I fell in love,,, with a Taurus of all things.

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aarondhgraham

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I fell in love,,,
With a Taurus of all things.

Sunday wasn't too cold so I hit the range for some plinking.

I was shooting my new Uberti Cattleman's SA clone in .22 LR,,,
It's a very pleasant gun for informal tin can shooting.

The gentleman to my right expressed interest in it,,,
So I allowed him to shoot several cylinders,,,
Then he offered me his Taurus model 94.

I've never had good experience with Taurus revolvers,,,
The two new ones I have purchased were dogs,,,
But I figured, "what the heck." and shot his.

I offered to buy it from him right then and there.

His gun was a 5" Blue version,,,
I was hitting like I was Annie Oakley with it,,,
The amazing part was the DA trigger was very light and crisp.

I wish I would have had my Model 18 out there for comparison,,,
But shooting his gun felt just like shooting my S&W's.

I offered him $300 for it right then and there,,,
I thought he would counter offer,,,
But he said it wasn't for sale.

He's had the gun for over 8 years,,,
He thought his dad was the original owner from around 2002-2003.

I loved that 5" full lug barrel,,,
And the very non-Taurus like trigger.

He swore up and down it had never been worked on,,,
But that over the years it was shot quite a lot,,,
He and his younger brother all used it.

So now I'm going to be on the lookout for a 5" Model 94,,,
Not so much hunting one down as just being aware.

No one could have been more surprised by this gun than I was,,,
I almost wish I had offered him a Four Hundred Dollar bill.

Aarond

P.S. What is involved in a kitchen-table trigger job?

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The amazing part was the DA trigger was very light and crisp.

He swore up and down it had never been worked on,,,
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somebody done somethin'. not to say it's unpossible, but that's absolutely contrary to every bit of internet gunboard hearsay I have ever read about that model.
 
Simple main spring change and cutting one loop out of the trigger return spring.
We did this to a friend's mod 94 with a noticeable improvement.
 
No one was more surprised than I was,,,

somebody done somethin'. not to say it's unpossible,
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The way the gentleman was talking about it's history,,,
The pistol had just been fired a lot and was "well broken in".

Or, it could have been the one decent model 94 ever produced. :confused:

What I do know is that full-lug 5" barrel,,,
Really felt balanced in my hand,,,
And, I was hitting with it.

I don't trust Taurus' quality control,,,
So I won't ever buy a new revolver from them.

But if I can ever find a good deal on a used one,,,
I might take the chance if I could shoot it first.

In the past year I've passed 2-3 of that 5" version at gun show tables,,,
I'm going to start paying more attention now,,,
See if I can't find a decent used one.

Aarond

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A couple of months ago at a gun show I picked up a like new Taurus 4 inch barreled stainless Tracker with the intention of selling it and making a buck. I thought what heck I`ll shoot it and clean it and then put it up for sale. NOT,its a keeper. One very good shooting gun. It stays at home.
 
I have owned several Taurus gus and never had a single problem with any of them. I don't have any now but I am on the lookout for another 4" Tracker 44 mag to replace the one I stupidly sold. I sold it because it had the ported barrel that I did not like. I guess I could live with it on second thought.

I have owned 4 model 85s. Every one of them shot to the sights and never miss fired or gave the least problem. The 3" version did spit a little powder at the barrel gap.

I would buy anothe Taurus product. I wouldn't buy off the internet though. Any I buy I want to hold in my hand and look at first.
 
I've owned one Taurus, dog. I sold them at a BPS store, we sent more than a few back for warranty service. not a fan but if I could shoot it first and make sure it works, I'd be open to a 92 or a .22 revolver. It's like some are good some are bad. 50/50 chance.
 
I kind of like Taurus for their innovations. I don't like most of the innovations but I like the fact somebody is out there putting out some weird stuff...Raging Bull, Judge and the seriously weird Curve...

I've shot some nice Taurus guns. (I've also shot some nice Llama guns.) So they're out there.

Would I recommend them? Well.......I think you're more likely to get a good S&W or Ruger so for a new shooter or somebody that wants to buy 'one gun' maybe not-but like I said, I've experienced nice Tauri too.

For all the Tauri haters out there saying the guns are inconsistent, well inconsistent COULD mean some of 'em come off the line as sweet shooting guns with nice trigger pulls.

