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hey guys, buying my wife a new gun, she likes revolvers, but this is for her carry gun, so we were looking for something lightweight. i stumbled across a good sale on a "taurus protector .357". we def wanted a .38 spl so i dont need to change powder or primers from my 9mm's, and this has a good lightweight frame. who here has experience with the new polymer frames? do they hold up? she probably puts less than 1k a year through her guns, and will prob put even less through this one. she likes the look and weight and i like the price, so i'm hoping to hear good things about this gun. please only ppl that actually have some experience or at least second hand experience with polymer frames.

p.s. i am getting it brand new for 289$ on a two-day sale.

http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=779&category=Revolver&toggle=tr&breadcrumbseries=PR2
 
really good price. However are you able to actually handle the gun or dry fire it with snap caps?

Good reviews on them from the bigger gun magazines. Popular. most like with 38 specials. However the taurus plastic revolvers shine because you still have the option of changing out the grips if you need to.

However if you can dry fire it first, do so. The only one ive had experience with in a gunstore needed two fingers to work DA.
 
i played with it, trigger didnt seem nearly as long as my DAO's. i'm more just concerned with polymer frame holding up through the years
 
I have a Poly Protector 38 and really enjoy the gun. Have run about 250 rounds through it. Outdoors the fiber optic front sight is great. Indoor it is of little value. Recoil is not as bad as a friends S&W 38 bodyguard. That is because the Taurus has 1 more finger groove that helps with recoil. CC is in a Blackhawk pocket holster. I am not sorry I bought one.
 
Price is the only reason I'd look at this. A good price would weigh against my feeling that that is one ugly piece of hardware.

If you're looking for a light weight gun, there are plenty of more traditional metal revolvers in that weight range.

I'm interested to hear how well it works. I have a stainless 605 that I like a lot.
 
hardly any recoil. used the federal .38 LRN factory. probably the most pleasant pistol i have ever shot. but then i havent shot a bunch of pricier guns. but this is way easier to shoot than my 9mm semi's
 
I had a polymer revolver, a SW Bodyguard .38 spl. I tried to like it. I really did. But it had no soul. It gave its life for a steel revolver with a soul.
 
If I was going to buy a poly revolver it would probably be a Ruger LCR. Something inside me screams that there is something wrong with a poly revolver, but a lot of the people that get the Ruger LCR love it. It's a featherweight of a revolver, and Rugers tend to be very reliable.

I have a Taurus that has never failed to fire when I pulled the trigger, but a lot of people have not been so lucky. If it works, it will probably work pretty well. I would want to put a 300-400 rounds through it before I fully trusted it as a self defense option.
 
I got a Ruger LCR for my wife. She liked how small and light it is. I wouldn't call it "pleasant" to shoot but the only revolver I can compare it to is my GP100, which barely moves when shooting .38. However, for its intended purpose it is great. My GP100 doesn't fit in my pocket.:D
 
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