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  • Blaster229

    God loves you, I don't.
    MDS Supporter
    Sep 14, 2010
    46,407
    Glen Burnie
    Just saw one yesterday. I'm thinking of getting one because I like the looks of it, for about $350 iirc.
    Never been a Taurus fan. I've spent more on much worst.

    Save the comments about .357 small revolvers for range shooting, etc... I get all that. You think the quality is there for the price to buy it and rarely shoot it after an initial test fire?
    Any thoughts?
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    joppaj

    Sheepdog
    Staff member
    Moderator
    Apr 11, 2008
    46,447
    MD
    qYou think the quality is there for the price to buy it and rarely shoot it after an initial test fire?
    Any thoughts?
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    I've never fired a Taurus that I've liked. That said, this isn't a lot of cash. What's the advantage other than cost over the Ruger LCR?
     

    clandestine

    AR-15 Savant
    Oct 13, 2008
    37,031
    Elkton, MD
    You would be better off with a LCR IME if you want a decent poly snubnose.

    I have nothing positive to say about Taurus revolvers.

    Just my opinion.
     

    Blaster229

    God loves you, I don't.
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    Sep 14, 2010
    46,407
    Glen Burnie
    Yeah. Totally impulse because of looks. This would just be a junk drawer pistol for somewhere in the house. One use disposable basically.
    I want a .357. I have an original 38+p LCR, but not dropping over 500 for a LCR .357.
     

    zoostation

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    Jan 28, 2007
    22,857
    Abingdon
    Save the comments about .357 small revolvers for range shooting, etc... I get all that. You think the quality is there for the price to buy it and rarely shoot it after an initial test fire?

    No
     

    StantonCree

    Watch your beer
    Jan 23, 2011
    23,932
    I think you could save yourself 100 bucks and get an armscor if you wanted a throw away gun.

    If you’d like Mike I’ll sell you a dump in a box for 125. It’s been scientifically proven home invaders are repulsed by feces hurling but it has to be someone else’s feces. If you hurl your own you’re just a weirdo or prisoner
     

    John from MD

    American Patriot
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    May 12, 2005
    22,725
    Socialist State of Maryland
    I'm on the other side of the fence. I have had a number of Taurus pistols and revolvers over the years and they all worked as designed. Are they as smooth as a Smith out of the box, no but some of that is because they use coil springs for the mainspring vs flat springs like S&W. I have competed in IDPA over the years with both auto and bug gun and never had a failure.

    Today I brought home a Taurus Tracker 44 from Gym Ratz. I bought it as a bear country sidearm when I go hunting. Do you think I would risk my life if I thought it would fail? As of now, I have probably a thousand dry fires through it and it has smoothed out. The single action trigger is a little heavy at 4.5 pounds and the double action is 10.5. A Wolff spring kit will fix that.

    Tomorrow I will start slinging lead as fast as it and I can take it. (I have to find my padded glove first) :o

    During IDPA Regional matches, I had a Colt 1911, a S&W 625 and a S&W 6609 fail. My Taurus guns never did. ;)
     

    fidelity

    piled higher and deeper
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    Aug 15, 2012
    22,400
    Frederick County
    With snub nose revolvers, is there much of an energy gain when comparing 38 Special to 357 Magnum? With one exception (a snubnose Kimber K6S), my 357 Magnum revolvers have 3-inch or longer barrels. For the snubnose revolvers, I prefer shooting 38 Special.

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    John from MD

    American Patriot
    MDS Supporter
    May 12, 2005
    22,725
    Socialist State of Maryland
    I strongly agree. Shooting .357 in a snub nose is not for the faint of heart. Additionally, it lights up the world in front of you and blinds you if it happens to be nightime. I had a friend who bought a S&W titanium .357 snubby and offered it around the cub for anyone to try with full bore ammo. Most shot one or two rounds and called it quits. :lol:
     

    INMY01TA

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 29, 2008
    5,815
    I had a Taurus 66 clone and it was a great gun. I say try it if you want. You can always ditch it later.
     

    knastera

    Just another shooter
    May 6, 2013
    1,484
    Baltimore County
    I have six Tauruses (Tauri?) including two revolvers. I'm very pleased with them. Having said that, I wouldn't want to fire any poly framed revolver from any maker in .357. Both of my Taurus revolvers (a 4" .357 and a 2.5" Judge) are steel.
     

    engineerbrian

    JMB fan club
    Sep 3, 2010
    10,148
    Fredneck
    I'd pass too. I had a Taurus revolver years ago and i actually returned it to the LGS and got my money back. The cylinder would randomly lock up with live rounds in it. it would take 15-20 minutes of fiddling with it to unlock the cyclinder :sad20:
     

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