Taurus Revolvers

Beeeuuutiful looking 441. Great shooting,too.
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/index.php?topic=4786.0

If you like good revolvers there is this link.

By the way.... I own a 441 also. Just bought it,but I need to practice with it.

That goes along with my Taurus 856 (6 shot snub revolver on a 85 frame) 2at that, 327,85CH, two model 66's (one old and one new), one 65,one 82,941,and a model 94.

I've got over 25 years of use out of 3 of my Tauri. Durable and reliable have been the bywords for all of them.

In my opinion...

Rugers should be your first choice for DA revolvers, not Smith and Wesson, or Taurus.

The older Smiths are special, and worth owning, but the newer ones really aren't. I love their M&P pistols, but I think that their revolvers are a shadow of what they used to be. My interest in Smiths disappeared when I started to research and test Rugers.

I'm not going to bash Taurus. I think that their products are okay. I just wouldn't buy a Taurus when I could get a better firearm in a Ruger for just a little more money.

I believe that Ruger revolvers are the most durable and reliable revolvers out there. Out of the box, they have relatively heavy triggers and sometimes have rough finishes. Both of these things can be "fixed". Do some internet searches for Ruger revolver model reviews.

All ruger revolvers are modular and very easy to dissassemble. They have solid frames, most have triple-locking cylinders (the third locking point, in front, is not the ejector rod on a Ruger). These things hardly ever go out of time and almost never need service.

Ruger is only now making a variety of revolvers and only the LCR is a pocket type. I'd be interested in one except for the fact that my Taurus 85UL ain't broke and don't need fixin'. The SP101 is compact, but heavy. I own 7 Rugers and 3 Tauri and have owned several other Rugers. I much prefer my 4" 66 to my Security Six, a better shooter. It's more accurate, has a better out of the box trigger. It's not as strong a design, but I don't push a lot of mags through it. It has a round forcing cone, stronger than my K frames in the forcing cone area. I really like my Taurus 66s, very accurate, very reliable, tough guns and good shooters. Yeah, used, I paid under 200 a piece for my two 66s and they're both better shooters than the Ruger Six I had. I like 'em.

As for the GP100, I'd rather tote my Blackhawks afield, stronger guns, accurate guns, and my .45 Colt is more powerful. Well, I load that .357 Blackhawk up pretty hot, too, though. 180 grain XTP moving over 1400 fps from its 6.5" barrel, have fired several hundreds of those without a worry. Very accurate, can hit a paper plate every shot off a rest at 100 yards. Great hunting revolver.

Taurus has the muzzle brake on there short barrelled weapons and women shooters seem to prefer this. We had a 2 day course where I saw a Taurus 38 special were out in about 1000 rounds. I gave her my 638 which has had a few thousand rounds thru it for her to use the next day. Recoil was two much for her.

I saw a Taurus 38 special were out in about 1000 rounds.

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I assume you meant "wear out". All mechanical devices will wear out if not properly lubricated. Taurus revolvers have steel of sufficient quality to last a lifetime if properly maintained.

I have a Taurus 851 Titanium which weighs 17 oz empty. I've run a few hundred rounds through it with absolutely no problems. It's fired every time I pulled the trigger. My son got a Ruger LCR in .38 Special.

I've shot them both, one after the other. They seemed pretty much the same. Light, good trigger pull. If anything, I prefer the Taurus a bit because I can cock it and shoot single action.

I wouldn't want to shoot either one in .357. I've got a couple of Ruger Vaqueros in .357 that I've shot a few full power loads in. They're OK but not something I'd want to shoot in a light weight snubbie. The Taurus is pretty snappy w/full power 38 Special loads. Probably the nastiest kicker of the guns I own. Much worse than a .45ACP or .380 Ruger LCP.

I really like it as a carry gun. Its light, unobtrusive and easy to carry. I work around drug dealers, drunken nut jobs and other unfriendly types. I think .38Spec is totally adequate.

As always I reserve the right the change my mind if a BG absorbs a cylinder full of .38s, beats me up with the gun and sticks it up my butt.

Rossi

Picked up a Rossi 88 born mid 80s 3 inch barrel , gun looks like the day it was manufactured. Took it out and ran 200 rds of 38s, not a single problem. Next week, another 100 rds and still no problems of any kind. For me the $200.00 I paid for that little 22 ounce 38 was and is well worth it! Works very well as a car gun. Inexpensive and cheap are two DIFFERENT meaning words

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I saw a Taurus 38 special were out in about 1000 rounds.




I assume you meant "wear out". All mechanical devices will wear out if not properly lubricated. Taurus revolvers have steel of sufficient quality to last a lifetime if properly maintained.

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Yeah, I gotta call BS to wearing out in 1K rounds. I've got over 7K on my 85UL, bought in 1996, and it's shooting better than ever, good and broke in now.... A good number of those rounds have been 158 +Ps.

I've also owned quite a few Rossis and still have a couple, one in .38, a 3" M68. It's a fine shooter as is the .22 M511 Sportsman. Rossis have a little rep for breaking the firing pins and I had one do that twice on me. All my Rossis have been Interarms guns.

We had a 2 day course where I saw a Taurus 38 special were out in about 1000 rounds.

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Yep. IMO, this has all the hallmarks of baseless internet fabrication. Everyone should learn to recognize the signs.

Les

Get you hands on a Judge SSR ported if the round won't kill them, the looks of the gun will. Its a Remington 870 in a holster. Great Gun and you can't miss the Perp..

