Taurus Revolvers...opinions?

I love my 85 .38 special with a concealed hammer. Paid all of $100 used (in NEW condition) for the handgun, a holster, a moon clip and some ammo.
Cmon... how can you beat that? The pistol is as reliable as my college daughters asking for money! It's my nightstand gun.

I like quality stuff. At first I was a little nervous about what I was gonna look at. Not anymore... quality gun - all the way around.
 
I carry either a Taurus 605; .357mag or an 85SSUL; .38spl.

With the exception of a screw that came loose on the 605, both have been very decent.
The 85 was my wife's and she carried it for years until she decided she would rather gave a Glock.
I carry it now.
 
My .357 works great - no problems at all. My Taurus .22's did not work. I had a few others that some were perfect, and others were really bad. Too inconsistent for me to ever buy another one unless I was able to shoot several hundred rounds thru it before I purchased it. Lifetime guarantee doesnt mean much if they never really fix it.
 
I have a Model 44 (.44mag) and 607 (.357mag). Both are OK. The 44 doesn't like to fire reliably in DA even after a trip to the factory but that's not a big deal with me. The 607 is reliable but slightly out of time as it spits a little.

For comparison, I also own a custom .44mag Redhawk and a Python.

If I were going to buy a .45 Colt, it would be either a Redhawk or a .454 Super Redhawk (which will also shoot the .45 Colt), or an S&W .460 XVR which will shoot the .460, .454, and .45 Colt. Now if they only made it in a shorter barrel length.........................

But, different strokes for different folks is what makes the world go round!

John
 
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Anyone have experience with this Taurus revolver? It's a Model 66 .357 mag. I have heard that the hardiest of the Taurii revolvers is the raging bull, but I'm curious on how their .357s hold up in terms of reliability.
 
Hi, first post...

My first gun, that I bought in 1979 was a Taurus 83 n (nickel plated) it was a disaster. It spit badly, the trigger felt like it had sand in it (There WAS some kind of sand or something in it!), and the rifling on the barrel was so badly done the barrel was loaded with lead after a couple of shots. The plating was awful too, and I sent it in for warranty work after I bought a Dan Wesson .357 that I still regret selling. After a couple of months, it came back and they reduced the spitting, but they never touched the barrel at all. It was looser when it came back than it was when I sent it, and it wasn't great to start with. I sold it to some guy that came into the casino I worked at, for almost as much as I paid for it!

About 10 years ago, I was talking with a guy at the place I worked at, and he said he had a Taurus .38, and asked me if I wanted to buy it, as he was desparate for cash. It was almost exactly the same gun as the 83, but was blued instead of nickel plated, but it was made very well, it was tight, the barrel was smooth and the trigger was decent, as good as the Smith 66 I had, for sure. We took it to the shooting range the next day, and I bought it on the spot, and resold it a few months later, and made 75 bucks. I have another friend who has a PT92 and a PT100, and both have been excellent.

I wouldn't have nay problems buying a newer Taurus, but an old one I would pass on..
 
I recently had an occassion to examine an 85S Taurus Snub in .38 spec. I compared it to a S&W model 36 which seems to be what the Taurus is a clone of. I did not shoot the Taurus. Here are my findings: the DA pull is gritty, the SA pull actually has a "stop" in it, the wood grips do not mate up to the metal, the ejector rod has interference about half way through th push, the front sight is twisted and the rear sight is grossly off center. The S&W #36 and the Taurus are not even in the same league, in fact I wonder if they are playing the same game. The #36 is my occassional carry gun and I have owned and shot it for many years. The Taurus was NIB. Quantrill
 
I have a SS 608 .357 that has a few thousand rounds through without one problem, my brother has an older blued M66 with thousands of the hottest factory .357 loads he can find...Again, zero problems
 
Taurus has outstanding quality and is more progressive than any other company.

Since Taurus came out with the Raging bull they have become a different company than before. There quality and fit and finish is excelent, as good or better than any one else. S&W is finaly coming around with the X-Frame and breaking away with the "Same old, same old" attitude."
I have a Total Titanium 357 Tracker and it is with-out-question more accurate than any of my S&W's or even a Pyton I owned before. Its a tack driver that weighs less than my compact HK USP 45. I also have a Raging Bull 454 casull that has excelent quality. These are the 2 guns that made me wake up from the S&W and Colt mentality I had for the last 15 years.
Its a new playing field and with todays machining and quality control.
 
Since Taurus came out with the Raging bull they have become a different company than before. There quality and fit and finish is excelent, as good or better than any one else. S&W is finaly coming around with the X-Frame and breaking away with the "Same old, same old" attitude."
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Totally agree, Taurus is more innovative and creative with their guns than any other gun maker. I have a Raging Bull and it’s a great gun, people used to say that Taurus only copies other designs like Smith. Now I'd say Smith copied the Raging Bull with their X frame design :eek: :D LOL. If you seen them both youl notice the resemblance. At least they do something new for a change.
 
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