Bought a Taurus 669 to replace GP100

[wild cat mccane]

Welp, I am selling my new GP100 1707. I found the trigger to be pretty stout. I also prefer the slick stainless look over the matte

I have been waiting for the Rossi 972 to return to the market...but nothing.

I just purchased a Taurus 669 stainless 6" on gunbroker. I am a bit nervous about an older Taurus revolver sight unseen. We shall see.

Anyone with a 669?

 

[Doogle]

I have a Model 689...>

...which is the same as the 669, apart from the ventilated barrel rib, and mine has a 4" barrel. I've had the revolver for over a decade and enjoy shooting it. The DA trigger pull is on a par with modern S&Ws and Rugers, the SA pull is better than many.

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[Tallball]

Like Doogle, I have a 4" 689. My understanding is that the 669 is the same revolver except without the ventilated rib. I paid $200 for it used about 15 years ago. It has never given me any trouble. The trigger and accuracy are very good. I think you will be pleased with your purchase.

Here is my 689:

 

[wild cat mccane]

I wish the front sight wasn't so large of a triangle, but those are beautiful.

I certainly paid more than you fellas. I felt I got lucky at 400. Another in the same condition went for 500 just minutes before mine.

 

[GRIZ22]

I have 2. A 4" blued 669 I bought new in 1988 for $85 and a 6" stainless 689 (1992 mfr) I paid $200 for about 10 years ago. No issues with either.

 

[BigMak]

I have a 1990 model 669CP, which has porting at the muzzle end. It's an excellent gun and very accurate. Taurus made some very nice revolvers in the late 80's, early 90's. Don't know anything about their new ones.

I think you will enjoy it very much!

 

[joem1945]

New one for me (.41Mag) didn't hold up but I shoot A LOT.

 

[reddog81]

You can polish up a GP100 pretty easily yourself. I'd take a picture of mine but it would need a good scrubbing before photographing. I installed the Wolff spring kit on mine and it made a noticeable difference on the trigger.

I'd try the Wolff spring kit if you haven't already sold the GP100.

Based on the other posters it experiences it sounds like the 669 is a also a nice gun.

 

[RON in PA]

New GP100 trigger pulls are pretty atrocious, but improve dramatically with dry firing and shooting approx. 1000 rounds. Also trigger pull is easy to change with springs from Wolf. I think you gave up on your revolver too quickly.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I'm not bashing Taurus but if you don't like a Ruger GP100 I doubt you will like the Taurus.

 

[Doogle]

Yeah, here we go.

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[HexHead]

Why not just have a trigger job done to the Ruger?

 

[NINEX19]

Bought a Taurus 669 to replace GP100

We all make mistakes sometimes. It takes a lot of humility to admit it.

 

[Yo Mama]

Taurus lost me after they continue TO THIS DAY to be unable to tell me if they will send a pt145 under recal back to me if i sent it in. It's part of their ongoing lawsuit with PT series. I have no problem with a company making a recall, I do have a problem with them not being able to tell me if I will be able to get my own property back.

And by the way if they don't send it back you get half of what you paid for it originally.

I have had 3 Taurus firearms in my life and they will definitely be my last. I sold 2 of them off and I only have a revolver left. You should have talked to me I would have switched you for that GP.

 

[roaddog28]

New GP100 trigger pulls are pretty atrocious, but improve dramatically with dry firing and shooting approx. 1000 rounds. Also trigger pull is easy to change with springs from Wolf. I think you gave up on your revolver too quickly.

New GP100 trigger pulls are pretty atrocious, but improve dramatically with dry firing and shooting approx. 1000 rounds. Also trigger pull is easy to change with springs from Wolf. I think you gave up on your revolver too quickly.

Ron, I bought a new GP100 one time and the trigger was the worst trigger I have ever experienced except a Ruger SP101 22LR. I dry fired the GP100 for over 2 months everyday. Plus I also put about 200 rounds of ammo a week for almost a year at the range. Trigger never did improve very much. Finally I took the revolver to a gunsmith and spent around $150 to have the trigger smoothed and cleaned up. Wolf springs did not do the job. There was a lot of rough edges and the gunsmith had to put shims in the hammer to finally get a good trigger.
Anytime a individual asks me about buying a new Ruger I tell them you probably will have to have a gunsmith straighten out the trigger as soon as the person receives the revolver.
To continue I bought a Taurus 627 Tracker new and it had a better trigger than the Ruger. I did have a issue related to extracting shell cases after firing them but Taurus fixed that issue.

 

[wild cat mccane]

OP here: I did end up selling the GP100

I had purchased a new $300 Rossi 6" stainless 972 a few months back and found the trigger to be excellent. I sold it because the brand name ate at me and the pinned in firing pin to the hammer looked kinda cheap. Regretting the sell, I turned around to find all Rossi 972s have dried up in America. All of them. I purchased the GP100 after counter testing a few. All had the same trigger.

The Rossi's SA was very light. I find the GP100's SA to be heavier than a PPQ's trigger, and the PPQ is a combat style gun, ie a tad heavy for a true SA target feel.

Another thing...the GP100 rattled! like bad! I know it is the transfer bar and they do this, but it was significant!

The matte stainless also is a preference. I am not looking for mirror, but the current Taurus and Rugers are so matte it borders on a coarse finish.

We shall see soon enough.

 

[wild cat mccane]

Heads up, just saw the Rossi 972 is back in stock at several sites.

Dang it!

I give it a 4.5 star.

 

[walnut1704]

Taurus lost me after they continue TO THIS DAY to be unable to tell me if they will send a pt145 under recal back to me if i sent it in. It's part of their ongoing lawsuit with PT series. I have no problem with a company making a recall, I do have a problem with them not being able to tell me if I will be able to get my own property back.

And by the way if they don't send it back you get half of what you paid for it originally.

I have had 3 Taurus firearms in my life and they will definitely be my last. I sold 2 of them off and I only have a revolver left. You should have talked to me I would have switched you for that GP.

A. Regardless of what they say, they won't repair it and send it back. At least that's been the experience so far over on the Taurus forum (myself included with a different model).

B. The minuscule cash payout only happens if that's what you request from the "settlement" website, not Taurus. If you send it to Taurus the most likely outcome is they will (eventually) replace it with a 24/7 G2, as the current Millennium G2's are not chambered in .45. That is what has actually been happening. Expect to wait months and get really frustrated with the low information customer service staff.

I waited three moths for them to replace my PT609 with a PT809, and that was a relatively good outcome. There's lots of real world experiences detailed over on the Taurus forum. But you will eventually get a new gun, just don't expect CS to be able to tell you when that will happen.

 

[jeff-10]

I have a GP100 and a SP101 and the triggers are ridiculous. So heavy you can easily short stroke them. I also have a S&W 686P and its like night and day. I love the 357 caliber and love how tough the Rugers are. I just can't get over the triggers. I also looked into a 357 Taurus, the Tracker. It just had so many negative reviews I couldn't get myself to actually pick one up.

I am hoping if the Kimber holds up and they start adding new options it will give us all a quality 4th option for wheel guns.

 

[Ifishsum]

My first handgun was (is) a Taurus 4" model 689, bought it about '92 and it's given me zero trouble. Probably shot a few thousand rounds, it's accurate and still gets carried in the woods regularly.