Should I send my Taurus 94 back again?

[shotcalla]

After much of debate and lurking on TFL I purchased a Taurus 94 SS, 4" barrel about 3 months ago. I had shot approximately 500 rounds through the gun when it failed. The gun was completely locked-up, after a great deal of trying I was able to open the cylinder to remove the live rounds but it was clear that something in the lockwork was broken. Also during the first 500 rounds I noticed a horrible, long DA trigger and I always had a flyer in my groups. I am not a marksman but the gun would consistently (I tried several types of ammo) put one shot around an inch outside the group. I returned the gun to the gun store (olde english in Dayton, OH) who logged my complaints (broken, horrible trigger, and what I suspected was a cylinder that was improperly bored) and sent it to Taurus free of charge for repair. I got the gun back and it works but the trigger is still horrible and the test target they sent back confirms they did nothing about the flyer.

My questions are:
I know I purchased a $295 gun and not a match pistol but shouldn't Taurus give me a gun that groups and have fixed the cylinder problem.

Should Taurus have done something about the trigger or is that the domain of gunsmithing.

Should I send the gun back again or should I sell this thing and buy a K-22.


I have attached a pic of the test target that Taurus sent.

Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for your thoughts.

 

[10-Ring]

I have had my 94 for many year & have shot MANY MANY MANY rounds through it. The accuracy (tho not a target pistol) is acceptable for my purposes & the trigger I got on my 94 was not only heavy, but quite gritty as well. Over time & usage, he trigger did get alot smoother. I have learned to use this gun for fun & for training.
Now, all my other triggers are short, crisp & SWEET compared to my Taurus

 

[SouthpawShootr]

I think that you will never be happy with this gun since you've had so many problems with it, so selling it after would be my advice.

You could go a third (not recommended) route. That is, have an expert revolver specialist fix it and do a trigger job at the same time. He'll be able to tell you up front if he can fix it. While you'll likely be satisfied with the end result, the following will happen:

1- You'll void the factory warranty.
2- The repair work and trigger job will likely cost as much as the gun.
3- Gunsmiths specializing in revolvers are not exactly easy to find. I doubt you'll find anybody specializing in Taurus revolvers, but they are close enough to Smiths that a good S&W gunsmith could do it.
4- The gun will not be worth anymore than you paid for it and may end up being worth considerably less than it would otherwise be worth in working condition. People are fickle about buying customized used guns.

 

[DeltaElite]

Sell it. I am now Taurus free. I have had nothing but bad luck with their revolvers.
YMMV

 

[Nick96]

I came very close to buying a SS 4" M-94 myself. Would have too except per shear chance I ran across a used Ruger SP 101 in .22LR. Comparing the used Ruger and the new Taurus, I got the Ruger. My motivation was to find an inexpensive to shoot understudy for the .357 SP 101 - and the Taurus' were about the same size and weight. But when I happened upon the Ruger, well, it was a done deal.

Were I looking for a "stand alone" .22 DA revolver, my first choice would be an all steel S&W, followed by the Ruger. .22 rounds are cheap, which to me means LOTS of shooting. Obviously frame stretching / cracking and bore errosion aren't issues with .22's. But the triggers are going to be pulled, hammers dropped and cylinders rotated a lot. Probably more so than the typical larger bore revolver. So, the "internals" need to be rugged.

A comparable S&W is likely going to run 50% to 100% more than the cost of the Taurus. So unless you are really into shooting a lot for accuracy, it's probably best to put up with the Taurus' short comings, or do some minor tinkering yourself. You aren't going to get what you paid for it, and it's not worth putting more money into it IMO. If you find you really enjoy shooting .22 DA revolvers, stick a little money aside once and a while and get something better next time.

 

[10-Ring]

When mine was new, I was constantly on the fence re: selling it or not. Then I decided that if they really did make this POS, I wonder how long it would really take to break it.
Well, many many many many many (you get the idea) rounds later, I still have it. It's not a collector's piece, but it is now a fun little plinker & the trigger has smoothened out (as previously mentioned) and it is fairly accurate.
Besides what dd you expect from Taurus?

 

[bpisler]

I think i'ld sell and buy a nice K frame 22lr.

 

[WESHOOT2]

HOW DO I PUT THIS?

(I carry daily a PT22.)

Taurus makes revolvers?

 

[ruger357]

Sell it.

 

[Kahr carrier]

SEND it back,They have a Warranty .

 

[Master Blaster]

I have one, purchased in 1999 the trigger and accuracy on my blued four inch 94 are very good. Its not a match pistol, and I have never tested it for "fliers", since I shoot it off hand double action at 50 feet and 25 yards.

The test target looks like what I would expect for a revolver shot offhand from 25 yards for me a group like that would have been a good day.

If the trigger is still bad and youre not happy I would call taurus, talk to someone higher up, and send it back.

Tell them waht you expect in writing, do you want a replacement?

I would say so.

YMMV

 

[chaim]

If you want to get it fixed send it in- if there is anything they can do (i.e. if there is anything actually wrong with it) there is a lifetime waranty so it won't cost you more than shipping (and some dealers will take care of that if you go through them).

Now I'm no expert on .22 revolvers (since I don't have one yet) but I'm not sure that the flier there is anything that big. As you said you didn't buy a target gun and a small flier opening up a group a little isn't particularly uncommon with any kind of gun- esp. revolvers where you have multiple chambers each of which can and often will be a little different.

As far as the trigger, they may be willing to smooth it out for you. These days most Taurus small framed revovler triggers are a bit better than S&W's J-frame triggers (I found that to be the case on the 605 I had and I've heard the same from many other people in the past). However, you certainly aren't the first I've heard from that said the 94's trigger isn't so good (being a small framed revolver I'm not sure why that is so- you'd think that if the centerfire triggers are good the rimfire would be too). You may be stuck with a trigger that isn't quite what you desired.

If you really can't live with the trigger and the groupings and Taurus customer service can't do anything about it for you (call them to see) then you have to decide if it is worth the hit to you to sell it or if you'd rather put up with it. I think Taurus does make some good guns these days but I think too many people expect a $400-500 S&W out of the $300 Taurus (not saying you are one of them, just putting it out there to think about in case you are).