Taurus Judge TORO Stainless 45 Colt 410 3in — Superb Optic-Ready

Description

The Taurus Judge TORO Stainless is the optic-ready, matte stainless version of Taurus’s .45 Colt and .410 revolver: five rounds, a three-inch barrel, a fibre-optic front sight, and a frame cut and drilled from the factory to take a micro red dot.

The Judge has always been a close-range gun, and a red dot is the single best thing you can put on one. With .410 shot there is no need for precision, but with a .45 Colt bullet at twenty-five yards there very much is — and a dot lets the Taurus Judge TORO Stainless do both without changing how you aim.

What you are getting

• The Taurus Judge TORO Stainless has five chambers that take both .45 Colt and 2-1/2 inch .410 shotshells, in any mix you like.
• A three-inch barrel with a fibre-optic front sight and a fixed rear.
• A factory optic mount on the Taurus Judge TORO Stainless, so a micro red dot goes on without gunsmithing.
• Matte stainless barrel, cylinder and frame — the right material for a gun that will be carried in the weather.
• A ribbed black rubber grip that fills the hand, an exposed hammer and a transfer bar safety.

Read this before you buy shells

• ⚠ This is a 2-1/2 inch chamber. Do not load 3-inch .410 shells in it. Check the box every time — both lengths sit side by side on the same shelf.
• .410 out of a rifled barrel opens fast. The rifling spins the shot column and spreads it, so this is a room-distance proposition, not a twenty-yard one. Pattern it yourself at the distances you care about.
• For defensive use, a purpose-made .410 defence load with a few large pellets or discs beats birdshot by a wide margin.
• .45 Colt is the other half of the gun and the more capable half. A 250 grain bullet from the Taurus Judge TORO Stainless is a serious close-range load.
• A dot changes how the gun shoots more than any other single change. If you are buying the TORO version, budget for the optic.

Specifications

• Manufacturer part number: 2-4410P39T
• UPC: 725327635314
• Calibre: .45 Colt and .410 gauge, 2-1/2 in chamber
• Capacity: 5 rounds
• Barrel: 3 in, matte stainless steel
• Frame: compact, matte stainless steel
• Cylinder: matte stainless steel
• Sights: fibre-optic front, fixed rear; factory optic mount
• Action: double action / single action, exposed hammer
• Safety: transfer bar
• Grip: black ribbed rubber

.45 Colt and .410 are both standardised by SAAMI, and the chamber length on a .410 is a safety specification, not a suggestion — which is why the 2-1/2 inch marking on this revolver matters. On the .45 Colt side, stay with standard-pressure loads: the heavy +P ammunition sold for Ruger single actions is not appropriate for a Judge.

MAG5 also stocks the black Judge TORO, the 3-inch-chambered Judge TORO Magnum, the plain Judge Compact and the Judge Magnum in stainless. If you want the Magnum chamber, buy it deliberately — the two are not interchangeable.

Why the Taurus Judge TORO Stainless earns its place

• The Taurus Judge TORO Stainless has a factory optic cut, on the type of gun that benefits most from a dot.
• Two cartridges from one cylinder, loaded in whatever order suits the job.
• Stainless throughout, for a truck, boat or barn gun that will get wet.
• A fibre-optic front sight that still works if you never fit an optic.
• Five rounds, no manual of arms, nothing to forget.

This is a close-range defensive and utility revolver: a nightstand gun, a truck gun, a snake and pest gun on a property. It suits someone who wants the Judge’s flexibility and is willing to pattern it honestly rather than believe the internet about what .410 does. The Taurus Judge TORO Stainless is not a target revolver, not a hunting gun, and not a concealed-carry piece — the cylinder is too long for that.

In stock now at MAG5 Firearms in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Handgun sales ship to a licensed dealer in your state, where you will complete a Form 4473 and the background check before taking delivery.