What are the differences between Taurus and S&W revolvers?

[Kevinch]

I've purchased (1) new S&W revolver & (1) new Taurus revolver.

The S&W, a 6" 686 of 1989 vintage, had to go back for excessive cylinder play in the early 90's. That was fixed for free, but when I asked them to replace the front ramp insert they saw fit to charge me $25. Not a big deal, but I still feel good customer service would have replaced it for free.

The Taurus, a 2" 85 snub of early 90's vintage, was sent back for both a light hammer strike on a DA trigger pull, and the barrel was machined wrong resulting in the front sight being canted off center & the gun shooting way off POA.

Both guns, when returned, performed flawlessly. I still have the 686, the Model 85 was sold to a friend to fund another purchase. He has it to this day & it still functions flawlessly.

I'd examine product from either manufacturere closely before a purchase, but I'd only buy a used pre-agreement Smith - there are a lot of them out there.

 

[Felonious Monk]

Kevinch was the first person to respond to MY main issue between the two gun companies:

The & Sellout.

&'s product is VERY desirable.
I will NEVER darken their doorstep with a NEW gun purchase, until they RENOUNCE the Klintoon agreement and not just let it lay fallow, waiting for someone to revive it.
You're either with us or agin' us.
They're agin us, until they FORMALLY say otherwise.

 

[7.62FullMetalJacket]

I believe that the S&W that entered into the deal with the devil's spoor was owned by Thompson LLC of Britain. Sales did suffer tremendously. Thompson sold S&W to Americans who have a different philosophy. I do not know if that agreement is still binding on them. If it is, then count me out. If the agreement is not binding, then I will again consider S&W (I have boycotted since the Klintonian Kaving).

 

[Tamara]

Folks, we've reached our quota of "agreement" posts in this thread; L&P is down the hall, to the right.

 

[Geezer]

ONE TAURUS

I bought a Taurus version of the S&W model 60, mostly because I didn't believe I was worth spending the extra money on myself. Within 9 months the Taurus had pits in the barrel (This was years ago, before wierd ammo from Russia and Outer Boodonia was on the market, and I am old enough to recognize the smell of mercury primers.)

I went back to the shop and immediately traded in the Taurus for a S&W. I've never looked back. We (wife & I) own seven S&W revolvers and we are very happy with each one.

God bless and y'all be careful out there.

 

[sm]

I grew up with older smith revos. The workmanship, the action, one can "feel" it. After many rds the smith still has the "feel". I'm slow to change/hate to change.

New stuff just doesn't feel right to me. Perhaps I recall a time where quality of workmanship meant more than quanity of production to appease bean counters. Before lawyers decided what features a firearm needed instead of shooters. Before Wall Street told us we couldn't hit squat if we didn't buy a certain product.

 

[Lightsped]

I own five Taurus wheel guns. ALL have performed perfectly. No problems whatsoever.

 

[TonyB]

I've had a taurus revolver.....soory I got rid of it.
I still have a Taurus auto(pt99).....never misses a beat
Had a S/W j-frame...sold it.....not sorry.
Maybe I got lucky.......a lot of people at IDPA kind of ribbed me about my PT99...the poor man's Baretta...etc...then they saw how it shoots,never jams and takes a pounding.......they don't say much anymore..not bad for 1 $200 gun(used)

 

[mtnbkr]

I've had experience with two Taurus Revolvers:

First was a Model 94 22lr that I bought used at a gunshow. It had several problems, so I sent it to Taurus to be fixed. They sent me a new gun for free. New gun had different problems and wasn't worth another trip. It shot reasonbly well in other people's hands, but not mine. Plus, the cyclinder gap was too tight and it would bind up after 30-40 rounds. I sold it.

Second is my Dad's Raging Bull in 45Colt. That gun is great. It locks up tight, is accurate, and feels like a quality firearm. If I found one for a good price, I'd buy it (in any of it's calibers).

Chris

 

[Taisho]

Smith revolvers actually work.

Five out of my seven Taurus revolvers have had light strike problems.
I had a few of them fixed, but I have lost confidence in the Taurus product.

 

[KahrKarrier]

Bottom Line----------------About $200 to $300!!

 

[Serpico]

My dept. only authorizes Colt, SW or Ruger for offduty/back-up....that tells me something.....

 

[Tamara]

My dept. only authorizes Colt, SW or Ruger for offduty/back-up....that tells me something.....

Your department also got its Hanes in a half-hitch over the fact that Glock includes NRA literature with its pistols. That tells me something, too...

 

[Serpico]

Tam....tell me more....I haven't heard of this.....

 

[FunYet]

No More Taurus for Me

I’ve had nothing but problems with all but 1 Taurus that I’ve owned. I’ve also had trouble with a S&W now and then, but the difference is, I can send my gun to Smith and will have it back in a reasonble amount of time, repaired correctly. The last Taurus I sent for repair was gone for months (can’t say I missed it much). The initial lower price of a Taurus isn’t much help if you end up paying an additonal $25+ to ship it off to the factory. Also, Smith tends to pay for shipping of rpairs that they consider warantee issues.

Of course, this is based on my experience only. I know there are a lot of happy Tauri-owners out there.

FunYet