Any 9mm Taurus revolvers out there yet?

[WonderNine]

Release date was supposed to be Summer 03'. Anybody seen one yet?


Porting...... :banghead:

 

[dhoomonyou]

I spoke to Taurus "Customer service" last week, they said maybe the end of october, start of november.
I wouldnt hold my breath.

 

[WonderNine]

Did you ask them about the porting?

 

[wunderkind]

When these 9mm start going from warehouse to dealer shelves to holsters maybe someone could post a chrono reading?

What does a 115 gr. factory fresh load do through a 2" barrel?

I don't think message boards like this were quite as popular when the original round of 9mm revolvers took its course.

(However, the Gun Digest 2001 annual listed a Ruger SP101 snubbie in 9mm)

 

[Erich]

xcop over on the S&W boards posted some results from his 2" 940 (and others have done likewise over at GlockTalk and The Firing Line). Here's what he got:

Fed BP 115 grain - 1116 fps
Win STHP 115 gr - 1113
Fed 135 gr Pers. Defense - 1005
Rem 124 gr Golden Saber - 1121

YMMV, of course. We chrono'd some 9x19s out of an SP-101 short bbl back in '90 (I've lost the tape with that data), and this sounds about right. The bbl/cyl gap is less of a hindrance than you'd expect - you wind up with velocities similar to those posted by a 3.5" semiauto.

 

[denfoote]

WAAAAAAA!!! I WANT ONE!!!

 

[dude]

I am paitently&happily a'waiting for my Taurus Ti 9mm snub but don't expect to see it til spring 04..................because thay said fall of 03. It has honestly been the only gun on my 'want list' for the last few years.

 

[WonderNine]

Originally they said Summer 03'.

 

[dude]

Do y'all want some cheese to go along with all this whining??

Manufactures never produce anything by the dates they 'announce' . I've put one on order with my local Taurus dealer and suggest you do the same if you want one. It will get here when it gets here.

 

[Okiecruffler]

What is Taurus' deal with porting?

I want my barrels to have a hole for the cartridge to go into and one for the bullet to come out of. In the wise words of Homer J. Simpson, "No Extras!"

 

[Mannlicher]

porting on a snubbie is, well, is dumb. There is absolutly no benefit, and several problems that it creates. Of course to gun neophytes, the coolness factor overides all practical aspects.

 

[Wanderer]

But you need SOME form of compensation for the terrific recoil of the 9mm catridge!!!

 

[WonderNine]

I'll bet those +P+ Ranger loads will have a little snap to them if Taurus makes a titanium version.

 

[Zeke Menuar]

Note to Taurus:

Please make this 9mm revolver with a three-inch barrel and no porting.

ZM

 

[E357]

I have a number of revolvers and find porting to be a very useful addition with the very small ultra lightweight models. The follow-up shots are much faster than with a non-ported lightweight revolver. On a larger heavier gun I don't care for porting. As far as defensive work goes - I can't think of a situtition where the ports would be facing me when shooting the gun.

 

[SouthpawShootr]

Here's another note for Taurus: Make a 9mm version of the 850/650 series. A 3 inch tube would be nice, but I'll take it with a 2 inch.


I can't believe what the S&W 940 Centennials are going for these days. When I think about passing up a new one for $330 five years ago, I just want to kick myself:banghead:

 

[355sigfan]

I can't think of a situtition where the ports would be facing me when shooting the gun.
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As a firearms instructor I can. Its called shooting from a weapon retention position. That is with the gun tucked in close to your body like a chambered punch. The ports will burn and possibly blind you. They have no place on a defense gun. They are fine on conpetion and hunting guns.
Pat

 

[WonderNine]

I can't believe what the S&W 940 Centennials are going for these days. When I think about passing up a new one for $330 five years ago, I just want to kick myself

I saw a NIB one for $4 something a couple months ago...I didn't have the money :banghead:

 

[E357]

355sigfan:

shooting from a weapon retention position

When someone is that close my my knife appears before my gun.

 

[sw442642]

That assume a nice orderly fight. It is possible in a gun fight that someone does get close to you. Then you do have retention issues and I agree with Pat.

 

[Prodigalshooter]

Well, I won't argue close quartres techniques, but if Taurus makes a NON-PORTED 9mm revolver, I WILL buy it! Of course, I'd want 6 shot cylinder and a 3 or 4" barrel.
But I'm not holding my breath!

 

[Tacblack]

Porting will follow the same as the other J-frames this is what I was told from the Shot Show. The light wieght models will all be ported and the steel models will be the only ones you can get with out porting.
I'll take mine steel with no holes on the top.

 

[WonderNine]

Of course, I want an ultra-light so they make the steel one the only one you can get without porting!

 

[dude]

the porting works and is no problem with flash or setting your lips on fire...........enjoy it everybody! (and PLEASE stop whining)

 

[dude]

If you must have a ultra-lite Taurus ti snub revolver............score yourself a 4" and have it shortened.