Does Anyone Else Have One of These?

[sslater]

Sorry for the huge image!
After looking at all those nice pix posted lately, I have to show you my bedroom gun.  Ugly, isn't it?  Overall length is same as a 4" S&W 686.  Note that it also has a safety.  Pretty unusual for a revolver.  


I don't think they're made any more.  Chambered in .45 Long Colt / .410.  Mine's loaded with 5 rounds of OOO buckshot.  
Mine was purchased on the advise of my nephew, who owns one also.  It's slow to reload - long round & very short ejector rod.  When I asked him what to do if 5 rounds weren't enough, he said, "Throw the gun at him and run for your life! It ain't human!"  

[Michigunner]

Steve,

It looks very powerful.  I would be afraid to stay in the same room with it.

Bill

[sslater]

Bill,
It's really a pussycat to shoot, at least with .410 slugs and .45 LC ammo.
The T-5 is so heavy there's very little recoil, and in spite of the short barrel the muzzle blast is not bad.  In fact, I was disappointed it didn't draw any comments from other shooters.
The local range won't let me shoot any kind of pellet load.  Something about "all them little bb's flying around and breaking my #$^& target wires."  I tried to tell him the "bb's" are .36 caliber, but he's the owner...

Steve

[EdMan]

I've seen these at gun shows. It looks like a very interesting hand cannon.  

[flyandscuba]

Taurus is coming out with this later this year...right about now.



http://www.taurususa.com/products/product-details.cfm?model=4410TKR-2B&category=Revolver

[Richard S]

Steve:

You should definitely be able to "repel boarders" with that thing . . . rather like a hand-held M18 Claymore directional fragmentation mine!