Tallball
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I wanted a practice revolver similar to my 3" j-frames, but in 22lr.
I owned the precursor (a Taurus Model 94) in the 90's and it was so stiff and awkward that I let it go.
THR members have written that the Model 942 is improved over the previous version, so I decided to give it a try.
This one was $447 OTD. Won it on GB for something like $375. Paid a little extra for stainless, because IMHO the current dark Taurus finish is junk.
I've owned over a dozen Taurus revolvers. They're usually just a S&W with a slightly different action (such as a transfer bar safety), worse finish, and stiffer trigger. There are exceptions on both ends of the spectrum. One of mine never worked correctly. A few have been gems.
I'm extremely pleased with this revolver. Fit and finish are fine. Trigger is good: not real light, but a nice very smooth j-frame trigger. Nice DA trigger that's easy to shoot. Grips are decent enough that I won't bother replacing them. The sights are very good. They just protrude a little bit, just enough to make them easier to shoot than "gutter" sights. It holds eight rounds.
My friend and I shot maybe 150 rounds through it today at around ten yards. My worst groups were maybe fist-sized. My friend has younger eyes and I don't think any of his were bigger than a small lime. We were shooting standing, off-hand. Mostly two-handed, but some one-handed. Mostly SA, but some DA. The ammo was some new Remington that he had, and the junk 22lr that I scraped out of the bottom of my ammo can. It shot everything just fine. Zero malfunctions.
Chances are that I just got lucky, and that most of these won't have quite so nice a trigger. Still, based on a sample size of one, my buddy and I would definitely give this "two thumbs up".
What's your favorite (or latest) 22 revolver? Pictures or it didn't happen!
I owned the precursor (a Taurus Model 94) in the 90's and it was so stiff and awkward that I let it go.
THR members have written that the Model 942 is improved over the previous version, so I decided to give it a try.
This one was $447 OTD. Won it on GB for something like $375. Paid a little extra for stainless, because IMHO the current dark Taurus finish is junk.
I've owned over a dozen Taurus revolvers. They're usually just a S&W with a slightly different action (such as a transfer bar safety), worse finish, and stiffer trigger. There are exceptions on both ends of the spectrum. One of mine never worked correctly. A few have been gems.
I'm extremely pleased with this revolver. Fit and finish are fine. Trigger is good: not real light, but a nice very smooth j-frame trigger. Nice DA trigger that's easy to shoot. Grips are decent enough that I won't bother replacing them. The sights are very good. They just protrude a little bit, just enough to make them easier to shoot than "gutter" sights. It holds eight rounds.
My friend and I shot maybe 150 rounds through it today at around ten yards. My worst groups were maybe fist-sized. My friend has younger eyes and I don't think any of his were bigger than a small lime. We were shooting standing, off-hand. Mostly two-handed, but some one-handed. Mostly SA, but some DA. The ammo was some new Remington that he had, and the junk 22lr that I scraped out of the bottom of my ammo can. It shot everything just fine. Zero malfunctions.
Chances are that I just got lucky, and that most of these won't have quite so nice a trigger. Still, based on a sample size of one, my buddy and I would definitely give this "two thumbs up".
What's your favorite (or latest) 22 revolver? Pictures or it didn't happen!
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