I've been wanting a .454 Casull....

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Farmalljon

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I'm thinking of buying a Taurus Raging Bull in .454 casull. 8.5" barrel, stainless. I know the Super Redhawk is bulletproof, but for the same money I like the looks of the Raging Bull so much better. How's the reliability/strength on the Raging Bull? Anyone have any comments good or bad on this gun?
 
My friend sold his third Raging Bull after it had been back to the factory and replaced twice already. I think you'd be happier with a Ruger.
 
I've owned 3 Raging Bulls, 2 454 and 1 500. All were accurate, brute strong,reliable, and unlike the fugly super redhawk, good looking. The 454 kills deer like a death ray, and in 5", my first choice of the breed. The 500 was so big it needed wheels.
 
Farnalljon:

For some reason Taurus has a bad reputation that I find not ture. After I retired from the Marine Corps I sold guns for twenty years. I sold many Taurus pistols and revolver. My return for repair was no greater than the more prestegous firearms manufactures. In all my years of retail selling I never sent back a Raging Bull for repairl







Semper Fi.

Gunnery sergeant
Clifford L. Hughes
USMC Retired
 
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My first Raging Bull developed a timing problem. I could not pull the trigger unless I tipped the hammer back 1/8th inch first. No big deal, but it got old. Otherwise, the Raging Bull is a beast that I really enjoyed. It is better looking than the Ruger and Freedom Arms IMO.
 
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I had a desire for a .454 Casull since reading about it back in the '70's This desire never let off until I gave in a couple years ago and bought a Freedom Arms field grade. I have a Leopold Vari-X 2.5-8 with it that i haven't used yet.
My decision on the Freedom Arms was all about having a full powered .454Casull.

Look at the ballistics for the factory ammunition and the reloading books.
With a FA revolver I can use FA reloading data and shoot it at the ballistics it was designed to.
Freedom Arms Data;
If a single action isn't your thing maybe look to the S&W 460.
But its you call, just my $0.02 ;)
 
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You know, all you guys with all the flawless RB's...I have to wonder how much it actually gets shot and how much it sits in the safe.

My raging bull has been flawless for 10 years, but I havent shot it in 5 years!:D
My friend used to shoot his a lot, developed problems. From the sound of it, reticle shot his a lot. Hmmm.
 
You know, all you guys with all the flawless RB's...I have to wonder how much it actually gets shot and how much it sits in the safe.
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I shoot mine frequently. Not as frequently as I'd like, but only because ammo isn't as cheap as it used to be. ;-)
 
I shoot my flawless Raging Bull as well as my .22 Magnum Tracker, my 357 Tracker,and my .22 tracker, regularly at the range and will easily shoot 500 rnds in one trip with the RB. I hunt with it every deer season and after deer season goes out, I hunt hogs with it the rest of the winter time. So it aint no safe beauty! It gets shot a lot and never a problem with it or any of the other Taurus revolvers I own now or in the past. The Raging bull is as good as any of the other overpriced supposed top name revolvers, but looks better IMO than a lot of them. Those poor old flat sided barreled Smiths are just plain UGLY! I think the reputation of Taurus being so bad is overdramatized by most. I don't know about their customer service cause I have never had to use them but their revolvers , like I said before, are good as any!
 
The full powered loads hurt. I shoot a 480 Ruger in the summer prior to hunting season until I am good enough out to 100 yds. But, I don't consider the SRH fun to shoot beyond about 6 rounds. I believe I would feel the same way about the 454.

As far as Taurus goes... the Raging Bull is a nice looking revolver. I would have purchased it in 480 Ruger if it were available when I opted to buy.
 
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