taurus 44 and Raging Bull

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JiminTexas

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Please help me out with a little information. Is the six shot Taurus model 44 the same frame and/or the same size as the Raging Bull? Locally, I have found several of the 5 round 4" barrel Tracker models and these seem to me to be the right size for a .44 Mag. I also have found a couple of the long barreled Raging Bulls, but they seem be way too large, for me anyway. I want a double action, six round capacity.44 Mag. but I don't want to have to build a gun carriage to haul the darned thing around. The Raging Bulls that I have seen and handled handled like something out of a Batman movie, sort of like the one that The Joker used to shoot down the Batplane. If all of the six shot Tauruses(Tauri??) are that big, I'll just go to a Super Redhawk instead.
 
The classic Redhawk 1979 -- present. I've had my 5.5" for 15 years and it has been my side-kick through many adventures, from pack-rats to Whitetails. Smaller than the Super Redhawk, but "arguably" just as strong.

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Jim,,, you’re at that point in your life where you can make a good and smart decision, or a poor one. Also a Texan should buy an American built gun not something from South America.
Think about what the DUKE would do.
Save yourself a lot of trouble and get the Ruger.
 
A redhawk 5.5" or a model 29 smith 4"; super redhawks seem unnecessarily bulky in a 44mag. I have a Smith mtn gun in .41 mag "love it"

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All these replies and no answers. The Raging Bull is slightly larger than the M-44. The M-44 is essentially Taurus's copy of the S&W 629.

For the record I have the Taurus M44 as WELL as the Ruger Super Redhawk. The Taurus has been shot thousands of times with all sorts of loads. Hunted with in snow, wind and ice for years. It's a good, tough, accurate gun. I've killed 5 deer with it. The Ruger is, no doubt, a classic gun and built like a tank. But the Taurus is a good gun, too.

As far as "good luck with Taurus" goes. I've had good luck with Taurus.
 
Yeah ive had nothing but good luck with all my Tauri to. The raging series is a larger frame which with the added weight helps with the recoil as well as the ported barrels. The raging series are available with shorter barrels if you go to the Taurus web site and check em out. Like my Taurus Raging bull .44 Mag better than any Smith I own or have owned in the past. My next purchase will be the stainless Raging Judge!
 
Can't help with info on a 6 shot, but I do have a .44 Tracker, and have never had any issues. I've probably put about 600ish rounds thru it, mostly reloads, some were EXTREMLY STOUT, and never had a hiccup.
 
I have owned a Raging Bull for several years and find it a trouble free revolver
but it is not a little gun. I find that it is a accurate firearm that has acceptable recoil and I would not have a problem with it as a hunting piece but as a sidearm it would be a little big but there are no compact .44 mags that I know of.
 
buy American

Some people have had really good Taurus guns, Some people have owned several and they all sucked. If I bought a Taurus I'd always be worried about a problem. Do yourself a favor, buy a quality AMERICAN made Ruger or Smith & Wesson. You'll sleep better and you will have helped a fellow American keep working.
The few dollars you would have saved will soon be forgotten.

Ricky
 
I have the M44 in my safe and it is a wonderful shooting gun. It is a accurate and has a great trigger. However, it failed to lockup after about 500rds of light reloads after it was purchased new. I like it, but I have no confidence that it will not have another issue. The Redhawk has been a different story...rock solid and the only one of the 2 that I can recommend.
 
The problems with Taurus are evident in their negative feedback. Far more complaints than any other manufacturer. If you can't see this, your fan club membership is blinding you. I'm not "bashing" just reporting the truth. They do make some descent firearms, but the "good to bad" ratio is way to high. The reason for this is their QC and CS. They don't stop the bad from going out the door! For this same reason the guns don't get fixed when they're sent in. I've had two that went bad. I sent one in for repairs only to have it come back not fixed.

Again....I don't think it's their guns (the good ones), but their QC that lets the defects out the door! If they would stop letting defects slide past the front gates there would be a lot less of this so called "bashing".
 
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no one feels ashamed or sorry to post abad comment on taurus, even if it is not deserved. For some reason Taurus has no stigma attached to it like smith and wesson or ruger.

for example ive seen guys get laughed off internet forums simply because they had the gall to get online, and bitch about needingto clean metal fillings outof the insides of a brand new SW revolver, and be told "its normal for that to get overlooked now and then'.
but when someone puts up a post about replacing the springs in a taurus revolver, and finding a few burrs or shavings inside, they get hundreds ofposts of how its "not to be accepted in any gun no matter what because if you find a few burrs the company has no product quality"
 
It's because a lot of em are " brand loyal". Perfect example- A couple weeks ago a post asking are any new S&W'S anygood, had a photo of Smith that had a six shot cylinder that was cut from a 7 shot blank resulting in the cylinder bores being misalighned. This led to some awfully thin cylinder walls which could be disasterous. When I posted how I could not believe how that got past QC, comments were posted that it was not surprising as this was not a very easy problem to spot if you were not looking for it , afterall not only did it get past S&W's QC but the dealer that sold it as well. Thats just plain nuts! It IS the QC departments resposibility to make sure it does not leave the factory that way and I dont see where it is hard to spot. It sticks out like a sore thumb! That is the QC guys job. They are supposed to be " looking " for these type of problems.That can't be placed on the dealer. After all, it's sad but not all dealers look over every gun they sell or in some instances even know a lot about the guns they sell. Point being, you are right , they are quick to defend S&W or Ruger or whoever, but as soon as they find even the smallest thing to gripe about or criticize Taurus, it's game on. Well all Tauri might not be great, but neither are all of any of the other brands either. I would shoot my .44 Mag Raging Bull against any other .44 Mag and guarantee you it would shoot just as good as most, if not all, and better than some of em as well!
 
The problems with Taurus are evident in their negative feedback.
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Quite the expert commentary! Wish I could top it, but I've not experienced bad times with Taurus so far. I do have to admit, though, that I've had much more experience with other brands.
 
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I did have a 357 - 4" model 66 back in the 80's that performed great for over
1500 rounds of standard 357 and 38 spl ammo before I traded it off.
I also shot a "Raging Bull" in 454 Casull in the 90's (nice gun-heavy) and recoil wasn't too bad.
So back to the OP question I would go with the M44 in a good holster.
So although my experience with Tauri is good but limited, the reputation scares me!
 
Tarus haters?

I suppose everyone has a weapon/manufacturer they detest. I'm okay with this, I have my own. However, as far as Taurus goes, I have had 0 issues with the two I have owned. The last thing I want is an unreliable wheel gun and I just haven't seen it with this manufacturer.
I'm on my way to pick up my RB 44mag (6.5 IN) in about 20 minutes, so this will be my third. I expect 0 problems with it, based on my experience with my previous two.
Why buy a large caliber revolver with a long barrel? I hike in bear country!
 
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