Taurus blows up !
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highorder
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I'm surprised his left thumb didn't come off, considering where he had it!
W.E.G.
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Magtech ammo.
GeezerwithGuns
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Bad place for the left hand even if the barrel doesn't blow off. Could easily lose a finger. Magtech ammo? My experience is that their .357's are pretty much puff balls compared to other loads. There must have been some kind of flaw in the gun. Looks like it happened in the threaded area of the barrel. This is a lucky guy.....
Nicodemus38
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wasnt htis determined to be a failure of the barrel in the thread section? it can happen.
Confederate
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Wanna see a Ruger 686 blow up? Close your eyes...what do you see?
atlanticfire
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ljnowell
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Ok. Not nearly as bad as the dreaded S&W Blackhawks when they blow up.
Guillermo
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that is abnormal
Tacbandit
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Quote:
"Ok. Not nearly as bad as the dreaded S&W Blackhawks when they blow up."
That's exactly what I was thinking...LOL
"Ok. Not nearly as bad as the dreaded S&W Blackhawks when they blow up."
That's exactly what I was thinking...LOL
Gungnir
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The test firing of the new 357 Magnum Barrel round was a partial success.
dwave
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Poor accuracy though.
hydraulicman
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i'd bet if i bought one i could shoot it all day long and nothing would happen .
bluecowdawg
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I wanna see a Ruger 686
Maybe that's what this guy said, too.
I know that's what I thought about the taurus 94 .22 lr until it quit working.
Although I just got three for three on taurus revolver malfunctions, I am sure there are thousands of others that have had no problems.
Or maybe I'm shooting it wrong??? I can't handload .22 lr or .22 magnum, and the rest of my .357's handle my .38 +p just fine.....
Backpacker33
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Zt77:
I have heard from plenty of people who say they have had excellent service from Taurus guns, but nearly all the one’s I’ve used were duds.
A former employer got a security contract from a Brazilian CEO, and he stated he wanted to see Brazilian guns in our holsters. The boss bought 12 Taurus Model 92s. ALL malfed and were sent back to Hialeah FL. Twice. Still would not feed or extract reliably. He had a gunsmith whittle on the grips and fit them to Berettas. The customer never noticed.
I was given a Taurus 92 Compact. It worked perfectly from the first shot, though the former owner had broken it in. He did not say he ever had a problem with it. I turned down many offers for it.
With that success, I bought a Taurus Model 100 for under $100. Failure to feed and extract, and was wildly inaccurate. Sent it to Hialeah and to a local gunsmith a total of three times with no resolution. I sent it again to FL with a blistering letter. They replaced the barrel and unspecified internals and it has worked perfectly since, and is accurate, too. However, I’ll never trust it.
Then, our children lobbied strongly for .22 revolvers. The Taurus 94 was available locally at a VERY attractive price, and a Big Time Gunwriter in one of the magazines lavished praise on them. I sprung for 4.
First time at the range, the middle son says “Dad, I can’t see the sight.” I was about to say something cute when I noted that the rear sight was not ON the gun. Found it on the floor. I gave him mine to shoot. (All have been shooting since the age of 5, “owned” their own guns since age of 10, and became proficient with everything I ever owned as they were able to hold them. Oldest is now professional military, just returned from his fourth deployment to Iraq, youngest is LEO, middle one is Jujitsu and hand-weapons instructor.)
One by one, with less than 18 rounds through them, each gun became impossible to shoot. The cylinders would not turn, probably due to fouling. Sent them back to Taurus. Got them back with a Nasty Note saying they were fine. Long story short, I got some Rugers for the boys and dumped the Taurus’ ONLY to people who said they understood the POS, and at a substantial loss over the now-not-so-attractive price.
Last one was a 5-round .44 Special snubbie, from a colleague. He said it had a crappy trigger and was inaccurate. “Crappy” was a HUGE understatement. “Nearly Impossible To Pull” would better describe it, double-action. It was inaccurate because it was impossible to hold on target while crushing the gun in hand to be able to pull the trigger. Sent to Taurus. Came back with a butter-smooth trigger but would not fire two out of five rounds. Light primer strikes. Took it to local gunsmith. He gave up. Installed original style spring, slightly modified for lighter pull. Now it could be fired with some accuracy with less-crappy trigger, but still misfires one out of 6 to 10 rounds. It’s in the darkest corner of my safe because it makes a poor doorstop. I won’t expend the powder to blow it up.
Again, I know people who swear by Taurus, including some LEOs. However, you can’t GIVE me one. Well, OK, you can give me one so I can take it out of circulation, but I’ll never pay for one again.
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I have heard from plenty of people who say they have had excellent service from Taurus guns, but nearly all the one’s I’ve used were duds.
A former employer got a security contract from a Brazilian CEO, and he stated he wanted to see Brazilian guns in our holsters. The boss bought 12 Taurus Model 92s. ALL malfed and were sent back to Hialeah FL. Twice. Still would not feed or extract reliably. He had a gunsmith whittle on the grips and fit them to Berettas. The customer never noticed.
I was given a Taurus 92 Compact. It worked perfectly from the first shot, though the former owner had broken it in. He did not say he ever had a problem with it. I turned down many offers for it.
With that success, I bought a Taurus Model 100 for under $100. Failure to feed and extract, and was wildly inaccurate. Sent it to Hialeah and to a local gunsmith a total of three times with no resolution. I sent it again to FL with a blistering letter. They replaced the barrel and unspecified internals and it has worked perfectly since, and is accurate, too. However, I’ll never trust it.
