ELB wrote:
I never could figure out the appeal of the Judge - it appears to me to be awfully large and bulky for the ammo that it carries, and putting birdshot in it would seem to cripple it mightily...unless you are going CQB with birds or butterflies.
An acquaintance bought one for his wife as a bedside gun. But not for it's ability to wound. She did not feel like she could ever shoot another person. But they both wanted to have mechanisms in place to protect the kids. Their final conclusion was, if a known intruder was downstairs, for her to put two shots of .410 through the master bedroom window that faced the street. The second shot would very likely attract attention from the neighbors without sending 'boo-lettes' downrange. And would almost certainly make any bad guys be looking desperately for a way out of the house. She would then use bear spray for anything else that followed after that.
Perfect? Not even close. Better than nothing, or better than just screaming? I think so. IMO, far to many people ask what gun they should buy, or what gun they should buy their spouse. Far too few sit down without the testosterone running and ask themselves or their spouse if they are really, really willing to end another's life. Some quite honestly aren't. Better to deal with that honestly as best as you can, rather than making plans that will never be used. Yeah, yeah, I know the lingo. I know the arguments. More bullets. More training. Do it for the kids. I get that. My choices would be different than theirs. But, I kind of liked their approach and her honesty.
edited to add "master bedroom 'window'" Not the implied master bedroom wall as it originally read.
