-: Hey everyone.
Welcome back to Shot Show 2026 in Las Vegas.
We are here at the new Product Premier
and we're checking out some products from Taurus.
I'm joined by my friend Brett Vorhees, the CEO of Taurus,
USA, and two really important products here, Brett.
But let's talk about this one.
It's the 20th anniversary of the
-: Judge, right?
And you know, the judge is kind of the iconic pistol
that represents Taurus.
Everyone, first time they hear I work at Taurus,
they say, that's the judge.
You know, and so it's kind of synonymous with our brand.
But, you know, it's crazy to think the judge
is 20 years old.
This year we thought it would only be right
to do a commemorative edition, kind of based off
of the executive grade judge that we did.
So, same finish,
but did some, some nice embellishment
with the laser engraving all over it.
Some nice walnut grips. It's gonna be a limited run.
We're only making a little over 2000 of them, actually 2026
of them being that it's that year.
And yeah, we're really excited
that they're in production today
and they're gonna go very fast once they hit the shelves.
-: Well, if there's anybody left in America who doesn't know
how the judge works, this gun will fire both four 10
and 45 Colt ammunition.
It was popular when it came out 20 years ago,
but it has really remained a steady bestseller.
-: It's, it's been a steady volume driver for us.
It, you know, it's, it came out
and it was outside the box, right?
-: Yeah. - But it is so cool to be able to shoot 45 long col
and four 10 out of the same platform.
And it's like you said, it's just been steady
for us for 20 years now.
-: Well, I remember 20 years ago when the judge first came
out, I thought, a four 10, what's it gonna be like
to shoot a four 10 revolver?
That's really gonna be a lot to handle,
but the judge is not that bad to shoot.
It's actually a really pleasant gun to shoot.
It's a fun gun to shoot.
-: It is. - You know, you really wanna challenge yourself.
You can throw some clays in the backyard and try to hit 'em.
-: Yep. - But yeah, I know a lot of people that dream
-: Of bird hunting with them, I've,
I've never tried it, but it seems like
-: It'd be difficult.
But what a cool 20th anniversary gun
and a nod to how successful the judge has been for you guys.
Very nice gun. It's a limited gun,
so if you want one, you need to jump on it.
You need to get it right away.
But switching gears a little bit here,
we've got something totally different.
This is a brand new gun from us.
Tell us a little bit about this pistol.
-: Right? So, just launched, this is our TX nine duty pistol.
We're really building off of the success of the TX 22.
You know, every time we come out the new gun,
you read the social media comments
and everyone says, hope it's a TX in nine millimeter.
So, you know, we see that demand,
but at the same time, we're developing duty pistols for,
you know, our global military
and police business that we have been very successful in.
This is probably the first time the Taurus has really
developed a duty pistol
that also fits the needs of the US market.
We, we were very hands on in, in the development of this,
you know, obviously with a duty pistol, the reliability, all
of that is very important.
We actually tested this gun
and endurance test to 50,000 rounds, went
through the full NATO CER certification,
so harsh environment testing, long endurance test, you know,
establishing what the preventative maintenance schedule is,
seeing wind springs start to wear out.
So there's a lot of r and d
and development that goes into a pistol like this.
But the, the impressive thing to,
to me is the attention to detail.
The amount of time we spend talking about the grip texture,
the trigger pulled, how, how crisp the trigger is,
the weight of the trigger, how long the takeup is.
All of those things are extremely important.
It's also the first time we've launched an entire family
of pistols at the same time.
So this is the full size model here,
but we also have a compact,
which would be a four inch barrel in 15 round capacity.
Then we also have a subcompact,
which would be a little bit smaller, three
and a half inch barrel, 13 round capacity.
-: So, so you've got something for e every level, right?
If you got, if you need a duty gun,
you've got your duty gun, your full size duty gun,
you've got your compact, which is sort
of the best of both worlds.
You have your carry gun, which is a little smaller.
You know, you've got your comp, your MicroComp.
So, you know, this family really is already fully developed.
This isn't something where you're gonna start with one gun
and then go to other guns.
That, that's correct.
-: We, we wanted to launch them all at the same time
to show everyone that it is a, a true family of pistols
and not just trickle them out one by one.
Yeah. Important to note, every gun is gonna be optic ready.
Yeah. And, and we started shipping these at the end
of December last year.
So they're readily available today. Okay.
The initial response has been tremendous.
It, I'm very proud of, of the work that went into this gun
and it's just turned out to be a, a home run for us.
-: So there you have it, folks. New guns from Taurus.
You have a nod to the judge, which turns 20 years old today.
A brand new platform in the TX nine.
Really excited to see these guns perform on the range.
I think you're really gonna like 'em.