Then, our children lobbied strongly for .22 revolvers. The Taurus 94 was available locally at a VERY attractive price, and a Big Time Gunwriter in one of the magazines lavished praise on them. I sprung for 4.
First time at the range, the middle son says “Dad, I can’t see the sight.” I was about to say something cute when I noted that the rear sight was not ON the gun. Found it on the floor. I gave him mine to shoot. (All have been shooting since the age of 5, “owned” their own guns since age of 10, and became proficient with everything I ever owned as they were able to hold them. Oldest is now professional military, just returned from his fourth deployment to Iraq, youngest is LEO, middle one is Jujitsu and hand-weapons instructor.)
One by one, with less than 18 rounds through them, each gun became impossible to shoot. The cylinders would not turn, probably due to fouling. Sent them back to Taurus. Got them back with a Nasty Note saying they were fine. Long story short, I got some Rugers for the boys and dumped the Taurus’ ONLY to people who said they understood the POS, and at a substantial loss over the now-not-so-attractive price.
Last one was a 5-round .44 Special snubbie, from a colleague. He said it had a crappy trigger and was inaccurate. “Crappy” was a HUGE understatement. “Nearly Impossible To Pull” would better describe it, double-action. It was inaccurate because it was impossible to hold on target while crushing the gun in hand to be able to pull the trigger. Sent to Taurus. Came back with a butter-smooth trigger but would not fire two out of five rounds. Light primer strikes. Took it to local gunsmith. He gave up. Installed original style spring, slightly modified for lighter pull. Now it could be fired with some accuracy with less-crappy trigger, but still misfires one out of 6 to 10 rounds. It’s in the darkest corner of my safe because it makes a poor doorstop. I won’t expend the powder to blow it up.
Again, I know people who swear by Taurus, including some LEOs. However, you can’t GIVE me one. Well, OK, you can give me one so I can take it out of circulation, but I’ll never pay for one again.
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jad0110
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Woah. I wonder if this is an isolated incident, or if this is the first in a number of similar occurences much the same as S&W experienced with a lot of their Model 64s sold to the NC Department of Corrections, back in '04 IIRC.
Actually, I think the gun in post #17 is a Smython.
Backpacker,
Wow. You must be a saint or something, for having so much trouble with one brand and yet being open to trying more.
I had a very similar experience with binding problems on a .22LR Taurus 94, regardless of ammo. When I returned it to Taurus, I noted in writing that I always ejected the empties straight down to avoid powder buildup under the extractor star, and that I had even tried cleaning it every 30 to 50 rounds to no avail.
They returned the gun 2 months later with a note stating tersley that I should clean it more often! I guess they mean after each shot? :banghead:
Adding insult to injury, they not only did not fix the problem, they actually messed the gun up even more because it was now spitting lead!
I ended up doing the same as you, sold it with the disclosed problems at a substantial loss and moved on to a S&W K-22, a fantastic gun that is the polar opposite of the 94 I owned.
Actually, I think the gun in post #17 is a Smython.
Backpacker,
Wow. You must be a saint or something, for having so much trouble with one brand and yet being open to trying more.
I had a very similar experience with binding problems on a .22LR Taurus 94, regardless of ammo. When I returned it to Taurus, I noted in writing that I always ejected the empties straight down to avoid powder buildup under the extractor star, and that I had even tried cleaning it every 30 to 50 rounds to no avail.
They returned the gun 2 months later with a note stating tersley that I should clean it more often! I guess they mean after each shot?
:banghead:Adding insult to injury, they not only did not fix the problem, they actually messed the gun up even more because it was now spitting lead!
I ended up doing the same as you, sold it with the disclosed problems at a substantial loss and moved on to a S&W K-22, a fantastic gun that is the polar opposite of the 94 I owned.
Jonah71
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I have a model 65 .357 mag. SS Taurus Revolver. Except for the 2 months I waited to get it back after they adjusted the hammer safety lock, I have put 4-500 rounds of 158 gr wad cutters and a lot of .38 spec. through it...as well as 20 rounds of Federal fmj 158 gr. Hydros just last week. No problem so far. Clean it after every use or every 200 rounds (whichever comes first) and it keeps on shooting. A bitch to clean after shooting some Russian ammo, but other than that it's worked fine. And my Taurus PT Pro C 9mm? Over 2000 rounds now without a single jam. (but I have heard of some of the same mod .45's being a pain). Maybe I've just been one of a lucky minority, but taurus guns have been OK. Can't say the same for Bersa's just yet but I'm not giving up on it. A diamond in the rough I think.
KBintheSLC
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I bet that a perp would have been stopped dead in his tracks getting hit in the jewels by that flying barrel.
clem
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I find it interesting that this one shot was being taped and the gun blew.
What was he doing? Testing a new load?
Is there any more information about this incident?
What was he doing? Testing a new load?
Is there any more information about this incident?
rmfnla
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This used to be a popular mod for target use, although usually with a 6" barrel.Not a Sturm Wesson but how about this?
Nice job with the ejector rod retainer on this one!
As the video clearly shows, there is no flame exitting the muzzle...indicating a barrel obstruction. This video has been around a while and some have speculated it was staged to "demonstrate" how inferior Taurus revolvers are. If that is true, it's a rather dangerous way to attempt to make a point.
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