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I paid $260 for this, 3 years ago. It really is my favorite "budget" revolver.
Let's see some of your favorite budget revolvers! (Appreciation Thread)
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American_Fusilier
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I haven't seen an EAA vindicator on here yet. I had the 2" version first but sold it to get the 4" version. They are decent revolvers for the price.
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I believe they are both owned by Beretta and sold under various brands.
It is inexpensive compared to my first generation Colt SAA revolvers.
CoalCrackerAl
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I have a RIA 200 38. I think i paid 150.00 back when i got it. It is a decent gun. Shoots well. I don't have a pic of my exact one. i snatched one from RIA.
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Yes, despite all the hate Taurus gets, I believe their relovers are a steal and are well made. Mine is an all forged stainless steel revolver that cost me little over $200 retail NIB. Most other budget priced revolvers are cast. You get into the $900 or more price range to get an all stainless forged frame revolver.I'm not surprised to see so many Taurus Model 85's in this thread. I've owned six or so. All of them went bang. This one cost a little more than $200 used in 2022. I use it for practice to keep down the wear on my fancier carry revolvers. It replaced the previous Model 85, which gave up its life protecting me from my friend's faulty handloads.
Add Wolff springs to it, some sandpaper, and Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish, and you have a great looking quality revolver for cheap.
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CoalCrackerAl
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I can't complain about why Taurus guns. I did a shine up on my stainless tracker. Some 1000 grit wet sandpaper and Mothers.
Mark 40
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I've owned Taurus 85 and 856 revolvers and they were solid and good performers.
epags
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Ruger LCR 38 Spl with drop down finger grips bought when they were less than $300.
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Darn... I never seen them that inexpensive. You got the LCR retail NIB for $300? I think I paid between $400-$500 back in 2012 for my 357 LCR.
epags
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Bought from Turners 10/09/2013 for $279.98 + $22.40 = 302.38
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I have $100 into the 856 because that's how much I paid for a Rossi which was replaced with the 856 for a recall.
I paid $225 for the 761 in 32 magnum.
I bought a S&W M&P 9mm police trade in for $209 and traded it for the Taurus AF-99.
Rubone
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Taurus full titanium 450 Tracker in 45 Colt!
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chicharrones
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I've never seen an LCR with that Pachmayr flip out grip. Does that grip seem to take less space than the original LCR grip? I'm asking for pocket carry reasons.
epags
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Had to pull my Ruger 38spl folder (where I keep its spare parts and OEM parts). The Pachmayer grips are not significantly larger but they are ever so slightly wider such that I had started to gently grind down the left side where my old speed loader would be used However, I found that 5 Star Firearms sells a great aluminum speed loader specifically made for it. J2-357/38 Speed Loader. And the price hasn't changed in 4 years.
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I just order a couple of those.
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My most budgetiest revolver is this Arminus HW7 I bought at a local shop. When I got it home I found you couldn’t hit a 5 gallon bucket with it at 15 yards. It just randomly shot every which way. Found that the barrel was loose in the frame so I drove out the pins and glued the barrel back in with a generous amount of Loctite sleeve retainer. Much to my surprise when the Loctite cured the sights were perfectly regulated and it’s pop can accurate at 25 yards. Decent little pot metal gun and looks nice at arms length. For similar money to a ruger wrangler (I’ve had 2 of those), I would have one of these any day.
This Taurus Tracker 44 is a great little gun. I had a Smith and Wesson model 69 before this and never liked it. The Taurus is much more pleasant to shoot with the ported barrel and larger softer grips. The S&W had to go back to the factory because it had no sear engagement. It had like a 1 lb single action trigger and it could be pushed off the sear with pressure on the back of the hammer. Also even with the rear sight bottomed out it shot 2 feet high at 25 yards. S&W fixed the trigger but left me to replace the front sight on my own. The Taurus worked great out of the box and was well regulated. I didn’t even bother to do anything to the trigger as it’s fine the way it is. I think the tracker was $450 compared to $950 for the model 69.
I don’t know if this really qualifies as a budget gun since they are expensive now, but this Taurus 941 is a really nice little revolver even though I’ve found I’m not a huge fan of 22 mag.
I also have a Taurus 856 3”. I can’t say much for it other than it’s a functional dependable gun. Where else do you get pachmayer grips and a tritium front sight for less than $300?
This Taurus Tracker 44 is a great little gun. I had a Smith and Wesson model 69 before this and never liked it. The Taurus is much more pleasant to shoot with the ported barrel and larger softer grips. The S&W had to go back to the factory because it had no sear engagement. It had like a 1 lb single action trigger and it could be pushed off the sear with pressure on the back of the hammer. Also even with the rear sight bottomed out it shot 2 feet high at 25 yards. S&W fixed the trigger but left me to replace the front sight on my own. The Taurus worked great out of the box and was well regulated. I didn’t even bother to do anything to the trigger as it’s fine the way it is. I think the tracker was $450 compared to $950 for the model 69.
I don’t know if this really qualifies as a budget gun since they are expensive now, but this Taurus 941 is a really nice little revolver even though I’ve found I’m not a huge fan of 22 mag.
I also have a Taurus 856 3”. I can’t say much for it other than it’s a functional dependable gun. Where else do you get pachmayer grips and a tritium front sight for less than $300?
stonebuster
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Me neither but I've bought nice used budget priced ($300) revolvers from the big 3-4 manufacturers for less than new "budget" gun prices occasionally. If I bought a budget revolver it probably be a Taurus.
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Ooof, I didn't realize that Uberti was considered "low budget"
In that case, I own 2.
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Dave Markowitz
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I have a collection of S&Ws, Ubertis, Piettas, and Colts. But I also have these two:
High Standard Sentinel R-101 in .22LR:
And this H&R Model 733 in .32 S&W Long:
I enjoy shooting both of them.
High Standard Sentinel R-101 in .22LR:
And this H&R Model 733 in .32 S&W Long:
I enjoy shooting both of them.
Rubone
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This one was free because the owner thought it was broken. A good cleaning and it works just fine.
Hillbilly Hydrographics
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Is that a old H&R 9 shot 22? And i dont think it gets any lpwer budget then free nice find. A couple of the old top breaks i have i bought in basket case condition most for next to nothing. Where the former owner thought they would take them completely apart then couldnt get them back together. Picked up a few nice old 22 rifles at flea markets over the years that was "broke" and all they needed was years of gunk cleaned out and they ran like new.
Ok, now I want one! Sigh.
