Proud Taurus Owners
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I started a seperate thread with this review, but I guess you can say I am a proud Taurus owner!
Hey guys I have picked up my first 2 Taurus handguns in the last couple of weeks and wanted to share some quick results. The new guns are a TCP 738 380 acp and a Judge Public Defender 45/410.
TCP:
125 rounds of my reloaded ammo (95 gr RN lead cast with 3.8 - 4.1 gr Unique)
1 stovepipe. The stovepipe was on a mag I was shooting 1 handed to see how it feed. Accuracy was a little better than expected. I also have a Kel Tec P3AT and the TCP seemed to have less recoil. It also has a really nice trigger.
Judge
150 rounds of my reloaded 45 Colt (230 gr RNFP 7.1 gr Unique {50} 7.6 gr unique {50} and 8.1 gr Unique {50}).
Cylinder did lock up 1 time. This was a result of a primer not seated deep enough. I attempted to run the same round through a Ruger Blackhawk and locked it up also. I also learned not to try that again, because getting the cylinder out on the SA Ruger with it was a PITA. Accuracy was very good with the 8.1 gr loads and pretty good with the 7.1 & 7.6 loads. I was actually suprised with the accuracy. everybody talks about how the Judge is a bad 45 colt gun. I also have a 7.5" Ruger Vaquero and a 4 5/8" Ruger Blackhawk. The accuracy is not as good as the 7.5" Vaquero, but I shot this 2" Judge on par with the 4 5/8 Blackhawk at about 20'. The 7.1 & 7.6 gr were very nice to shoot. The 8.1 loads had noticably stouter recoil but not too bad. The Judge also has a really nice DA trigger and the fiber optic front sight is nice
I did not shoot paper targets. I was shooting at empty 16 oz energy drink cans. So I do not have any groups to report. The first time I take a gun out, I like to just plink with it to get a feel for it and check for malfunctions.
All in all, I was impressed with both. They both seem well made. Judge locks up nicely and both guns have very nice DA triggers. I am very suprised with the triggers to be honest.
Like I said I have never owned a Taurus before but I did not have any aprehension buying one though. Lots of people bash them but my research shows most bashing is second hand accounts (most not all). Storoes of people they know with bad Taurus, not their own. I got both on sale from Sportman's Wharehouse and were at a price I felt I could take a chance on.
Judge NIB $379
TCP 738 NIB $199
I enjoy shooting pocket pistols and kinda have a thing for little guns, so the TCP for $199 was a no brainer. I got the Judge because, .... well because. Sorta got it (laugh if you want) for my friends to shoot. I have a few buddies who are big time hunters, but not really into handguns. When we get into handgun conversations they all seem to bring up the Judge. How they would like to have one, how their uncle has one ect. I figured it would be nice to have one for when they come over. In a way i would like to get them more into handguns and if shooting my Judge will get them shooting handguns with me, then I think that is a good thing.
Hey guys I have picked up my first 2 Taurus handguns in the last couple of weeks and wanted to share some quick results. The new guns are a TCP 738 380 acp and a Judge Public Defender 45/410.
TCP:
125 rounds of my reloaded ammo (95 gr RN lead cast with 3.8 - 4.1 gr Unique)
1 stovepipe. The stovepipe was on a mag I was shooting 1 handed to see how it feed. Accuracy was a little better than expected. I also have a Kel Tec P3AT and the TCP seemed to have less recoil. It also has a really nice trigger.
Judge
150 rounds of my reloaded 45 Colt (230 gr RNFP 7.1 gr Unique {50} 7.6 gr unique {50} and 8.1 gr Unique {50}).
Cylinder did lock up 1 time. This was a result of a primer not seated deep enough. I attempted to run the same round through a Ruger Blackhawk and locked it up also. I also learned not to try that again, because getting the cylinder out on the SA Ruger with it was a PITA. Accuracy was very good with the 8.1 gr loads and pretty good with the 7.1 & 7.6 loads. I was actually suprised with the accuracy. everybody talks about how the Judge is a bad 45 colt gun. I also have a 7.5" Ruger Vaquero and a 4 5/8" Ruger Blackhawk. The accuracy is not as good as the 7.5" Vaquero, but I shot this 2" Judge on par with the 4 5/8 Blackhawk at about 20'. The 7.1 & 7.6 gr were very nice to shoot. The 8.1 loads had noticably stouter recoil but not too bad. The Judge also has a really nice DA trigger and the fiber optic front sight is nice
I did not shoot paper targets. I was shooting at empty 16 oz energy drink cans. So I do not have any groups to report. The first time I take a gun out, I like to just plink with it to get a feel for it and check for malfunctions.
All in all, I was impressed with both. They both seem well made. Judge locks up nicely and both guns have very nice DA triggers. I am very suprised with the triggers to be honest.