Get you hands on a Judge SSR ported if the round won't kill them, the looks of the gun will. Its a Remington 870 in a holster. Great Gun and you can't miss the Perp..

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Just blindfold and shoot toward the noise, eh? .410 is pathetic as a man stopper and you still have to aim with one at close range. Trust me, many doves are still alive that I "couldn't miss" with a shotgun, and those were out where the pattern had opened up. If the Judge is "an 870 in a holster", then it will be worthy to take in my next goose hunt? LOL!. I like my Taurus revolvers, but I really don't see the point in the Judge beyond maybe thin walled apartment defense. The limited penetration of the .410 might be advantageous in keeping your neighbors healthy if you have to shoot. Beyond that, I'll keep my .357 and .38s, thanks.

Say what you want it did. There's a mod on this site that also observed this. The foot wore the notches off the cylinder. I do not appreciate being called a rumor monger gentlemen!

If so, it's covered by lifetime warranty. Mine has shot thousands of rounds, all 3 of 'em, and none are in any sort of state of worn out. My 3" 66 is still tight, built in the 80s before they went to the transfer bar trigger, checkering on it's Pachmayr Gripper worn flat on the back from heavy recoil, and it's tight and shoots great. I don't know the round count, but just judging from the condition of that Pachmayr, it's WAY over 1000 rounds of heavy loads. I've seen the forcing cone split on a K frame. Are all Smith and Wessons then crap?

But, I'm finding this story of the 1000 round worn out Taurus to be a might suspicious at the very least.

Mcgunner you should know me. Ask hso. All products have there occasional issue I am simply reporting an observation suspect or not

May the mod step forward and be counted. If not then it is a baseless story for the most part.

Never have I seen a Taurus go out of use at that many rounds.Not at the Taurus forum/s or anywhere else.

Bring the overwhelming evidence about Taurus if you're going to go on like that.

It's very simple. If brand X is crap no one will buy it. Especially if it means the lives of others or their own.

I can agree with JMusic that stuff happens to individual guns, but that is NOT limited to brand. I've had stuff happen to Smiths, too. It just happens sometimes. I do think any revolver, Taurus included, that went off in 1000 rounds is an anomaly and that's what the warranty is for.

Thanks that was my purpose to simply give an observation. Not a quality analysis of the company.

Oh yeah, well I saw one were(sic) out in 999 rounds.
And a famous magazine gun writer was there to see it.
And, it was on fire.
And then Superman threw it into a black hole.
So there!

Overall a Taurus fan, have had the 709 auto, the 650, the 605 and an 85 UL.

Had a prob w the ultralight, where it cracked at the bottom front of the cylinder cutout a few cm below the forcing cone.
Weird - Taurus paid shipping both ways and sent me a new one, but I'm kind of soured to their UL models.

The PT709 also had a problem where the trigger would not reset, even though it's supposed to have double strike capability, it would just go limp sometimes. Again Taurus paid shipping both ways and fixed it. (I had fully stripped, cleaned and lightly lubed it prior to initial firing)

Still would buy a Taurus if needs/budget dictated, but I give them a hell of a scrub out when they come out of the box.

I give them a h*ll of a scrub out when they come out of the box.

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I do this with every newly aquired firearm,new or used,regardless of brand.

Taurus does ship some of the guns, it seems, with lots of goo in the action. Cleaning that out is necessary if you get one. My 85 was either cleaned by the shop that sold it or was okay as shipped, not sure. My other two were acquired used.

Bad experience

Bought a new m94 in july. First negative was the trigger pull. Try one, you'll know what i mean.

Next, the cylinder bores are so tight, the fired casings will not eject without tremendous force.

Next, the cylinder pivot pin retention bolt worked loose and was lost. Three months later, customer svc. Says "still backordered"

as soon a i get the retention bolt, this piece of junk will head down the road.

No one is perfect.

I shot with a couple of ICORE shooters in Wash. State 8 years ago who both had SW Performance Center revolvers. Both of them bought new 45 Auto Rim revolvers and both had to send them back. One had to send his back 3 times to SW Performance Center. If I was to shoot lots of high power 44 rounds through a 4" wheel gun, I'll probably be looking at the Taurus, Ruger lines. I love the feel of the SW but many a revolver shooter has emphasized that SWs won't take a steady diet of the heavy stuff that Ruger and Taurus will. That said I put 120 rounds of 44 mag, 20 of those Buffalo Bore 305 gr bullets through a friends 629 6" barrel. That Buffalo Bore almost busted my middle knuckle and it's still slightly sore a month later. It did have a very nice trigger but I had to re-tighten some screws fairly often. I've carried the Ruger SP101 oin 357 and it was a nice shooter but my needs will be for a mid-weight, ported, 6 shoot 44 mag. Time to go shopping...

I own S&W, Ruger, Colt, Taurus, Charter Arms Corp (1st Gen) revolvers:
Never had a problem with my Tauri.



Full house .44 Mags in the 444UL are a bit of a problem. Love the .45 Colt - I test it regularly and carry it often - nice big hole in the barrel.

i love my taraus 1911 and it seems like anywere i go i have to defend my choice ...... unless im currently shooting it

there isnt a 1911 on the market i would trade for it ..... unless it cost triple then id do it sell that and buy another taraus 1911 and there 357 mag with the super sexy 6 inch