Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
Any Taurus .357 or .44 magnum owners? I'm thinking about one for the range. Do they take a pounding and are they durable?
Taurus Revolvers (any experience?)
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My 692 (357 & 9mm) convertible has been fabulous, so is my 856 Executive 38 Special. Only thing I have done is put a Galloway Percision spring kit to lesson the trigger pull. I have probably 3,000 rounds through the 692...not one issue...the new Taurus revolver are the best value out there. Rossi also has a new 357, (Taurus made) but looks priced right.
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My experience with Taurus revolvers is from the late 90-2000s both a607 and 608 (7 and 8 shot 357 magnum). They are the reason I would never look at Taurus again not even for a throwaway gun.
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
I have a Tracker in 41 mag. I bought it used, have a hundred or so rounds through it with no problems. I like it.
I also had a .22 revolver - I forget the model. It looked nice, ran well, but I wasn't very accurate with it.
I also had a .22 revolver - I forget the model. It looked nice, ran well, but I wasn't very accurate with it.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
it was years ago a 60+ yr old lady here at the gun club had a Taurus that could shoot 410 shells too ..
it was fun to shoot ...
it was fun to shoot ...
I had a 444. It is a small 5 shot .44 magnum, ported 4 inch barrel. t was heavy and had enormous grips, kind of a baffled rubber. The trigger pull was very difficult until it wasn't, suddenly. I could never get the hang of it. It was tough to shoot accurately. At the end of the trigger pull the first pad of my index finger was always pinched between trigger and trigger guard. I put it towards a trade of something.
I still have 2 rimfires, both with 5 inch barrels, .22 LR and a .17 HMR, both are 8 round cylinders if I recall correctly, again both triggers are terrible, but they are pretty accurate in single action out to 25 yards. I bought them as part of plan that every family member would have a rimfire pistol they could survival hunt small game, a "j" frame .38, and a large semi-auto pistol.
I have had difficulty finding holsters and replacement grips for each of my Taurus'.
If I had ever seen the .40 S&W clone of the Beretta 92 , (I think it's a 100 or 101) I would have grabbed it. But nowadays I'm not really in the market for any new semi-autos. The ex has her stuff, my children have theirs, and I have mine.
A good friend loves his small 9mm Taurus.
I still have 2 rimfires, both with 5 inch barrels, .22 LR and a .17 HMR, both are 8 round cylinders if I recall correctly, again both triggers are terrible, but they are pretty accurate in single action out to 25 yards. I bought them as part of plan that every family member would have a rimfire pistol they could survival hunt small game, a "j" frame .38, and a large semi-auto pistol.
I have had difficulty finding holsters and replacement grips for each of my Taurus'.
If I had ever seen the .40 S&W clone of the Beretta 92 , (I think it's a 100 or 101) I would have grabbed it. But nowadays I'm not really in the market for any new semi-autos. The ex has her stuff, my children have theirs, and I have mine.
A good friend loves his small 9mm Taurus.
oc shooter
.223 Rem
not a bad revolver for the money bit rough compared to a smith but in my opinion worth the money
I had one of those 40 cal clones PT101 I think was the model number. It shot ok but after I had all the trouble with the revolvers I got rid of it too.
On the rare occasion when I am by the sales counter taking a break from smithing... I have observed this on a few occasions.
When people come to the gun shop to purchase their first gun, they either know exactly what they want or want to spend the least amount. They end up gravitating to a Taurus, my next line out of my mouth is always - "friends don't let friends buy a Taurus."
If they want cheap, I almost ALWAYS push the Beretta APX A1 carry over the Taurus variety.
Sorry for straying off topic.
My friend owns a Taurus Raging Hunter in 44 magnum and he loves it, his only complaint is the weird double lock on the cylinder. It's hard to mess up a revolver so I'm less critical of Taurus when it comes to their wheel guns. All I can say is stay away from their semi-autos, they are complete trash, half the time if there is an issue with their semi-autos they will just mail you a new one rather than repairing the issue.
