Taurus 850 Problem

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Waitone

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The Gun--Taurus 850-2" Hammerless

The Problem--The cylinder does not rotate freely. Trigger pull seems high. I would estimate at 12+ lbs. My comparison is a S&W 686 which has a freely rotating cylinder.

The Question--Is this standard with Taurus? or am I making a bad comparison. If it is a problem, is it something I can correct or does it need to go to a smith.

I am a little concerned because the Taurus is my SD piece.

Thanks
 
Not normal. Is the front of the cyl dragging on the barrel? Does it have the internal key-lock (I have seen that drag on the internal hammer, but wouldn't affect the cylinder directly).

I have a 650 (same gun in 357) and the trigger is great; it's better than my J-frames.
 
The cylinder when open drags in that it does not spin freely. When the cylinder is closed there is a gap between the forcing cone and cylinder face. No evidence of scrapping on cylinder face. Trigger pull is high but smooth.

Hope this helps.
 
I think they're may be crud between the cylinder and the shaft it rotates on. Remove the cylinder/crane assembly and be sure the crane is clean and lubricated before you do anything else. If you don't know how too do this take the gun to a qualified gunsmith, or better yet, return it to Taurus. Necessary repairs or adjustments will probably be free.
 
Can anyone advise me as to how to remove the crane from the cylinder on a Taurus?

S&W is a no-brainer.

Somehow the Taurus is held on the cylinder.
 
Taurus uses an annular ring on the back of the cylinder axle, slotted longitudinally so that it can compress inward and then snap into a slot in the i.d. of the cylinder. I lathe-turned a tool to fit the i.d. with an internal bevel to compress the "fingers" when pressed into the back of the assembly. I suspect that a flat faced punch that fits closely would work as well. Support the cylinder on blocks or the open jaws of a vise and press or tap the axle out. It might work to simply pry close to center on the crane at the front but I didn't have guts enough to try this.

HTH Dan
 
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