Taurus Tracker Twenty-Two Trials and Tribulations

[Dnaltrop]

Sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration

Ok... Taurus hate/love aside. I've shot one of the "perfect" Tauruses..(Taurii?) anyhow I know that flawlessly functioning ones DO exist, just not this one.

9 shot Taurus Tracker .22 revolver.

My old man picked this up about a year or so ago now, and from day one, the dang thing hates to be used in DA. 1-2 times a cylinder, the gun seems to lose it's timing, and locks up the cylinder out of position, and freezing the trigger in place.

The gun went to Taurus within the first 2 weeks... was returned with the same problem untouched.

The gun went back after a conversation with the local Rep... came back and while not quite as often, still has the same, easily reproducible problem

We'll be trying to get it sent back again at no cost to my Dad, ( I'm about done with this little brat of a revolver)

Anyone else having these sorts of issues with the 9 shot Taurus? Other brands of lower-end DA/SA plinkers?

This one can't have even 200 rounds through it yet, possibly just more breaking-in to do?

Should we be demanding Taurus replace the gun outright at this point? 3 trips to their shop is 2 too many in my book.

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

Not with a 9 shot .22 but I did repair a Judge revolver for a guy a few years back with a similar problem. It was happening consistently on the same two cylinders. It turns out that they didn't remove some machining burrs inside the cylinder where the yoke inserted. A few hours of hand lapping and it was good to go. I agree that three times in two too many.

 

[David E]

A Judge has two cylinders?!

I've only seen them with one cylinder in which five chambers are bored.

 

[bearman49709]

Like your dad,I had one that kept freezing up. Wipe the outside clean and back in busness. Sent it back and traded to my dealer as soon as it got back(not the same one I bought it from).I've had two of their revolvers and both had to go back, not wasting my money on any more! I've owned a lot of smith's, rugers and colts, never a problem with any of them.

 

[Almond27]

If you don't want trials and tribulations don't buy another Taurus abomination!

 

[Dnaltrop]

Agreed, I tried to steer the old man towards a SAA clone with 22/22mag cylinders. But you can lead your old man to the counter... you just can't make him buy what he doesn't want to.

Foresight was 20/20 this time.