When people come to the gun shop to purchase their first gun, they either know exactly what they want or want to spend the least amount. They end up gravitating to a Taurus, my next line out of my mouth is always - "friends don't let friends buy a Taurus."
If they want cheap, I almost ALWAYS push the Beretta APX A1 carry over the Taurus variety.
Sorry for straying off topic.
My friend owns a Taurus Raging Hunter in 44 magnum and he loves it, his only complaint is the weird double lock on the cylinder. It's hard to mess up a revolver so I'm less critical of Taurus when it comes to their wheel guns. All I can say is stay away from their semi-autos, they are complete trash, half the time if there is an issue with their semi-autos they will just mail you a new one rather than repairing the issue.
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Keyzard
.45 acp
I'll buck the "Taurus sucks" crowd here. I have a 4" in .357mag and a 2" snub in .38sp
A couple hundred rounds through each of them, no issues. Both accurate, the .357 has adjustable sights.
Guns are like music equipment. I remember when "friends don't let friends buy Behringer mixers" was the oft parroted call.
Now they are setting the audio world on its head.
A couple hundred rounds through each of them, no issues. Both accurate, the .357 has adjustable sights.
Guns are like music equipment. I remember when "friends don't let friends buy Behringer mixers" was the oft parroted call.
Now they are setting the audio world on its head.
Justincase
.308 Win
I have multiple Taurus’s. Both my TX22’s have functioned without fail. 100%. My G2C in 9mm, same thing. Only that gun and my VP9, one Glock 48 and CZ TSO have run without fail. I have a Taurus 856 2” 38+p that runs and shoots great. Taurus isn’t the crap of yesteryear, but they’re also not Smith & Wesson, although I have a few smiths that I’d swear were used when I bought them based on the finish. You won’t be disappointed with a Taurus revolver
TEOTWAWKI inc.
.338 Win Mag
I have the same (or similar) 856, as well as a TX22 compact. No complaints.
The revolver is a pocket gun for when I have to keep my shirt tucked in. It lives in the glove box the rest of the time.
I've known a number of professional gunsmiths over the years. Some taught me things, let me watch them work, so and so forth. A couple of them worked for the big box chain stores, so they did far less of any custom work or anything like that then they did mainly basic repairs and parts replacement on returns and issues with the high volume sale guns. They both told me that there were more returns/problems with Taurus handguns than anything else they sold. Their word meant a lot more to me than the word of random people on the internet and such.
In a long history of being a 'gun person', what I've heard mostly, from professionals and amateurs alike, is that the series of Beretta copies (PT-92, PT99, PT-100, PT-101) were the only pretty decent handguns Taurus really ever made, and I can tell you first hand that those have some flaws too. (I have an old pre-decocker PT-99 and it's actually pretty good in that's it's had a TON of rounds through it and runs fine, one of my first handguns, but there is some stuff like really cheap rollpins where the Berettas have solid ones.. stuff like that, but it works.)
Mind you though, that idea about them being the only good ones is pretty old info now, and I haven;t been 'in the loop' on anything newer in a good while. Still though, I personally wouldn't buy any other Taurus. That's me though.
I'm known (sorta) for my lockwork/trigger jobs on S&W revolvers, but I've never worked on a Taurus so I can't say much from that perspective.
In a long history of being a 'gun person', what I've heard mostly, from professionals and amateurs alike, is that the series of Beretta copies (PT-92, PT99, PT-100, PT-101) were the only pretty decent handguns Taurus really ever made, and I can tell you first hand that those have some flaws too. (I have an old pre-decocker PT-99 and it's actually pretty good in that's it's had a TON of rounds through it and runs fine, one of my first handguns, but there is some stuff like really cheap rollpins where the Berettas have solid ones.. stuff like that, but it works.)
Mind you though, that idea about them being the only good ones is pretty old info now, and I haven;t been 'in the loop' on anything newer in a good while. Still though, I personally wouldn't buy any other Taurus. That's me though.
I'm known (sorta) for my lockwork/trigger jobs on S&W revolvers, but I've never worked on a Taurus so I can't say much from that perspective.
