My uncle wants to get a judge as a general purpose critter gun. He ran into a big cat last season. (Public land) Local law says no to centerfire cartridges, the exception being for shotguns cartridges. I think this is a grey area he’s betting on legally but his choice.
I don’t think a little .410 slug has the energy for a deer, cat or black bear. But I can’t really say for sure. Never used one. Never had any interest in a judge I thought they were strange. I know the 45colt can carry some good energy in non-cowboy guns. So maybe there’s a strong .410 load that fits the bill?
In my experience, I’d trust a 44bp cap and ball more then the .410.. 3 inch barrel shotgun sounds like it would be really slow velocity to me.
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