Rickmeister
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Well, I finally had a chance to try out my new Taurus Titanium Tracker (627). I put 50 rounds through it, and my overall impression was---I'm sorry to say it---average
Here's how I see it:
PROS:
1) Looks nice
2) Comfortable grip
3) Lightweight
4) Rust resistant
5) Solid trigger pull and hammer drop
6) Functional yoke detente
CONS:
1) Strong muzzle flip when using bullet weights over 110 gr and powerloads over 450 fpe (80% of all .357 magnum cartridges).
2) Abysmal out-of-the-box accuracy!
3) Ugly flash nicks and radial blast grooves on the---hard???---cylinder face after shooting the first few standard loads.
VERDICT:
Save your money for a rainy day...in which case you might consider investing it in a Glock (fires wet)
I wonder if 'Shooting Times' technical editor Dick Metcalf got a kick-back for his positive comments on Tracker recoil at www.galleryofguns.com---er, no pun intended.
If they made .38 Special cartridges in a .357 format (long, so that the cylinder bores don't erode at the front), I'd go for them. Otherwise, this gun WILL complain. I'll keep it because it's a good gun in every other way, though; and who knows---I might end up loving it after a time. Meanwhile, I'll just "bite the bullet" (metaphorically speaking) and use only the tamer tacks.
Here's how I see it:
PROS:
1) Looks nice
2) Comfortable grip
3) Lightweight
4) Rust resistant
5) Solid trigger pull and hammer drop
6) Functional yoke detente
CONS:
1) Strong muzzle flip when using bullet weights over 110 gr and powerloads over 450 fpe (80% of all .357 magnum cartridges).
2) Abysmal out-of-the-box accuracy!
3) Ugly flash nicks and radial blast grooves on the---hard???---cylinder face after shooting the first few standard loads.
VERDICT:
Save your money for a rainy day...in which case you might consider investing it in a Glock (fires wet)
I wonder if 'Shooting Times' technical editor Dick Metcalf got a kick-back for his positive comments on Tracker recoil at www.galleryofguns.com---er, no pun intended.
If they made .38 Special cartridges in a .357 format (long, so that the cylinder bores don't erode at the front), I'd go for them. Otherwise, this gun WILL complain. I'll keep it because it's a good gun in every other way, though; and who knows---I might end up loving it after a time. Meanwhile, I'll just "bite the bullet" (metaphorically speaking) and use only the tamer tacks.
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