are these revolvers any good?

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bspillman

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Rossi, EAA, Charter Arms. I read alot of mixed reviews on these. Im most curious about 357 models. I read alot of mixed reviews about taurus and i have a model 85 that has about 2500 rounds though it with zero issues. Im just curious if these are as good as taurus.
 
Im just curious if these are as good as taurus.
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Not setting the bar very high are you.... :)

There seem to be a lot of good reviews with Charter Arms on here, Rossi and Taurus seem to be pretty hit or miss with their QA. With both, if you get a good one, it is likely pretty good, if you get a bad one, it will be pretty bad. My Taurus was pretty bad.
 
Every where you go to check you will see mixed reviews on Rossi and Taurus. Some guns are ok, and some have problems.

Within the category of budget revolvers, I have never read anything bad about Charter Arms. A couple friends have them and they are happy. A Charter .38 or .357 is on my pawn shop shopping list.
 
I bought a used Charter Bulldog. While it did have to take a trip back to the factory, they had it back to me in two weeks flat and it's been fine ever since. Great little gun.
 
S&W and Colt ...really set the bar on double action revolvers over the years....and then Ruger came in, as a later entry...( and a lot of guys that really like S&W or Colt won't give a Ruger a 2nd look - they think its a very distant 3rd compared to either S&W or Colt ). So you have S&W and Colt ...and probably Ruger in that 3rd spot in terms of quality - but in most models of all 3 mfg's - you'll end up with a gun that will last for many generations ---even after the gun has had 50,000 or more rounds thru it.

Then you have all the rest - Taurus, Charter arms, Rossi, etc...and some are pretty good / some not so much ...but none of them are better than a very distant 4th ...even well behind Ruger. The real problem with all of them in this category ...is you can't tell which ones will be good - just by looking at them and holding them.../ so in my mind, its kind of a crap shoot.

Where in almost all cases - unless the gun has been " bubba'd " a S&W or a Colt is just a way better gun...( maybe even a Ruger )...and while they are also quite a bit more expensive / sometimes you get what you pay for.
 
I like my Taurus and my Rossi

I own a Taurus .38 and a Rossi 2" snubnose. At work I carry a S&W 686 but, I chose to buy Taurus and Rossi.
 
Someone once noted that all gun makers produce lemons, but that there are more lemon trees in Brazil than in Massachusetts or Arizona.

Jim
 
BigJimP is right. I don't expect my Bulldog to last a lifetime. With any luck it just might.

But as an affordable gun that is fired a few times every range trip and spends the rest of the time waiting in a holster, it works just fine. If it rusts or gets dented I won't sweat it too much. And if, God forbid, I have to use it and the police confiscate it, it's easily replaced.
 
I will not debate which is a better gun but I will state that I have carried a Rossi 462 for the last 6 or 7 years as my choice for daily carry. I have fired well over 3000 rounds of varied .38 and .357 through it without a single breakage or malfunction. The gun has also been my camping/fishing weapon as well, taking more than a couple of dunkings in my favorite fishing holes and getting dropped and rained on while riding my 'wing, and the finish looks as good as it the day I bought it. I woudn't trade it for all of the S&W's and Rugers east of the Mississippi. I own other guns, both revolvers and autos, but I choose to carry my Rossi.
 
I think Rossi is now actually owned by Taurus. I don't know if that changes anything. It doesn't change much as far as I'm concerned.
 
I am rather conservative by nature. Therefore, I choose to spend the initial extra and eliminated my experience with lower quality products particularly hazardous or potentially life dependent ones. I can not say whether the handguns you mentioned are good or not since I choose not to risk my money or life on them.

It amazes me why folks want to rehash low cost handguns. Think in terms of lifecycle cost vs. purchase price. In this way, you can always say a S&W, Beretta, Sig or other quality handguns cost you less to own than the ones you mentioned. :rolleyes:
 
I would much rather use my S&W 66, than my Taurus 85 if a situation arose. However, I do carry each at different times. Depends on where I'm going and time fo day.
 
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