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Taurus Raging Judge Ultra-Lite

Taurus Raging Judge Ultra-Lite

In another evolution of the Judge line, Taurus introduced the Raging Judge Ultra-Lite revolver at the 2010 SHOT Show.  The Raging Judge Ultra-Lite is a seven-shot revolver that can shoot 2.5” and 3” .410 shotshell in addition to .45 Colt.

The sights are fixed, with a fiber optic front and notch rear.  The barrel is three inches, with the gun’s weight just a touch more than 41 ounces.  Though it was not shown on the show floor, the Taurus catalog also lists a six inch barrel, which weighs a little over 47 ounces.

This revolver is not the same as the Raging Judge Magnum that chambers the .454 Casull.  Both guns are similar and are built on the same frames.  However, the Magnum chambers only five rounds of .454, .410 or .45 Colt.  This gun, the Ultra-Lite, doesn’t do the .454 Casull and instead will chamber up to seven rounds.

Taurus Raging Judge Ultra-Lite

Since the Ultra-Lite is on the same frame as the Magnum, the Ultra-Lite does have a double lock-up.  This means the gun can handle stronger loads (good for you handloaders building up some very strong .45 Colt loads,) but it is also a little slower to reload.  With practice, the reloading speed can be pretty darn quick, but it is something to consider.  I wonder if someone can build up a near .454 Casull load in .45 Colt and shoot it safely through this gun.  Certainly any of the higher-pressure loads from Buffalo Bore and others would work fine in this gun.

Raging Judge Ultra-Lite Specifications

  • model # 513ULB3
  • caliber:  .410 shotshell and .45 Colt
  • capacity:  seven cartridges
  • sights:  front fiber optic, rear fixed notch
  • weight:  41.4 ounces
  • barrel length:  three inches
  • MSRP:  $983
  • action:  double-action/single-action

Updated Information

Taurus discontinued production of the Raging Judge Ultra-Lite revolver.  They list the guns in the archived section of their website and state the gun is “No longer in current production.”  No reason was given, though almost always this means that the sales simply did not support continued production.

By Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson is a gun writer, amateur historian and - most importantly - a dad. He's done a lot of silly things in his life, but quitting police work to follow his passion of writing about guns was one of the smartest things he ever did. He founded this site and continues to manage its operation.

23 replies on “Taurus Raging Judge Ultra-Lite”

I CALLED AGAIN TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME NO RELEASE DATE YET, “SHOULD BE OUT BY THE END OF THE YEAR”. THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD LAST YEAR, ALL YEAR. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, THE END OF THE YEAR. IT WAS PUT UP FOR DISPLAY AT THE JAN 2010 SHOT SHOW. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE????

I called today and was told that the raging judge ultra-lite will be out in JULY 2011. About time, but I won’t believe it until I have one in my hand. It’s been a year and a half getting this gun to market. I guess we are the lowly masses just waiting for the crumbs to fall off the table of the great ones. If I didn’t want one so much, I’d
just not buy one to spite them. I guess that they know us pretty well and that we will gladly purchase a weapon from them whenever they decide to so graciously allow us to bow at their feet and give them our money. I guess you can tell that I am pretty ticked off.

I do not believe3 Taurus makes a Lightweight Raging Judge!
My Raging says 45LC/ 454 Casull/410 GA on the barrel and is a 6 shot heavy pistol!
I found mine on-line in Cabelas in Maine and had it shipped to a Cabelas close to home for a fee and paid for the gun at my store.

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