taurus 44 and Raging Bull

"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. "

I own three Taurus revolvers, one S&W revolver. (circa 1930).

I am in the market for a 44 and have been doing weeks of research. Though I have no complaints on the function or finish of my Taurus guns, I was leaning S&W just due to the aura around Taurus...afraid I'd finally get "a bad one".

Well, after spending a lot of time on various forums...including a couple dedicated to S&W...I was surprised to find a shocking amount of issues with S&W guns. Heck, just yesterday I read a thread, with photos, of some guy who got a new gun where they took a cylinder fluted for 7 shots and bored it for 6, resulting in two chambers so thin they probably would have blown if he had shot it, even with moderate loads! Then S&W lied to him about a thing or two during the subsequent exchange. (Edit - I now see this exact thread was discussed above...but once a thread devolves into Taurus bashing I've learned to just scroll down!)

The Taurus bashing gets old. It's clear to me that any S&W bought in the last 15 years is just as likely to have issues, just people learn to get shy of posting about it on some forums as they get stomped on. The lesson I learned was that I will NEVER buy a revolver sight unseen again, no matter what the brand.

As for the original question....if you are going to carry the size of the Tracker is nice but it's 5 shots and I would not load it as heavy if you shoot it a lot. For 6 shots I believe the frame size will be the same as the Raging Bull, though the barrel may be shorter.

MTA:
Case in point, a defective gun is "repaired" by S&W by cracking the frame:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...7-back-warranty-work-s-w-destroyed-frame.html
 
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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.
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I would say that most of the comments on QC are second or third hand anyway. The sort of I know a guy, who knew a guy, who worked with someone who returned a Taurus thirteen times and it was still never fixed. This is not the case for everyone, so don't get offended, but Taurus gets more heat than any other large company... Some of which is ludicrous. I have never had an issue with any Taurus firearm, and I would have to say that I am in the majority. No company would last two or three years if 51% of the firearms made did not work as advertised.

As for the original question, the Raging series is a different type of animal. I think Taurus' website lists all of the dimensions for their firearms, so that should give you a pretty good description if you have handled one of them. Outside of that, take a look at some of the YouTube videos for comparisons if your LGS do not have any onhand.
 
The Taurus bashing gets old.
Yes is does, but at the same time people giving negative comments on Taurus’s are called bashers is also getting old.
Well I do have experience with Taurus, one was good the other was very bad. I won’t go into the problems but the 445 needed gun smith work twice in less than 200 rounds. Major work.
I also have experience with S&W N frames. I have 12 right now and have owned a good number more. Never had one go back, never had one that needed work due to a failure. 3 of those were built in the past 4 years.
I own 6 Rugers. One 44 special has over 5000 rounds. Odd that none of those had problems ether.
Having worked in a gun store for over 20 years I also know the negative experiences with Taurus customer service.
Call me a basher,,,,, but JiminTexas, buy a Ruger.
 
I've always had good luck with Taurus ..Have a Judge PD UL on my hip as I type..and I have a older Model 80 38 Spl. in the Mail toward my way as I type...


I put Ruger over all firearm manufacturers ..

A Ruger Redhawk is the cats pajamas !!!!!

And also a good Super Blackhawk is hard to beat...when would someone shoot a 44 mag in DA ?
 
That's great Ozzieman. Read the thread I linked, in 3 pages now it's gotten quite interesting. For each person like you, there is another that has has multiple issues with S&W and Ruger...just like Taurus. I never said Taurus was perfect, only that I've become convinced from looking around in an unbiased fashion that there is no longer anyone that can stand above the others from a QC perspective.
 
i have a taurus mod 44 and a ruger redhawk. both are stout well made guns. the taurus is as accurate with a 4" barrel as my 7 1/2" ruger. the taurus is not much lighter than the ruger but is easier to carry the 4" taurus than the 7 1/2" ruger. never had a problem with either gun. because of the shorter barrel i tend to carry the taurus more often than the ruger.
 
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