1075tech
.338 Win Mag
Y only experience with Taurus is a M85 2" 38.
Fit and finish comparable to any S&W j-frame. Double action trigger pull not excessively heavy. I can constantly put 5 shots of 110s and 125s in a 6" circle at 15 yards.
I got it used though and I don't believe it was shot much by the previous owner. Just the faintest of a turn line on the cylinder.
Fit and finish comparable to any S&W j-frame. Double action trigger pull not excessively heavy. I can constantly put 5 shots of 110s and 125s in a 6" circle at 15 yards.
I got it used though and I don't believe it was shot much by the previous owner. Just the faintest of a turn line on the cylinder.
Xae289
.223 Rem
My one buddy has a full sized Taurus 1911 that he swears by. I can't argue with it being a solid and reliable gun. When I handled it, I was very surprised to find how it was worn in with enough age and cycles to be as butter smooth as any good 1911.
My other buddy had a Judge. The action was gritty, it wasn't particularly accurate. It was a turn off for me from Taurus revolvers. Then when he ran into a problem with it, he sent it in to Taurus for work. It took them months to address the problem and after they did, it was lost/stolen in return shipping.
In terms of revolver durability, I would compare most of their lines best to S&Ws in the same weight class since they are kind of S&W revolver copies. Which means that no, they don't have a reputation for durability like Rugers, Dan Wessons, or BFRs.
Now if you look at the Raging Hunter series, those lock up on the rear and have a lock up latch on the crane. This system can apparently handle .500 Magnum with the much longer frame. I would imagine it could handle a steady diet of full-house .357 and .44 Mag indefinitely with such a solid locking system.
My other buddy had a Judge. The action was gritty, it wasn't particularly accurate. It was a turn off for me from Taurus revolvers. Then when he ran into a problem with it, he sent it in to Taurus for work. It took them months to address the problem and after they did, it was lost/stolen in return shipping.
In terms of revolver durability, I would compare most of their lines best to S&Ws in the same weight class since they are kind of S&W revolver copies. Which means that no, they don't have a reputation for durability like Rugers, Dan Wessons, or BFRs.
Now if you look at the Raging Hunter series, those lock up on the rear and have a lock up latch on the crane. This system can apparently handle .500 Magnum with the much longer frame. I would imagine it could handle a steady diet of full-house .357 and .44 Mag indefinitely with such a solid locking system.
Xae289
.223 Rem
Honestly, if it's just as a range toy, I would say to give a Raging Hunter a good look. They're heavy and ported, so they can mitigate recoil enough to keep long sessions of .357 or .44 Mag a lot of fun. They have decent sights and come standard with Picatinny rails, so you could easily add a red dot or handgun scope to them. You could shoot crazy heavy ammo like the Buffalo Bore .44 Mag +P+ because of the very strong lockup.
You have your choice of 8⅓", 6¾", or 5⅛" barrels, all of which make for a good time at the range with plenty of sight radius. If you ever got the itch to do so, you could certainly take it hunting.
The Tracker series is definitely more of a woods/hunting sidearm meant to be carried often and shot little. The rest of their lines are more like worse versions of S&W revolvers. And the Judge is a joke.
You have your choice of 8⅓", 6¾", or 5⅛" barrels, all of which make for a good time at the range with plenty of sight radius. If you ever got the itch to do so, you could certainly take it hunting.
The Tracker series is definitely more of a woods/hunting sidearm meant to be carried often and shot little. The rest of their lines are more like worse versions of S&W revolvers. And the Judge is a joke.
Taurus is one of those companies that is difficult to get a concensus on. Some of their models are considered gtg, some are considered garbage, most of their products suffer from suspect quality control but that isn't unique to Taurus by any means.
Their revolvers are good looking pieces that's for sure. Everything I have read indicates that if there is a problem they will take care of you............ eventually, turn around time can be long.
Their revolvers are good looking pieces that's for sure. Everything I have read indicates that if there is a problem they will take care of you............ eventually, turn around time can be long.