX Defender .45LC.

 

[comiskeybum]

I love my Governor. I had a beautiful holster made for it and when I worked in Gun sales I would actually wear the thing on short workday Sundays. I have worn it hiking out west for snakes, etc as well.

I also wore it on Halloween when I dressed as a cowboy, people got a kick out of that.

As far as the gun itself it has been flawless. The Smith and Wesson moon clips are far better quality than you can get on Amazon. However, I mostly load 45LC and Hornady Triple defense. That stuff is nasty.