New Taurus Ti .45 Colt
- Thread starter JerryM
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I have a Taurus Total Titanium Model 85 38 snubbie. So far it has performed perfectly. Very light, good quality, and it ALWAYS gets compliments at the range.
I holster it in a simple black Uncle Mikes hip holster.
Oh, don't shoot leaded ammo has leaded ammo really gets the ports and front sight dirty.
The Ti series are very cool guns, and I highly recomend them.
I holster it in a simple black Uncle Mikes hip holster.
Oh, don't shoot leaded ammo has leaded ammo really gets the ports and front sight dirty.
The Ti series are very cool guns, and I highly recomend them.
Steve Smith
New member
I had a Ti in .45 Colt. Some parts I liked, others I didn't.
I liked:
The weight
the caliber
the way it shot
the accuracy
I didn't like:
That it was billed as a +P rated gun but would lock up every time I shot heavy loads (Corbon personal protection loads)
The b/c gap was too tight and made the cylinder lock up after a lot of shooting.
I sent it back and Taurus made the b/c gap better, but it would still lock up under heavy loads (not related to b/c gap).
I sold it. My next gun will probably be a short barrelled Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley in .45 Colt. It will handle the loads.
I liked:
The weight
the caliber
the way it shot
the accuracy
I didn't like:
That it was billed as a +P rated gun but would lock up every time I shot heavy loads (Corbon personal protection loads)
The b/c gap was too tight and made the cylinder lock up after a lot of shooting.
I sent it back and Taurus made the b/c gap better, but it would still lock up under heavy loads (not related to b/c gap).
I sold it. My next gun will probably be a short barrelled Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley in .45 Colt. It will handle the loads.
I have the 617Ti .357 magnum. Light-weight, accurate and super controllable. Don't let any of those guys who have never shot a Taurus To revolver tell you how "it would really hurt, blah blah blah...".
Well, trust me...it doesn't!!!!I could put as rounds as I wanted in a session and never be sore. I'm sure it would be the same with the .44 and .45. It's comforatble and controllable, but you can feel the power
. The combination of the porting and grips does an AWESOME job.
Besides, the advantages of titanium are pretty BIG:
chemically inert- will not corrode
lighter than steel
stronger than steel
extremely high cool factor
I know I'm being long winded, but I have owned several Smith & Wessons and Colts. Don't get me wrong, they were excellent guns, but I have been just thrilled with my Taurus. I have wanted one of these ever since they first came out - and when I finally got one, I was NOT dissapointed.
Also do I need to mention comparative price? For what you are getting I think it is dirt cheap.
This gun goes with me everywhere.
Well, trust me...it doesn't!!!!I could put as rounds as I wanted in a session and never be sore. I'm sure it would be the same with the .44 and .45. It's comforatble and controllable, but you can feel the power
. The combination of the porting and grips does an AWESOME job.Besides, the advantages of titanium are pretty BIG:
chemically inert- will not corrode
lighter than steel
stronger than steel
extremely high cool factor
I know I'm being long winded, but I have owned several Smith & Wessons and Colts. Don't get me wrong, they were excellent guns, but I have been just thrilled with my Taurus. I have wanted one of these ever since they first came out - and when I finally got one, I was NOT dissapointed.
Also do I need to mention comparative price? For what you are getting I think it is dirt cheap.
This gun goes with me everywhere.
Well, I guess my post doesn't mean anything since my revolver is obviously inferior and poorly made according to WESHOOT2.
WESHOOT2 may have gotten a lemon, which can happen in ANY make including Ruger.
The "Taurus is crap, Ruger rules, Smith is crap, Colt rules, etc etc......" Is very immature in my opinion. I get tired of seeing those kind of posts.
They all make excellent products....I have owned them ALL.
Some people get a lemon somtimes...in ANY make -it happens.
Get over it.
WESHOOT2 may have gotten a lemon, which can happen in ANY make including Ruger.
The "Taurus is crap, Ruger rules, Smith is crap, Colt rules, etc etc......" Is very immature in my opinion. I get tired of seeing those kind of posts.
They all make excellent products....I have owned them ALL.
Some people get a lemon somtimes...in ANY make -it happens.
Get over it.
JerryM
Yes they are the same frame. The only holster that I have for it right now is an Uncle Mike's IWB holster.
(Works pretty good too)
I know that FIST makes some nice leather that includes the Taurus line of Ti frames. Been looking at these pretty hard.
http://www.fist-inc.com/holsters/index.htm
You may also want to try Bianchi. They have the Tauruses listed as av for many of thier holsters.
http://www.bianchi-intl.com/
Hope this helps!
Yes they are the same frame. The only holster that I have for it right now is an Uncle Mike's IWB holster.
(Works pretty good too)
I know that FIST makes some nice leather that includes the Taurus line of Ti frames. Been looking at these pretty hard.
http://www.fist-inc.com/holsters/index.htm
You may also want to try Bianchi. They have the Tauruses listed as av for many of thier holsters.
http://www.bianchi-intl.com/
Hope this helps!
Besides which, Ruger doesn't make a snub-nose .45 Colt. As far as I know, Taurus is the only one. Taurus seems to innovate a lot more than most, now that I think about it. This could explain some of their engineering problems. When was the last time Ruger did anything radical?
Doc Hudson
New member
Jerry,
Let me suggest you visit the http://www.sixgunner.com message board and post a question for Tinker.
Tinker has a Taurus .45 LC as his primary CCW piece. I know he recently bought a new holster for it, but do not remember the style or maker. Tinker has had lots of good things to say about his Taurus. I'd buy one myself if I could find one in the gun cases to see how I like the feel.
Doc
Let me suggest you visit the http://www.sixgunner.com message board and post a question for Tinker.
Tinker has a Taurus .45 LC as his primary CCW piece. I know he recently bought a new holster for it, but do not remember the style or maker. Tinker has had lots of good things to say about his Taurus. I'd buy one myself if I could find one in the gun cases to see how I like the feel.
Doc
Biathlonman
New member
What kind of frame size do these guns have. I am assuming about a S&W L frame, but wondered what your thoughts were.