Taurus 617SH2C

[Berettafan21]

I am seriously considering purchasing one of these for concealed carry and carrying it in a fist IWB j hook ultra thin kydex holster. Some of the reasons behind this are weight, size and capcity. However I would really like to run my thoughts pased everyone to get some feedback. All info and opinions would be greatly appreciated. Some of my main concerns are as follows.
1. How controlable is a 19.9 ounce revolver with hot .357 loads. How does it compare to shooting other lightweight revolers and what is recoil like with these. I have also thought about the 16 ounce Taurus 605sh2c 5 shot .357 and the 13 ounce Taurus 85multi .38 and also the 637 15 ounce S&W .38 any comparison of these and decription of experiences shooting any of these or anything similar would be great.
2. I have heard something about cylinder erosion with the titanium cylinder if loads under 125 grains are used. Is this true? What casuse this to happen? And how many rounds would be needed to see this begin to happen. I thought that heavier loads would be more damaging.
Once again any and all info would be greatly appreciated. Thanx so much

 

[badge851]

I don't know how much this will help but here goes:

I have a 617SS2 that weighs 28oz. I've put several thousand rounds through it in the past two years; 99% of them 357 Mag. It came with the combat hard rubber grips; it's controllable & accurate. When shooting the hot stuff recoil was quite stout! I then installed a set of Ribber® grips; made all the difference in the world. I believe the lighter Titanium model already comes with them; at 19oz I suspect you will need them.

 

[Berettafan21]

Flame cutting?

I heard that the term is flame cutting when loads of less than 125 gr.s are used? Any additional info on this would be great.