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The Justice System:

Field Justice and Chief Justice

Shown here are (top) Original Field Justice and (bottom) ... Chief Justice.

(The picture is flipped to orient them as shown... the three were laying on a shooting bench).

I know it will be hard ... but this long page is all the background material you need to know before you click over to the Justice System Pricing page. I'd strongly suggest that you read through this first.

Then ... here's the link to the Pricing Page

Also ... look at the grouping pics -sent in my the owner. The very first 32 Insert testing sessions... shown on the 6-22-06 post of the Daily Briefing Page.

 

Alot of you have been waiting to see more about the Barnes "Justice System". The time has come to bring it to the ledger and explain it more.

The Justice was introduced about six months ago as an answer to needs expressed by customers thru the years. First ... to provide an introductory base frame product. Usable as initially purchased, but something that could be built upon. Second: Offer a field grade finish that would lessen the pain from the small dings that are going to accompany any tool in regular use. Third: Provide a product that you can enjoy experimenting with. Trying different loads, different projectiles. Even a-typical projectiles. Fourth: Make an "Inspector Gadget" product that can be widely adapted for totally different uses. Fifth: Bring along a product which can accept a caliber change and or different power bands.

The original Justice (which we'll designate the "Field Justice" from now on) meets those needs very well. It's base format is an 87 caliber smooth bore. Huge ... you bet. First, to produce large power from base components. Think of the domestic push rod iron block V-8 as compared to the high tech "tuner" imports. Secondly, that huge base caliber allows for a wide variety of projectile launch formats. It can work as a shotgun. It can shoot various slugs. It can shoot darts, harpoons, or even arrows with proper adaptation. Finally, that huge base caliber provides the frame within which sub caliber "inserts" can be installed. As you can imagine, you can get more shots per fill when the gun is turned down or running sub caliber inserts.

 

A machined Chief Justice receiver.

 

A Chief Justice with optional black hard anodized billet work. This one has a 32 caliber insert installed as you see it here. It's now in testing and we'll let you know how that works out. Initial testing showed that it works very well. We experimented with various slugs, sizes. We'll work out the details and let you know.

 

The 32 loading port for this 32 bolt action insert shows in the loading window of the original 87 caliber format. The 87 caliber bolt is taken out and the 32 insert installed inside the original 87 caliber barrel. With an optional muzzle insert, the unit now becomes a mildly shrouded rifle.

 

With the optional muzzle insert, the original 87 caliber barrel acts as a moderator shroud when the 32 barrel unit is inserted. Additional options include a dual stroke hammer (where totally different power ranges can be selected). A friction free hammer (which is more efficient). A special spring cartridge dual guide set-up (which is more lively and efficient). Hard color anodizing or the billet aluminum components. Muzzle loaded sub caliber inserts. Arrow launching inserts. And whatever else I cook up ... ;?)

It's never simple to make multi-use objects. Something which will do two things is usually three or four times as complex as any single function pc. by itself. If you stick with the Field Justice in base format ... you CAN derive a lifetime of enjoyment from it's simpler base components. It's very well made. It will shoot slugs, shot shells, even darts. However: everybody loves an "Inspector Gadget" machine. Click, click, now it's something totally different. If that's for you, I can hook you up. ;?)

 

I'll design many component systems for the Justice guns. The parts are standardized. It will be up to you which components you feel you may want.

 

Chief Justice are stocked in walnut. Shown is a nice pc. of medium density walnut. Chief Justice will be available for completion with figured stocks. Field grade will be available only in straight grain woods. The issue is weight, cost, and practicality.

Insert assemblies will be available in 25 caliber, 32 caliber, 45 caliber, and 58 caliber. In 45 and 58 caliber, the insert system can be made as a muzzle loader. This will give you a similar look and feel of the newer in-line muzzle loader black powder rifles. Which brings up something we'll deal with here: Game laws.

Game Laws. I do NOT sell my products with the understanding that any state's game laws will recognize them as legal tools for harvesting game. It's not my desire to dedicate any portion of my life to fighting a bureaucracy, petitioning, explaining, etc. Personally, I'd suggest you don't bother either. You're going to start from a position where the "powers that be" think you are a raving nut case to ask if you can hunt deer with an airgun. From there, it can only go down hill.

Hunt, if you wish to, at a designated game ranch. These exist in many formats. Detractors love to portray them all as "petting zoos". Fine ... let them stay home. Any reputable game ranch will have open range where animals live out various seasons. The ranches raise some game, and purchase other stock from larger ranches. We won't get into a debate as to if you eat chicken, grill hamburgers, or only eat celery. That's all up to you. For those who wish to hunt with airguns, you have to do so within an infrastructure which allows that. That being the case ... worrying that your particular state doesn't allow shotguns over 10 gauge is irrelevant. They don't allow air powered shotguns anyway, unless you find some loophole to slip through. In that case ... you know the loophole would not stand scrutiny anyway, once you were confronted with using an airgun.

I've presented myself and my airguns to the game keepers of a couple of different game ranches. They required myself (and those who accompanied me) to make test accuracy shots. They also gauged the effective power of the guns we brought for consideration. Such game ranches are not in the business to allow fools to punch holes in their stock. Nobody wants to wound animals. I've stomped for miles up and down rocky hills and woods searching for game. Frozen my buttstock off, patiently waited, stalked the game, outwitted the game, and taken some. Myself and companions proved, beyond doubt, that we could shoot and that the slug was devastating. It was enough of real hunting for me. If some need to stalk their game, on foot, across five thousand acres of wilderness where no man has gone before in order to be "hunting", then God bless them.

But, if you can't find universal acceptance in game laws, WHY make such a thing as a Justice 87? Don't get me started. haha. ;?) Why make a solar powered car that you can't drive on the beltway? Why develop human pedal powered airplanes if you can't take a suitcase in one? Why tape yourself into a bullet skinned bicycle to achieve 75 miles an hour on a straight level course ... then fall over when you stop? You get the idea. It's fun - it occupies your mind - it entertains you. It's out of the normal realm of experience.

 

The integral trigger guard and smooth woodwork. Oil finished.

 

Alittle bit of whimsy on the Chief's guard. A hard black Pistol Grip Cap as well.

 

Unnecessary touches like this machined brass fitting are part of the Chief Justice.

 

Justice System ... Page 2 - also - 32 insert testing posted here.