Like I said I have never owned a Taurus before but I did not have any aprehension buying one though. Lots of people bash them but my research shows most bashing is second hand accounts (most not all). Storoes of people they know with bad Taurus, not their own. I got both on sale from Sportman's Wharehouse and were at a price I felt I could take a chance on.
Judge NIB $379
TCP 738 NIB $199
I enjoy shooting pocket pistols and kinda have a thing for little guns, so the TCP for $199 was a no brainer. I got the Judge because, .... well because. Sorta got it (laugh if you want) for my friends to shoot. I have a few buddies who are big time hunters, but not really into handguns. When we get into handgun conversations they all seem to bring up the Judge. How they would like to have one, how their uncle has one ect. I figured it would be nice to have one for when they come over. In a way i would like to get them more into handguns and if shooting my Judge will get them shooting handguns with me, then I think that is a good thing.
Three out of four
I have had 3 Taurus/Rossi pistols; PT 1911, PT 111 Pro and a Rossi .38 snub. The 111 Pro turned into a brick, but the other two have been perfect. Love the revolvers and the 1911. The PT 1911 is my house gun.
Sold the snubby and picked up something something else. I have also shot a Rossi .357 3". Good solid revolver.
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"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."
- Winston Churchill
I have had 3 Taurus/Rossi pistols; PT 1911, PT 111 Pro and a Rossi .38 snub. The 111 Pro turned into a brick, but the other two have been perfect. Love the revolvers and the 1911. The PT 1911 is my house gun.
Sold the snubby and picked up something something else. I have also shot a Rossi .357 3". Good solid revolver.
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"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."
- Winston Churchill
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Bamashooter
New member
I have a PT-145 and a PT-111. Both have been great guns. Taurus has improved over the past few years in quality in my opinion. I would like to get the 1911 model sometime this year. I also wish they would come on with the carbine.
?Not sure. My step father was shooting it and the slide just would not move. I wasn't all that happy with it anyway, so I just sold it the gun show rather than invest the time to figure out what was wrong.
Used the money towards a Glock26.
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"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."
- Winston Churchill
Used the money towards a Glock26.
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"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."
- Winston Churchill
Thing of absolute beauty. For me, it's the 92 & 1911 platforms that speak to me like beutiful women & fine wine (and actually quite less expensive even in the long-run
.) With these two models, I took some time to find a pair of attrative wood grips as well (atypical for me though I do have some beautiful furniture on a few of my shotguns). I think that though the PT-92 represents your traditional classic design (along with their 1911), many of Taurus' newer designs are 'cutting-edge.'Edited to add and somewhat off-topic but I must include as well the Browning Hi-Power (hats off to the late-great John Moses Browning!). I have shot the Hi-Power many times but have procrastinated in purchasing one to add to my modest collection for years now (anyone that knows of a good deal on one, plz advise as I am low on cash).
-Cheers
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hydroholic
New member
No pics but I have the Raging Bull .44 Mag, Tracker .357, tracker .22 Mag and a Tracker .22. Love every one of em. Had my share of the big name guns and think I will stick with the Taurus brand. Still have a S&W .50, but if Taurus would Revamp their discontinued .50 and make it the larger frame and cylinder to correct the problems they had with the older one, my .50 S&W would find a new owner.
OkieCruffler
New member
Just bought a Tracker 22LR which brings me to 4 taurus in the house and a total of 14 that I have owned. I do have to add this tho'. I originally bought a used 94, took it to the range and the timing was off so bad that it bound up after 2 shots from the lead shavings. Took it back to the pawn shop and they were going to send it to taurus to have it fixed but they brought the tracker out from the back and ask if I would rather just trade. Took the Tracker to the range it it shoots great. Nice trigger and as accurate as I can shoot with irons.
julesg1000
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taurus, good
hello kinggabby, I definitely agree that taurus is a pretty good gun, I myself had a pt 99 9mm and I never had problems of any kind, It never jammed up and was always reliable, I miss that gun
hello kinggabby, I definitely agree that taurus is a pretty good gun, I myself had a pt 99 9mm and I never had problems of any kind, It never jammed up and was always reliable, I miss that gun
dalegribble
New member
i just went shooting this past sunday with my taurus pt-145. one of the guys that shot it had a couple ftf with my gun. there were 3 of us that shot that gun yet only 1 guy had a problem with it. the problem would not repeat with the 2 of us, just the one guy. this reinforces my opinion that some people that have problems with taurus and other brands just are not holding the gun properly. the gun continues to be flawless in my hands.
It is called limp wristing . From Wikipedia....
for the complete wiki here is a link ..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limp_wristing
Horseless Trooper
New member
My first Taurus was a 4in. 441 44spl which I bought new. I owned it for about 3 years and traded it towards a S&W M19 2 1/2in. which was my dream gun at the time. I went back to the shop I traded it at a year later and it was still on the shelf so I bought it back and still have it. It remains one of my favorite woods bummin' guns with a 250swc over 6.5 of Unique. Unfortunately I traded the M19 away and still miss it like every gun I ever traded.