(Plus they 'corrected' the 'mistake' Beretta made on the 92 safety.) :D
 
Sounds like you "fell in love" . . . :D

I've never owned a Taurus and probably never will unless it's something like you're talking about. Sounds like it had enough use that everything on it just felt good together? (Not picking on Taurus - my old Smiths feel that way from being used).

Your story about the Taurus sort of made me reminisce about my school days. I was the one who always sat int he ack of the room hoping the teacher wouldn't call on me. :D That didn't always work but when I did get called on . . "every once in a while I got the answer right". :roll eyes: Sounds like on that pistol all the parts just blended well together?

I know Taurus gets some hard knocks but I've known fellows who wouldn't part with theirs for love nor money. It will at least give you something to be on the lookout for and hopefully you'll run across one that's just as sweet! Good luck! :)
 
Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Taurus can make a very good pistol, just not consistently. If you haven't already memorized Jim March's revolver checkout, do so (or at least print it out for reference). If it passes those tests, it's a good gun, no matter who makes it.
 
The Internet told me that the Ruger GP-100's trigger is terrible. Fortunately, I have a GP-141 and its trigger is great.
 
Did it have wooden grips?

I once owned a really nice Taurus Model 94 from back in the early/mid 90's, I forget exactly when it was made. Back when they used wooden grips anyway. That gun was as nice as any revolver I've ever owned. Fit, finish, trigger, you name it. All the Taurus' I've owned from back then were nice.

The newer ones, with the rubber grips...not so much.
 
Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Taurus can make a very good pistol, just not consistently. If you haven't already memorized Jim March's revolver checkout, do so (or at least print it out for reference). If it passes those tests, it's a good gun, no matter who makes it.
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This has been my observation as well. I've bought S&Ws sight unseen once or twice, but never a Taurus. I had a really nice 66, and I have a great 431. My 94 though was a lump :p . I should have performed Jim March's checkout on it, even though it was new. Lesson learned.

Were I looking for a used 94, I'd invest in some A-Zoom .22 snap caps and take them with me. Maybe the owner would allow you to dry fire it. In my experience, most 94s are most memorable for their rough, stiff DA triggers.
 
"In my experience, most 94s are most memorable for their rough, stiff DA triggers."

That sounds like the one I had, even with Wolff springs. It was new, with wooden grips, from about 1997. I got rid of it.
 
DaleA wrote: "For all the Tauri haters out there saying the guns are inconsistent, well inconsistent COULD mean some of 'em come off the line as sweet shooting guns with nice trigger pulls."

I have been one of those saying that Taurus production is not consistent. But DaleA is perfectly correct, and there are many Taurus guns that are excellent and give good service. It just seems like there are too many of the other kind.

Jim
 
I have that same Taurus, or a very similar one. It's a small frame 22 revolver with a thick barrel about 5" long. I bought it new about 15 years ago. The trigger isn't great, but I have never had any sort of malfunction from it.

I have about a dozen Taurii. One broke and they fixed it for free. The others have been fine. A few have really nice triggers, such as my 38 and my 357. Most have so-so triggers, like the 22.
 
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I've had two Taurus Revolvers. The Raging Bull in 44mag, which I actually loved the gun, the muzzle brake was functional and I felt it DID help a ton. But someone wanted it ALOT so I sold it to them. At a hefty sum of course. Then there was the gun I greatly DESPISED, the 4" model 94. The trigger pull was terrible and it was not very accurate if you ask me. Then I acquired the 929 and well the Taurus found a new home. That 929 made a fool out of that 94 at the range no matter the ammo put through them both.
 
^^^ That shows why you have to be cautious when buying the 94 in particular. They are typically great or terrible, with a handful in between.

"In my experience, most 94s are most memorable for their rough, stiff DA triggers."

That sounds like the one I had, even with Wolff springs. It was new, with wooden grips, from about 1997. I got rid of it.
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Generally, as long as the action is smooth, has little takeup, minimal over travel and a clean break, I could care less about pull weight.

My 94 was another story. Each time I squeezed that trigger, it felt like there were little blasted trigger trolls living inside the frame, beatin' and framin' against the internals the whole time, desperately trying to keep the hammer from dropping! :D
 
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