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