Should I Buy a Taurus 94?

Taurus 94

Hello all, I just bought a 94 4" matte ss finish. It has the feel of a nice piece except...lol...the hammer spur serations have the feel of making my thumb a raw bloody mess after a lot of use, as does the back of the hammer that strikes the transfer bar...I have some ideas to fix/alter. What have other owners done if anything? I also need to change the springs for dbl action and will try what "mikeomatic" did. By the way this post silent for 1256 days without any action/replys, whats with that...anyone out there? Tom
 
my taurus 94 has been shipped back to them because the cylinder locked up and it misfires alot.other than that,it is an ok gun,shot pretty well and was very accurate.I hope it comes back soon.
 
Dad has one (Big sight problem. leastways see below).

My uncle also got one.

Both are plumb happy reliability wise. And we know 1 or 2 others in use with good results.

BUT A HUGE WEAKNESS:

On the rear sight, once sighted in, be SURE to take out the adjustment screws and loc-tite them in.
They fell out (Dad lost his blade), or come loose quite easily.

Dad sent in his entire rear site to get the blade replaced and ain't seen it since. My uncle loc-tited his screws afterwards, no problems since.
 
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I love my taurus 94. The DA trigger pull was heavy, until I gave it the flitz trigger job. It's accurate and now the trigger is nice. I can't justify spending $600-700 on a .22 plinker, that is why I went with the taurus. I hear that replacing the spring makes it very unreliable, and would advise against it.

I own two taurus .22's (pt22 as well) and wouldn't hesitate to buy another revolver from them. Next probably a tracker or raging bull.
 
Own two 94's, a 4" blued and a 2" stainless.
The blued gun digested 25,000 rds of wal- mart bulk pack before the transfer bar broke.
Since it's return I have at least another 10,000 rds. or so thru it.

About a two week turnaround from Taurus and it was good as new.
They did replace my Wolff spring kit though.

The stainless is still going strong after somewhere around 15,00 rds or so. Can't be positive as it is the wifes gun.

They are lighter than the .22 sp-101's of the same barrel length and just always seem to be the gun carried around here on the farm.

They are durable, reliable, and more than well worth the money spent.
And remember, I am a die-hard Ruger man thru n thru.
 
I think with the economy the way it is,and the prices of s&w,ruger,etc,we will see alot more posts about taurus,and there will be alot more taurus owners.And with ammo prices the way they are,alot more people will buy a .22 instead of something else.So the taurus 94 will excell
 
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Well I put 16 rounds thru the 94 today, 30 feet at a 3" bull on a 9" paper plate. I am impressed so far. 10 in the bull and 6 on the plate, the 6 were dbl action shots and the shooter..lol Remington Hi Vel Hollow Points. Fixed the hammer spur/serations too, I'm liking this piece so far! TL
 
I have the 941 .22 MAG have never had a problem with it but don't shoot it much either. The trigger is just terrible even in single action takes to hands to pull the hammer back. I could put new springs in but just as easy to leave it in the safe:eek:
 
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Here's my Taurus history:

PT92 - reliable but I couldn't shoot if worth a damn, it was me. Sold it.

94 #1 - bought it a few years ago, pretty gun, my first revolver. Had a tendency to fail to fire. I thought it was the trasfer bar not clearing. Luckily I had bought it used from a shop that takes things back within 30 days if you are not happy for any reason. Got the store credit and picked up a Ruger MkII, very happy with that.

94 #2 - bought it last week and shot it a few days later. Lots of failures to fire, firing pin barely hitting the rim of the round, and hammer lock up when trying to shoot single action. This was purchased from Cabelas, all gun sales are final, but they were happy to send it to Taurus at no expense to me. They think it will be back in a couple weeks, we'll see. It did shoot straight when it shot. The double action pull is quite heavy.
 
Lots of failures to fire, firing pin barely hitting the rim of the round, and hammer lock up when trying to shoot single action.
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My 94 was doing the exact same thing.I'm not sure if this is normal or not.With bulk ammo,federal,winchester,It would like clockwork fail to fire 3 of 9 shots almost every load,the 2nd or 3rd try with turning the shells would usually set them off.But with winchester short ammo,it was more like 7 out of 9 fail to fires,it was just terrible.CCI ammo rarely ever failed to fire,maybe 25 in a row firing,then a misfire,then 20 more firing fine,etc.I sent it back to taurus about 3 weeks ago and haven't heard anything back yet.
 
The Sp 101 is one of the most popular revolvers of all time and the .22 version is somewhat rare. You can buy it today new for $450 and sell it used tomorrow for at least $500. I think the odds that this model will increase in value are very good. Besides the investment potential, its a just plain wonderful revolver. It is heavy and solid in a good way, Harley Davidson, old Mercedes solid. I've held the 94 and it is probably a good gun, but the Ruger is the one.
 
Where did you find a SP101 in .22 LR?

Was it new?,,,
Do they have any more?

I'm very jealous,,,
I've been trying to find one for a long time.

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I'm keeping my SP 101

Hiya aarondgraham. Since you ask, I found mine at Target World in Springdale, Cincinnati, Ohio. But it was more than five years ago, and I haven't seen another one since. I'm keeping mine. It's my favorite .22 revolver, heavy in a good way, steady, lovely trigger. Sorry I can't be more helpful. Have patience, something will turn up.
 
Of course it's your favorite .22,,,

It's a fantastic gun,,,
That's also why they're never on the market,,,
No one who owns one ever wants to get rid of theirs.

I had one many years ago,,,
But the ex-wife got it in the divorce,,,
I would rather she had taken the dang car,,,
But no, she had to have the Ruger "'cause it's so cute".

Curse her!

I search through gunbroker every week,,,
I'll find me a good one eventually,,,
Probably cost me a fortune.

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I would get the Sp-101

1. Its a sound Investment, they are discontinued and they are almost always higher in price then their centerfire counterparts just due to rarity. You could buy it shoot it and probably get more then you paid for it down the road...

2. I like Rugers...

I almost had a LNIB 63 but their was a mix up and the gunstore and the sold it via online I came to pick it up and received a beat up model 67 I wasn't happy.:mad:

94s are tempting but Taurus has bit me before.
 
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