Last weekend, my grandson and I took the Curcuit Judge out for a spin.
First, the downside:
The rear, plastic sight sucks. It's weak and I was afraid to tighten it too much for fear of collapsing it. I carried the gun in a scabbard that required it to slide nose first into the scabbard. When I took the gun out, the rear sight had come off. Luckily, it was still in the scabbard. I slid it back on and tightened it up, but not too tight. I could see it start to flatten out when I kept screwing it in. I talked to the dealer I bought it from and he's going to look for a steel one to replace it.
The upside:
This gun is just plain fun to shoot. It's pretty accurate with varous loads and it loves slugs the best. It would make a fine small game gun and, in a pinch, a decent house gun using slugs or 000 Buck
Target results: All distances were 15 yds, and shooting offhand.
Here are two shots using #6 shot. A little low to center, but I didn't want to mess with that rear sight again, so I left it as it is for right now.
The smooth choke is the one reccommended for shooting multi-round projectiles. Here are two shots, aiming at the bull. A fairly tight group. (Each shot threw 4 balls of 000 Buck.)
The straight-grooved choke is reccommended for single projectile rounds (slugs and .45 LC bullets), but I wanted to see what would happen anyway. Not bad, but not quite as tight as the smooth choke. (Each shot threw 4 balls of 000 Buck.)
The Judge loved the slugs. It put them where I was aiming. 4 touching isn't bad, with one little flyer. But, I can't be sure about the flyer as I was shooting offhand, so it could have been me.
All in all, I love this gun. It's a blast to shoot and didn't miss a lick. Very lightweight, too.
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Originally Posted by mriddick
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