Rossi Circuit Judge

About the Rossi Circuit Judge

The Rossi Circuit Judge is a revolving carbine that scales up the Taurus Judge concept into a long gun, chambering both .45 Colt and 2.5-inch or 3-inch .410 shotshells from a five-round swing-out cylinder. Built on a Taurus-derived design and produced in Brazil, it pairs an 18.5-inch barrel with a hardwood or synthetic shoulder stock and forearm, adjustable fiber-optic sights, and frame-mounted gas-deflector shields to protect the shooter from cylinder-gap blast. It is a single/double-action firearm marketed for small game, pest control, and recreational shooting.

The Circuit Judge revives a niche that had been largely abandoned since the 19th century - the revolving rifle - by mounting a shoulder stock on an oversized .45 Colt/.410 revolver, complete with deflector shields so the shooter's supporting hand doesn't catch the cylinder-gap blast.

Rossi Circuit Judge specifications

Long-gun (carbine) revolver. Weight and overall length vary by stock; figures here reflect the 18.5-inch hardwood configuration (approx. 5.5 lb, 35.6 in).