Posted on 01/20/2011 9:06:27 AM PST by DCBryan1
Police beat
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Blasted burglar, says LR caterer The owner of Chatz Smoked Meats and Catering told Little Rock police that he shot a man who was trying to burglarize his business Tuesday night.
According to a police report, Frank Chatwood, who owns the catering company at 8801 Colonel Glenn Road, was at his business around 10:50 p.m. when he heard a noise and saw a man throw a rock through a window.
While the man was trying to climb through the window, Chatwood pulled out a Tarus Judge revolver, which uses .410 shotgun shells, fired once and hit the man, police said. The burglar ran from the scene after getting peppered by the shot, the report said.
No description of the man was available Wednesday and police did not have a suspect.
Interesting. I owned a 41 Magnum Taurus Tracker with the hammer lock device for about 8 years, never had any problem with it. All in all it was a great gun, but I had to sell it ;~(. Still, I would buy another one without hesitation. I can’t believe that is a very common problem, since this is the first time I have ever heard about it, and I’ve read a lot of posts from Tuarus owners on different forums. But I guess anything can have a defective part.
I have a Ruger SP101 .357 mag. Great little gun.
I used to have a GP100, but didn't like the blued finish.
My next one will be in stainless steel.
S&W has joined the club with their new revolver The Governor - .410, .45 LC & .45 ACP.
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