Is Anyone Planning On Getting The Taurus "View"?

The idea of a transparent side plate is neat, for gunsmithing a problem.
I've made a few to help figure out why a gun stubbornly refuses to cooperate.
But as a permanent part of the gun, not so neat.
It probably wouldn't take too long for it to get so scratched up or damaged by solvents to become opaque instead of transparent, anyway.
 
Garycw said:
...that grip is hideous looking
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Not only is it hideous-looking, it's so small that I would be afraid that the gun would go flying the first time I lit off a 158gr .38Spl+P round. :eek:

Who at Taurus thought it would be a good idea to use the (dinky) grip dimensions of a S&W .32 Double Action or an H&R Young America Double Action on a 9-oz. revolver that can fire a cartridge with up to 3 times the muzzle energy of .32 S&W?!? :rolleyes:
 
That's pretty horrendous, but I will offer a different angle than everyone seems to be taking.

Taurus makes a lot of crazy stuff. Most of them don't get produced for long, but I think it's terrific that we've got at least one big gun maker that doesn't have (seemingly?) any self-imposed limits on what can or should be tried.

Taurus hit a home run with the Judge. (yeah, I loathe it also)
But the Judge proved to Taurus (and others...) that taking chances sometimes pays off.

This is the gunmaker that introduced a revolving carbine. .30 Carbine double-action revolver. Same revolver in .22 Hornet.

Taurus has guts. Again, back to the Judge. (yes, I still hate it)
Now who might EVER have predicted that an extremely mediocre gun with entirely sketchy actual, tangible use would have gotten -SO- irrationally successful as to actually push the stodgy Smith & Wesson and force them to answer the huge market with their Governor?

I don't know all, and I have no crystal ball, but without the Taurus Judge, the S&W Governor would NEVER have been built. The guy who suggested it to R&D would have been shipped out of Springfield for counseling.

This "View" revolver is hideous, but yeah... I'll give Taurus credit (again!) for doing crazy stuff and actually making guns that nobody else would even consider.
 
^^^ that was a solid post there Sevens^^^

It also occurred to me at least you can see what breaks!!
 
If they make them Cal legal hell yes I'll consider buying one! They weigh in a NINE (9) ounces for Pete's sake! Who wouldn't want a 9 ounce, 5 shot, revolver?
If you don't like the clear side plate, PAINT IT!
 
buy it??? um probably not... but ummm... maybe :confused:

a couple things I do like... the clear side plate can show you the condition ( lint accumulation ??? ) of the works... if it'll stay clear enough with gun lube, & possibly parts rubbing on the inside... I don't know, but in theory... I don't mind it...

... & even though I'm a big guy, I have come to appreciate the light weight guns... after all, these are designed to carry often, & shoot not as much... I love my S&W air lite & air weight revolvers... the grip is most often what would print in a revolver like this... I'm betting it's no harder to hold onto than the typical pocket 9 or 380, or one of those little Glocks in bigger calibers like 45 ACP

one thought though... it might look cool, if the guts were all engraved like a vintage pocket watch... perhaps that might help it over come some of the ugly :)
 
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New? No.
Used - You bet! Light 5 shot revolver that looks like a skeleton watch. Sounds kinda cool. As long as it shoots well, and is reliable (as all my Taurus guns have been) nothing wrong with a little gimmick fun in the gun world. Just because it isn't boring doesn't make it a bad thing. But it seems gun guys like boring (Glock love, Beretta Neos hate)
 
The frame size is the same as the model 85. All they did was put a tiny grip frame on and 1 " barrel. The sideplate will cloud up the first time the gun is oiled. I would prefer a metal side plate for wear purposes. Taurus does build some innovative guns. This one is not very innovative, though.
 
ruger came out with the 30 carbine revolver before taurus did..but i would love to have a raging 30 revolver...
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Ruger, however, never made a .30 Carbine chambered double action revolver with a swing-out cylinder.

Huge, huge difference.

Likewise, Kimball made a semi-auto .30 Carbine pistol long before AMT ever did, but the Kimball had a "feature" that most don't want in their guns. :eek::p
 
I have several discontinued guns that could be considered collectable...

practical ones like my S&W Air Weight 32 H&R Magnum J Frame, & my S&W Air Lite 44 Special... those two have "real" value... I do have a Taurus Raging Hornet, & while it is discontinued, it had maybe "as new" value, before I used it for a custom... so I doubt the "View" would ever have more than new price value, after it was used, even after it was discontinued
 
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