1. Is it just me or does that look like something Yosemite Sam would shoot at Bugs Bunny?
2. ATF said no. Taurus got away with the Judge because they claim it’s a 45 long colt pistol (with rifling and everything) There isn’t a 28 guage pistol round for Taurus to claim this is a pistol.
“There isn’t a 28 guage pistol round for Taurus to claim this is a pistol.”
Easy enough to fix.
So, Taurus will just have to put it out in their revolving carbine (shotgun?) version.
Business opportunity.
Do you mean Rossi Judge? I have- er, had one (before my tragic boating accident)
The problem is the stupid GCA 1968, that says that anything rifle or pistol round over .50 caliber has to be approved by the BATF as especially suited to sporting purposes for it to be legal.
Thus, the bureaucracy at the BATFE has an effective veto on technological innovation such as the Taurus revolver.
The chamber diameter for a 28 gauge has to be a little over .60 caliber. We need to simply do away with the who GCA 1968.
It’s okay as long as it’s not an assault pistol.
No, The ATF said no because a 28 gauge shotgun shell has a diameter of .55", and anything over 1/2" in diameter is considered a destructive device, unless the Attorney General declares the firearm is a shotgun with a sporting purpose.
The Judge, the Govenor, and any other .410 shot pistol is under 1/2" in diameter so it is not considered a destructive device.
The reason the handguns must have rifled barrels is because any smoothbore must have a minimum barrel length of 18" otherwise it is considered a short barreled shotgun and must be registered with the ATF and have the $200 tax stamp.