Judge on trial. My desire for my Circuit Judge to do all as advertised is what I want in a shooter. The Circuit Judge being an odd ball nothing like anything else requires special hand loads to be as accurate as I wish. Done. Also it needs to function as advertised, IT FAILED. Cylinder Rotation problems made me unhappy.
Study showed that a fired case no longer has a flat primer, I could see where the primers were catching in the back of the frame.
What to do, send it back, replace it, buy a lever action and a shotgun,,,I own a small machine shop, emery paper, crocus and some files, even a die grinder.
I did the unspeakable, I sanded, ground, filed, polished and blued, I loaded 5 spend rounds, the cylinder rotates nice. Took it all apart and cleaned and treated it with dignity.
Sunday Morning, the Judge got up on the stand, facing the Jury, (Propane cans 25 to 100 yds) 50 45 Colt (max charge), 50 410 shot shells reloaded in my Mec.
Alternating 5 Colts, 5 Shells. 5 Colts, 5 Shells, till all were gone, all but 10 double action, no misfires, never skipped a beat, NO mercy, I was ready to sell it, part it out, But his Honour spoke clear and truthful, all 100 round fired perfectly with me doing everything I could to push it to fail.
I don't recommend y'all take a file and grinder to your Judge, but my gamble paid off, the Judge gets to keep his hammer, I may even buy one of them new fangled Red Dot sites or something. NExt time I go on a Sunday, it will be to the Church of the Holy Target.
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Don't ask me to do anything where where I can't take Bible and Gun, I would leave Dog home, but reluctantly.