I have exactly 1 Taurus, and will make my own decisions on first hand experience.
My Taurus is a Tracker 425, .41 magnum 5 shot.
If S&W made this gun (A ported L- frame 5 shot 4" SA/DA .41 magnum) this would have been a great seller for them (I think.), and it would have been almost too awesome to shoot. The closest S&W came to making one of these is the night guard (N frame scandium), and that got discontinued rather quickly. The tracker was available in Titanium, also.
The Tracker has been 100%, and never had a problem.
I don't shoot it that well compared to my bigger magnums, but there is a price to pay for size and weight constraints.
It's limited to 210 grain bullets at 1300 fps and lower in the manual, and I have done my best to keep it in 1 piece.
The trigger is OK, but not anything like a S&W revolver.
Moral of the story, mine stays in the safe, and I've sold it and bought it back again. And then just keep it in the safe.
It's not a bad gun, by any means.
Taurus makes some stuff that is very innovative, and that nobody else makes. If it were just a little better, it would be perfect. But it's not quite right. If I knew what it needed, I would do it, but I just don't know what it needs to be perfect. Maybe it needs me to be better. Dunno.
They are in the value market segment, and they innovate. I'm glad they are out there innovating and keeping the big guys honest.
This is my opinion, and it's worth exactly what you paid for it.
My Taurus is a Tracker 425, .41 magnum 5 shot.
If S&W made this gun (A ported L- frame 5 shot 4" SA/DA .41 magnum) this would have been a great seller for them (I think.), and it would have been almost too awesome to shoot. The closest S&W came to making one of these is the night guard (N frame scandium), and that got discontinued rather quickly. The tracker was available in Titanium, also.
The Tracker has been 100%, and never had a problem.
I don't shoot it that well compared to my bigger magnums, but there is a price to pay for size and weight constraints.
It's limited to 210 grain bullets at 1300 fps and lower in the manual, and I have done my best to keep it in 1 piece.
The trigger is OK, but not anything like a S&W revolver.
Moral of the story, mine stays in the safe, and I've sold it and bought it back again. And then just keep it in the safe.
It's not a bad gun, by any means.
Taurus makes some stuff that is very innovative, and that nobody else makes. If it were just a little better, it would be perfect. But it's not quite right. If I knew what it needed, I would do it, but I just don't know what it needs to be perfect. Maybe it needs me to be better. Dunno.
They are in the value market segment, and they innovate. I'm glad they are out there innovating and keeping the big guys honest.
This is my opinion, and it's worth exactly what you paid for it.
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