jonp
09-16-2018, 02:58 PM
If people on this site care to read some interesting threads, I destroyed a Taurus Judge in March of this year using my reloads and came here for an answer. Much knowledge was on display and I learned a great deal.
I just finished up the rounds that were left out of the 100 I loaded up. 8.8gr Unique under a 250gr boolit.
For testing the others I used my long barrel 45LC Blackhawk and nothing of note was noticed. Stout with some recoil but nothing I would take as unusual. For the last 25 rounds or so I used my Blackhawk Convertable 45lc/45acp short barrel. No problems at all and they were actually kinda accurate. I even had my wife fire a cylinder and she thought they were fine.
I pretty much concluded that I had a double charge that caused the blow-up but I keep thinking about that Taurus I have hanging over my reloading bench with the cylinder blown in half and the top strap gone. If I get the money saved I'm going to send it in for a metallurgy test as I'm still kinda not satisfied there was not something wrong with that gun.
The other Taurus Judge that we have has been retired from 45lc loads and now is strictly a 410 shotgun or 410 slug gun which is pretty darn cool in itself.
I just finished up the rounds that were left out of the 100 I loaded up. 8.8gr Unique under a 250gr boolit.
For testing the others I used my long barrel 45LC Blackhawk and nothing of note was noticed. Stout with some recoil but nothing I would take as unusual. For the last 25 rounds or so I used my Blackhawk Convertable 45lc/45acp short barrel. No problems at all and they were actually kinda accurate. I even had my wife fire a cylinder and she thought they were fine.
I pretty much concluded that I had a double charge that caused the blow-up but I keep thinking about that Taurus I have hanging over my reloading bench with the cylinder blown in half and the top strap gone. If I get the money saved I'm going to send it in for a metallurgy test as I'm still kinda not satisfied there was not something wrong with that gun.
The other Taurus Judge that we have has been retired from 45lc loads and now is strictly a 410 shotgun or 410 slug gun which is pretty darn cool in itself.