Taurus cylinder issues?

[CosmicGrooves]

I have read about cylinder lockup on Taurus revolvers. Does anyone have any first hand experience with this?

Did you have it fixed? What was the problem? Was it always in bad shape?

 

[Dr.Awkward]

I bought my Taurus .357 used, and had a bent cylinder pin shortly after acquiring it. It was entirely due to my ignorant Luca Brasi-style snapping the cylinder closed. Taurus fixed the problem for free, and I haven't had a problem since I stopped acting like a bonehead.

 

[NMGonzo]

I helped a friend to unlock his.

Ruber mallet and a towel got it solved.

It needed lubing, and some breaking in.

 

[MCgunner]

Have 3 with no issues. There's several things than can cause this, though, in DA revolvers. Funniest one I've come across was this idiot I know that doesn't take care of squat. He's always bringing me motorcycles he's neglected and torn up one way or the other. He brought me this Smith body guard, wouldn't open and was tied up, wouldn't rotate. I had to use a mallet and drift to pop the cylinder latch down. I don't think this thing had seen a drop of oil in about 40 years. I got the ammo out of it and soaked it for two days in marvel mystery oil and cleaned it out and lubed it up. Some people just make you wonder.

 

[Jonah71]

I had problems with my new Taurus Mod. 65 .357 mag. before I could put 6 rounds through it. Wouldn't work either DA or SA. I'm not sure what the mechanical isuue was but I think the key lock system was faulty. I had it sent back to Taurus through my dealer, and got it back 11 weeks later. It did the same thing twice after I used the lock. But I've put a couple of hundred rounds or more through it and it has worked fine. I just never use the lock. Too frustrated with the repair time (since I know it sat untouched on their shelf up untill a few days prior to it's return) and 2+ months is just too long. I consider it a defective gun but I'll take it to a local gunsmith if I ever decide I need to use the lock system. Until then, I'll keep shooting it and forget it even has that particular worthless safety system.

 

[MrTuffPaws]

My M85UL locked because the LRN I was shooting jumped the crimp. It can happen to any gun though.

 

[Jim K]

I have read of cylinder "lockups" with Taurus and with other brands of revolvers. There is not a single cause, and I see no indication that Taurus revolvers have some single "problem" that can be "fixed." I have often said that Taurus has spotty quality control, but those problems are in production, not in design.

Jim

 

[3446]

I've got two Taurus revolvers. Both have lots of rounds through them, and have been flawless.

 

[bdb benzino]

I have just picked up two small frame Taurus snubs in the last month or so in 9mm and 357mag, both of them 5 shots. The first one is the wifes and has had an action and trigger job from the local smithy and rivals S&W j frames for overall slickness. The 9mm is a new one for Daddy and came out of the box stiff but after a good clean and lube is coming along nicely!! After it gets the action and trigger love I will have bad axx twins!!

 

[KevininPa]

I purchased two 605s

The first one is a blued model, works great. Bought that for my wife. Worked so well that I purchased a stainless for myself. Long story short is that I had multi-problems with the stainless. Two trips to Taurus and one to my gunsmith finally straightened it out. Cylinder lock-up was one of the problems. Their turnover time was 5-6 weeks. Good Luck!

 

[jad0110]

I've owned to Taurus revolvers, a .357 Model 66 and a .22LR Model 94. The 66 was a fine gun, with nary a problem.

The 94 experienced cylinder lock up quite frequently. I sent it into Taurus, 2 months later I got the gun back in worse shape than before :banghead:.

I assume that the gun may have had a mis-fit hand, or maybe the ejector star was out of spec. The cylinder gap was okay, so it wasn't that. Needless to say, I grew tired of dealing with it, sold it (disclosing the problems) at a huge loss to me.

A short time later I bought a S&W K-22, and all is good!

 

[Nicodemus38]

cylinder lockup issues arent specific to any one brand or model of gun. Its merely a combination of mechanical factors and user related factors.

user related factors are lubrication, abuse of weapon, proper care and mantenince of weapon.

mechanical factors are usually related to parts not being inside specificiations, improper assembly and adjustment. But the greatest issue of the mechanical side is tolerance buildup of parts in a weapon.
for example, if you have a frame opening that can be 2.5 -2.6 inches long and the parts that go inside can have a combined length of 2.49-2.59 inches long, if you get a frame opening thats an actual 2.48 long, and internal parts that measure out to 2.5 inches long , youll be hitting your head on the wall in no time.

 

[Radaray]

I have two Taurus revolvers, one model 605, and a model 445. I purchased them together, and both had extremely tight cylinder/barrel gaps, the 445 the tightest. I could not get the smallest feeler gauge I had (0.001") in the gap, and after about two cylinder full of lead bullets, the cylinder jammed. It was pretty hard pushing the cylinder out. I removed the cases and tried to close the cylinder, but it was too tight. I did not attemopt to force it. Instead, I looked at the cylinder face, and the build up of bullet lube and powder residue was enough to create drag against the forcing cone. I returned it to Taurua with my observations and asked if they would open the gap a bit. I got it back in about 3-4 weeks, the gap now measures about 0.002", and wokrs fine. It has not failed again.
While the 605 is also tight (about 0.0015") it has not caused any problems. I shoot it more than the 445, and use both lead and jacketed fodder through it. I've found that it shoots 125 grain bullets as fast as my 6" S&W mod 28, which has a gap around 0.005-0.006". I'm well satisfied with both guns, and the Taurus service I recieved on the 445.

 

[SiRed91]

Love taurus revolvers, never had lockup problems, but the trigger likes to stick halfway, a teardown and removalcleanup of the cosmo or whatever they put in there solved the problem.

 

[Hoxviii]

Had one lockup because the lock screw in the hammer came loose and started to vibrate to the "lock" position.

Solved that by unlocking it and making sure it was tight, been 100% since.

 

[John Wayne]

Had a model 94 that had to be sent back to the factory. Cylinder turned fine with no cartridges present, but with ammo it would always hang up on the same chamber.

Had it back within a month, they "fixed" it by making sure it was so loose that I wondered if it might skip a chamber when I pulled the trigger!

For this reason, I will not own another Taurus revolver. I had a mostly positive experience with their PT-140 model, but probably won't own another Taurus auto either.

 

[acpman]

Same problem with a new 94 within the last two weeks. At the factory now.

Never a problem with my 651 after about 400 rounds.

 

[tubeshooter]

I had a used model 605 (stainless) that would lock up sometimes. Cylinder gap seemed pretty tight, but I'm no gunsmith.


I have a blue steel model 85 that has been flawless in about 20 years time.