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I don't care what anyone says. My Taurus revolvers have always been top notch.

I'm pretty sure that if I were at an indoor range and someone lit off a 44 mag I would opt for a different activity.

I am fond of 44 magnums. I have one that was my dad's. I don't shoot it much. I'm leery of Taurus quality.

Oaktree45 said:

My Taurus M44. It gets a lot of attention when I shoot it at the indoor gun range.

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I bet it did if you were shooting those loads lol

I'm super happy with my 44 standard, only around 500 rounds so far but absolutely no problems. She's incredibly accurate too.

I have a m44. A 44 tracker. A m66 357 and a 686 38 special. I shoot them a lot and never had an issue.

My friend has a raging bull and while that gun is ugly as sin IMO it felt really well made and was fun to shoot. Yours are a beauties though OP and mr.shooter.

That's a handsome gun. I have a few older Taurii (round cylinder release buttons), but none in .44 Magnum. Mine are still very solid.

Best $242 I've spent on a hand gun.
240g JSP love it.

My wife gets a lot of attention when she shoots her 629.

The m44 is a wonderful gun. I had one that was polished up WAY too much but was a dandy shooter. I would probably still have it if I hadn’t stumbled across a Colt Delta Elite and I traded that Taurus and a beat to hell glock 17 in to get the delta. It is one of a select few guns I really regret parting with. The other i really regret parting with is a Taurus 689. Taurus revolvers are hit or miss, but some models are known for better and more consistent QC. The 66 family and the Raging family. Rumor has it that the m44 is built on a raging bull frame but was not ever called a raging bull. I don’t know (or really care) if that’s true, but they are a fine example of an affordable hand cannon.

In my early years of handloading for revolvers I went through a "Everything has to be maximum!" phase. A Taurus .357 was my main victim. Many thousands of cases had to be pounded out of that cylinder. I often would use the edge of the concrete shooting bench for the chore. The gun went back to Taurus twice to have the barrel turned back into position, and for general "tightening up". The second time, it came back with a note that very politely tried to tell me that I was an idiot and should very definitely stop whatever the hell I was doing to the poor thing.

All of which is a long-winded way of saying that I have faith in even the very earliest Tauri, let alone their new improved versions.

Having said that, how I wish a .44 Magnum would be noteable at my local indoor range! They allow rifles of up to .338 Lapua. I occasionally tee off with my .500 Magnum in an attempt to make my displeasure known, but it hardly attracts attention in that company. Even short barreled .44s with slow burning powder have no impact at all.

I have a stainless M44, with the factory ported barrel, that I've owned for over 20 years. I purchased it from the original owner, when he got strapped for cash. IIRC, I gave him $250 for it.

I love it. I've never had a problem, but then I've never fired any nuclear loads through it. The factory rubber grip does a good job of absorbing recoil.

I load up some 44 Spl type loads with 200gr home cast lead, and let Mrs Thunkit have at it. That big heavy revolver just soaks up any recoil. She and her friends giggle about 'shooting a 44 Mag with no problems at all'.

I've owned 10-12 Taurus revolvers. Only one gave me problems.

I had a 44 special version that I really liked, but I misremember the model number. The 44 magnum looks fun!

My Model 66 and 85 variants have all been reliable, and I've owned three of each.

I sold my last 85 to my FiL for next to nothing, because he wanted to carry a 38 snub, but he was going to hem and haw forever before he got one, and in the meantime would carry nothing. I replaced it with a S&W which, ironically, is still back at the factory being repaired.

Two of my favorite revolvers are both Taurus Model 66 variations:

This is an Old Model 66. It has an internal S&W style hammer block instead of a transfer bar. It's from 1982-3, IIRC. The trigger is almost as good as my good Smiths.

I bought this Model 689 used 20 years ago for $199. After I wore out a set of Pachmayrs on it, I bought these Thai hardwood grips from eBay. It's a great shooter with a very nice trigger. It's my preferred HD revolver.

I own a Taurus M44 with a 6.5 inch barrel and a M66 with a 4 inch barrel. Always wanted a double action 44 magnum and the Taurus M44 came along at the right time and price My wife bought the Taurus M66 7 shot .357 magnum on her birthday, once again at the right price. We own Colt's , Ruger's and a S&W but we prefer to shoot the Taurus guns as they are both very accurate in our hands. We've had no problems with either.

The larger framed Taurus revolvers, with the exception of the Judge, have been quite successful. Rarely have any come back. Most of the problems I've seen were with the small frame, late model 22s. Timing and poor triggers. Not normally a problem with the big ones. They got a recent boost with a glowing review by John Taffin in American Handgunner.

Do those Taurus revolvers really weigh 64 ounces?

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Do those Taurus revolvers really weigh 64 ounces?

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With a full cylinder of those 305 grain Cor Bon bullets it's about 3.5 lbs.

I've had a number of 44 mags, it's a great versatile cartridge. One of my favorites.

It started with this 4" M29-3:



Then this 6" 629-6:



Then this Rossi carbine:



Then this little 5 shot 3" Rossi:



Then a 5" 629-6, which got sold, then I promptly bought another, and then sold again.



Of all those, only the carbine remains. It's earned a permanent place in my safe. I'm going to get another 44 mag handgun, just not sure what. I was planning on another 629, but I'm kind of waiting to see if Colt will bring back the Anaconda or maybe Kimber will roll out a large frame revolver. I'd really like a 629 MG, but they're not easy to come across.

I've moved to a 45 Blackhawk for hunting, maybe I'll snap up a well used Super Blackhawk for my 44 "carbine companion"

I have the Tracker44. I Love it. I noticed a rail on your model. Does Taurus make one with a rail in the 4 inch model. Also, for anyone that has tested out the 44 mag in both 4 inch and >4 inch models. How's the recoil compare.

I've only put 44 special through my Tracker44. I'm waiting on Alliant 2400 powder to reload some 44 magnum cartridges. I've shot 44 mag on my S&W 629 and the recoil was stouter than I would have liked-for shooting more than 6 rounds, or at least 6 rounds. That revolver seemed heavier than my tracker 44 so I've shy'd away from shooting 44 mag rounds through my tracker until I reload my own 44 mag bullets.

I'm toying with the idea of a Taurus 357 during this period of isolation..... I have two Ruger 357's and would like to add a different manufacturer's 357 to my collection.

TIA