>>Yeah, I've seen drillings before, at least online—Ian did a video
>>once about an absurdly premium one that was acquired as a Luftwaffe
>>survival gun, and in which, if memory serves, all three barrels
>>were different from one another (one rifle, one shotgun, one...
>>large-bore rifle, maybe?
>
>:D Yeah, I can see that one! I'll have to look for it.
>

Found it. I had slightly misremembered. It's a big-game rifle under a 12-gauge double, but the 12-gauge barrels are choked differently (one for bird shot, the other for slugs). There's an M6 in the same video, too.

>If I'd been in the US, that'd be one of the ones I'd be grabbing too.

Yeah, I'm really not sure why I don't have an AR-7. But then I'd never had a .22 autoloading rifle at all until I bought that StG replica that kicked off Gun of the Week in the first place.

Also, as to the modern reproductions of the M-6, I just noticed that one of them (made by Chiappa, the Italian company that also makes the extremely intriguing Rhino revolver and Triple Threat break-open shotgun) is .22 Magnum over 20-gauge rather than the original .22 Hornet over .410. That's... interesting, though I'm not 100% sure the latter is a great idea. I can see the appeal of .22 Magnum over .22 Hornet, though; being a centerfire cartridge, .22 Hornet is rather more expensive than it really needs to be.

>>Less insanely, the guy I bought The Judge from told me that he knows
>>someone who has a carbine version that Taurus also makes. That sounds
>>like it could be a fun shootin'-at-cans gun. You don't see revolver
>>carbines much any more.
>
>I have to agree, that DOES sound fun! Very much so.

Sadly, the Circuit Judge (catchy name) doesn't seem to be in production any more, so I guess it wasn't the runaway success the pistol version appears to have been. Still, they must still be out there someplace. Maybe one of these days I'll chase one down. I am intrigued.

(They were in fact a collaborative venture between Taurus and Rossi, and sold under the Rossi brand, which makes sense given that Taurus doesn't have much experience or name recognition in long arms.)

>Do let us know when you shoot it, as it were?
>Because I'll be interested to know.

I think the indoor range I have access to frowns on shotshells, so it may have to wait until this summer, but I do plan to try it out when I'm able.

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