After my experience with several lemon Taurus revolvers in the 90’s I swore them off. I have been a dedicated S&W user since then. But, the other day at the LGS I saw the revolver configuration I’ve wanted S&W to build for years—which is the same as the 3” 856 Defender. I really want to like/have confidence in this revolver but based on past experiences with Taurus I am uneasy to trust one for serious defensive use.
I wanted to get the opinion of those of you that have had a 856 for some time and have put many rounds down range. Is this a gun to take seriously for serious use? Any of you have this as your EDC ? Any problems? The LGS owner told me that Taurus has improved by leaps and bounds since I last owned one in the 90’s, but then again he is trying to sell me a gun. I know I will eventually need to get one and run it through the paces before I can answer this for myself, but getting the opinion of other owners may make the difference on wether or not I wish to even spend the money to try the experiment.
thanks
I wanted to get the opinion of those of you that have had a 856 for some time and have put many rounds down range. Is this a gun to take seriously for serious use? Any of you have this as your EDC ? Any problems? The LGS owner told me that Taurus has improved by leaps and bounds since I last owned one in the 90’s, but then again he is trying to sell me a gun. I know I will eventually need to get one and run it through the paces before I can answer this for myself, but getting the opinion of other owners may make the difference on wether or not I wish to even spend the money to try the experiment.
thanks