Does your Taurus lock itself?

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Zander

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There are credible reports of Taurus revolvers locking themselves while operators are firing them.

If this happened to you and you decided to disable the lock, how did you do it?

This is no rhetorical query...there are Tauri w/locks in my household and I will not tolerate a non-reliable firearm.
 
I have two Taurus handguns and have never had the occurance of the lock engaging itself. Been shooting Taurus handguns since they came out with the locks and like I said, I never had one engage the locking mechanism on its own.
 
I just got a Taurus 85 UL and the thing I like least about it is the lock. It still has less than 100 rounds through it, but it has never locked by itself. I am always a little bit concerned that it might, though.

I never use the lock, only tested it when I first got it to make sure it worked.

I wouldn't mind disabling the lock, especially if I was going to carry it.
 
My 415 and 425 have been fine.
A customer's 357 locked up at the range.
The gunsmith and I looked at it and suggested she send it back to Taurus.
That is all I know.
 
My Taurus 605 .357 mag has never locked itself. I also have never seen any Taurus gun do it or know anyone outside the internet to claim to have seen this happen.

If it does, or I find out it may be a real danger, I'll take the internet trick I've learned elsewhere to my Taurus - That's a drill bit the same size as the locking peice. Drill it out and fill the hole with JB Weld. Messy, Ugly, Defacing, but if the thing's really gonna lock up when you need it - Neccessary. Thankfully - as far as I'm concerned - it hasn't proven so yet.
 
Aside from just "shooting without fail" I would want assurance that it would function properly when on either side, upside down, straight up, straight down and all angles in between.

Can't always pick the defensive shooting stance of our choice.

Sam
 
I have put around 500 rounds through a friend's 66 and several times the cylinder has refused to turn.

I don't think that it's the lock, because I've been able to shake the cylinder a bit and then everything is OK.
 
OK Ill be the first...I shoot a Casull Raging Bull on occasion and it DOES lock its self. Last week we took a freind shooting who was a bit apprehensive about the Casull...never fired one...it locked on him...not to impressive. I have heard of the lighter 357's doing it also...but I cant attest this gun does it.

Shoot well
 
Our member, denfoote, has posted of this

happening to his Taurus. His was the first confirmed report I've read. There was an anecdote over on John Farnam's site awhile ago, also.
 
My Rossi 972 (taurus equivalent?)has never locked itself,and i personally think this is a good feature for non-gun types to have around the house if they have children.
 
This problem seems to be with more powerful Tauri in .357 or more. Has anyone heard of a Taurus .38 special locking by itself?
 
No, not on either of mine.....

I own the Taurus Mod 85 and 605 and have not had this occur.
However, I have heard of one instance where the locking mechanism simply came undone and fell out, which did not disable the gun but simply prohibited it from being locked again. For those worried about it, a gunsmith or anyone with a little mechanical ingenuity, can remove the locking button and take care of the possibility of accidentally locking the gun at an inopportune time.
 
Maybe they're working toward a handgun that locks itself after every shot, sort of like double guns have automatic safeties that are applied when you break the gun open?

VERY useful features... :rolleyes:
 
Couldn't one simply lok-tite it unlocked? This should have the advantage of preventing the lock from "self-engaging" without physically modifying the gun in such a way that you void the warranty.
 
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