Thinking of a Taurus 605

[TTv2]

What's odd is that there some gun owners seem to claim that there's something wrong almost every or every other revolver they purchase, and others never had even one issue. There was a S&W thread where several members claimed to have purchased a collection of newer model S&W revolvers over the years, and they claim each and every one of them had an issue. I purchased 5 S&W revolvers, and they're all perfectly fine. Either I'm the luckiest man in the world, or they're the unluckiest.

SW 686 Quality control slipping? I guess the difference is that gun owners who allegedly received a problematic S&W revolver are STILL willing to pay $900-$1200 to roll the dice on another in the future; however, those same people will hate and swear off Taurus for life if the $200-$400 revolver they receive had similar issues.

Yeah, I never understood that mentality that people are willing to accept issues with a $1000 gun and some base it off of how back in the 19th Century a Colt Peacemaker cost about a month's pay, which means if people today are paying less than a month's pay for a revolver then they can't expect quality.

I can accept issues with $300 revolvers because I understand they're trying to make it for that price point, but if there are issues I expect them to be resolved quickly and the first time when they're sent back to me. The other brands are all having various quality and customer service issues, but Taurus is selling revolvers for a good price and when issues arise (which doesn't seem to be happening at the pace that other brands are) are not taking as long as they did many years ago and getting the issues corrected the first time.

I buy a $1000 revolver and it has issues and it begs the question of what the hell was I paying all that extra for? Because the brand name made me feel good? Certainly doesn't make me feel good when it comes back with the same problems and a note that says "within factory specifications."

 

[Hole maker]

I love my Ruger GP100 4" .357 Magnum and I shoot it well but it's just too big for SD carry.
So I've been looking for a snub 2".At a lgs I saw a S&W for $1100! Ouch! I could buy three 605s and still have money left for ammo. Do any of you guys have the Taurus 605 in your carry rotation?
And btw no one is going to tell me the Smitty is three times the gun as the 605

I bought a 2" 605 about six months ago for $399, after about 200 rounds or more of both 357mags and 38sp+p it is still alive, factory rubber grip and when you pull trigger on the 357mag 180grn hard cast heat treated or XTPs with H-110 you know it, but what would one expect from such a small revolver, don,t get me wrong the recoil is manageable, I have a Security Six 357 for open carry and the 605 for cc, now I have to practice a bit more, there is a major difference with aiming a 2" compared to a 4/6/7.5" or longer barrel, I got it! a bigger barn, Ron.

 

[lee n. field]

when you pull trigger on the 357mag 180grn hard cast heat treated or XTPs with H-110 you know it, but what would one expect from such a small revolver, a bigger bang, Ron.

Every one of the few times I've fired .357 through my 605, the blast is enough to make me involuntarily look at the gun, to check that it didn't blow up.

I treat it as something I can shoot any .38 through without worrying about it.

 

[Brubz]

This is why I bought the 605 Defender with the 3 inch bbl. Not much longer but it does not have that much more recoil than my Ruger GP100 with 4 inch bbl. I expected more. It was not that bad