MrTuffPaws
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I finally got my first revolver after a 17 day wait due to a mess up of paperwork. Was it worth it, in short, yep.
I bought the Taurus Tracker 627 357 magnum in stainless steel with a 4" barrel. The gun is based on Taurus' compact frame, has a 7 shot cylinder, comes standard with factory porting, and has drift and elevation adjustments on the rear sight. It has Tuarus' soft ribber grips, which are just a tad bit too small for me IMO. It also has a built in key safety on the hammer for those of us in CA and the like.
Taurus’ web sight states that the gun weighs 28.8 ounces, then goes on to state that the 6.5†barrel version weighs in at 40 ounces. One of them is incorrect, and I think that they list the weight of the 4†model as too light, but I do not have a scale to prove my assumptions.
After getting it home, I went to cleaning and testing fit and finish. The finish is a brushed stainless, and the fit is exceptional. No tool marks on any external surface. Lock up is excellent on all cylinders.
I cocked it and noticed that cocking it felt gritty. I pulled the trigger and it felt gritty too. Not just your normal gritty trigger, but more like there was sand in the action. I set forth removing the three screws that held the side plate on and opened it. ***???? Their was big coil springs, and huge parts that moved when the action was worked. This looked nothing like a gun that I was used to being an auto owner. It was simple and stout. It just looked like nothing would break or wear out.
I noticed the firing pin safety. The hammer does not ever touch the firing pin directly. The trigger, when pulled, raise up a chunk of metal that the hammer hits to contact the firing pin. It can only fire when the trigger was pulled. Clever.
Now, back the grittiness. Not seeing anything obvious, I just doused the insides with Eezox, worked the action, and mopped up what I could with Q-tips. The grittiness cleared right up.
The trigger, after cleaning, was not bad. I would say as good as any S&W that I have played with in the store, and far better than any Ruger GP100. Great single action, with what I estimate to be a 10 to 12 pound DA pull.
Off to the range.
I took along 50 rounds of 158gr JHP CCI Blazer 357mag ammo and 100 rounds of 158gr lead round nose 38 special. The 357mag is rated at 1150 fps at the muzzle while the 38 is rated at 750 fps at the muzzle. The gun is rated at 158gr at ~1400 fps.
I loaded up 7 of the 38s and set about adjusting the sights. It was shooting to the left out of the box. After a few cylinders, I got the gun relatively sighted in, and went to work.
The 38s were like a pop gun out of the thing, while the 357s where only about a 100 times worse. It seems that half way through a cylinder of 357s, everyone else would stop shooting on the range and let me finish before starting back up again. The thing is horribly loud, and with the porting, it turns into a fireball at the end of your arm, then the concussion wave hits your forehead. I suggest that you wear plugs and muffs if you shoot 357.
The orange ramp front sight turned into old fashion iron sights by the third cylinder. A quick brush with the thumb got them back to orange.
The gun handled all rounds flawlessly with little muzzle rise. I can’t really tell if it was due to the porting, or the grip of the gun which allows a really high choke up on the frame. Either way, it is a pleasure to shoot, even with 357mag.
After shooting 150 rounds, the gun was soot stained. The porting would kick up soot over most of the barrel, and the cylinder was black as well. My hands were too. The trigger smoothed out some as well.
My first impressions of this gun are very positive. I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.
I bought the Taurus Tracker 627 357 magnum in stainless steel with a 4" barrel. The gun is based on Taurus' compact frame, has a 7 shot cylinder, comes standard with factory porting, and has drift and elevation adjustments on the rear sight. It has Tuarus' soft ribber grips, which are just a tad bit too small for me IMO. It also has a built in key safety on the hammer for those of us in CA and the like.
Taurus’ web sight states that the gun weighs 28.8 ounces, then goes on to state that the 6.5†barrel version weighs in at 40 ounces. One of them is incorrect, and I think that they list the weight of the 4†model as too light, but I do not have a scale to prove my assumptions.
After getting it home, I went to cleaning and testing fit and finish. The finish is a brushed stainless, and the fit is exceptional. No tool marks on any external surface. Lock up is excellent on all cylinders.
I cocked it and noticed that cocking it felt gritty. I pulled the trigger and it felt gritty too. Not just your normal gritty trigger, but more like there was sand in the action. I set forth removing the three screws that held the side plate on and opened it. ***???? Their was big coil springs, and huge parts that moved when the action was worked. This looked nothing like a gun that I was used to being an auto owner. It was simple and stout. It just looked like nothing would break or wear out.
I noticed the firing pin safety. The hammer does not ever touch the firing pin directly. The trigger, when pulled, raise up a chunk of metal that the hammer hits to contact the firing pin. It can only fire when the trigger was pulled. Clever.
Now, back the grittiness. Not seeing anything obvious, I just doused the insides with Eezox, worked the action, and mopped up what I could with Q-tips. The grittiness cleared right up.
The trigger, after cleaning, was not bad. I would say as good as any S&W that I have played with in the store, and far better than any Ruger GP100. Great single action, with what I estimate to be a 10 to 12 pound DA pull.
Off to the range.
I took along 50 rounds of 158gr JHP CCI Blazer 357mag ammo and 100 rounds of 158gr lead round nose 38 special. The 357mag is rated at 1150 fps at the muzzle while the 38 is rated at 750 fps at the muzzle. The gun is rated at 158gr at ~1400 fps.
I loaded up 7 of the 38s and set about adjusting the sights. It was shooting to the left out of the box. After a few cylinders, I got the gun relatively sighted in, and went to work.
The 38s were like a pop gun out of the thing, while the 357s where only about a 100 times worse. It seems that half way through a cylinder of 357s, everyone else would stop shooting on the range and let me finish before starting back up again. The thing is horribly loud, and with the porting, it turns into a fireball at the end of your arm, then the concussion wave hits your forehead. I suggest that you wear plugs and muffs if you shoot 357.
The orange ramp front sight turned into old fashion iron sights by the third cylinder. A quick brush with the thumb got them back to orange.
The gun handled all rounds flawlessly with little muzzle rise. I can’t really tell if it was due to the porting, or the grip of the gun which allows a really high choke up on the frame. Either way, it is a pleasure to shoot, even with 357mag.
After shooting 150 rounds, the gun was soot stained. The porting would kick up soot over most of the barrel, and the cylinder was black as well. My hands were too. The trigger smoothed out some as well.
My first impressions of this gun are very positive. I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.
