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Originally Posted by Jim Bremner
If the Judge was so bad ass you would see cops using it.
a .410 shotgun shell is a kids round. NOT a hall clearer.
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I agree, the .410 is at best a compromise. However, it answers the issue of the weapon not being too long, and, it can be loaded with a couple rounds of .410 and then 3 more rounds of .45 Long Colt. In a CQC situation, that should settle the issue unless the perp is wearing body armor. The only round that I know of that will penetrate most body armor would be the 12 gauge flechette round. The flechette is a 1" long steel dart. There are about 20 of them in a typical 12 gauge load. This is the same flechette that used to be loaded into the 106mm recoilless rifle beehive round. Think modern day cannister! Of course, some of the big bore rounds like the 460 S&W or 500 S&W (big nasty heavy recoil stuff) would cause enough blunt force trauma to permanently put down a target even if the body armor stopped the round from penetrating. However, I don't even want to think about pulling the trigger on one of those rounds in a closed hallway without hearing protection. You might never get your hearing back!