Taurus Model 85

Taurus Quality is

  • On par with S&W

    Votes: 39 47.0%
  • Better than S&W

    Votes: 8 9.6%
  • Worse than S&W

    Votes: 36 43.4%

  • Total voters
    83
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This steel frame 85 might not be quite as good a quality as the small S&Ws but it's so close I considered it well worth buying since it was almost 200 bucks cheaper. It's been a very good little gun and the trigger, in both single and double action modes is as good as any of the Smiths I own. Dunno, maybe I just got a good one.
I also have an older model 66 that's had thousands of rds through it. Not near as tight overall as the better S&Ws but does lock up pretty tight. Double action is very good but single action leaves a bit to be desired.
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I also have an older model 66 that's had thousands of rds through it. Not near as tight overall as the better S&Ws but does lock up pretty tight. Double action is very good but single action leaves a bit to be desired.

Is it the older 66 action with the hammer block as opposed to the transfer bar? Wondering, 'cause I have two, one's the hammer block old action, the new one's the newer transfer bar lockwork. The newer one is tighter, very tight, as tight as any DA I've owned in fact. Might be because it's little used, yet, though. It is a pre-lock gun. My older one has a little rougher DA with a little stage in it about half way through the pull. It's not bad, just not as smooth. The single action has a little creep, too, just not the quality of the new lockwork. I'm thinkin' the newer lockwork with the transfer bar is just an improved lock design. Hard to come to such a conclusion with such a small sample size, though. But the newer gun is quite a bit slicker.

I carry the older one IWB, though. It ain't bad and it's got a 3" barrel vs 4", carries IWB better. Also, the bluing is holster worn a bit while my newer one's nickel finish still looks almost new. I reserve that one for outdoor use in belt holsters. They both are unreal accurate. I got bargins on both of 'em used, couple of the best deals I've ever made on handguns.
 
MCgunner, my model 66 has the older lockwork. I understand the newer ones are better and tighter. A while back I looked at one of the 7 shot Taurus trackers my son had. A very well made gun to my eyes.
 
While a rough DA seems to be the norm for .22 revolvers of all makes/brands, I have heard so much negative about the 94 Taurus, I think I'll avoid that one in the future. There seem to be a lot of complaints about it. I have a Rossi (also a rough DA) that shoots very well, so don't need a .22 revolver anyway.

MCGunner,

There are people on this forum with good 94s, but most do seem to have problems. After I bought the 94 I heard the 970 Tracker is generally MUCH better.

Ruger makes a pretty good DA 22LR in their SP101, though it too has a rough trigger (not near as bad as the 94).

I can attest though that the S&W K-22 has a very nice, slick trigger identical to other S&W K Frames. Very slick and very precise. A pure joy to shoot. I don't know if you've ever had the chance to fire one, but try one out if you can.
 
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