Taurus Total Titanium .38 Snub,is it a J frame? Opinions?
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Mike Irwin
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No, it's not a J-frame. A J-frame is produced by Smith & Wesson. I don't think Taurus and S&W frame sizes are quite the same, nor do I think Taurus identifies their frames with the same letters that S&W uses.
And aren't the titaniums slightly bigger than their stainless/carbon steel counterparts?
I've not really looked at them that closely...
And aren't the titaniums slightly bigger than their stainless/carbon steel counterparts?
I've not really looked at them that closely...
The regular Taurus M85 is comparable to the S&W J-frame size gun. This is not to say that they are the same. Let's put it this way, the Mod 85 uses the same speedloaders as the J frame Smith. Taurus calls this their compact or small frame.
The Mod 669 Taurus (six shot .357) uses the same speedloader size as the Smith K and L frame. Taurus calls this their medium frame.
Now Taurus has their .44 Mag and .454Casull chambered revolvers. I don't know if they are the same frame size as each other or not. Who knows what they call those things!
Now, to totally confuse things, I have a Dan Wesson .357. DW calls this their small frame, and yet it uses the same speedloaders as the K and L frame Smiths, but the frame is substantially larger than even the L frame. DW's large frame revolvers (their .357 Maximum, .41Mag, and up are freaking huge!!
Colts are another matter also.
So I guess I really didn't answer your question, but I hope this helps some!
The Mod 669 Taurus (six shot .357) uses the same speedloader size as the Smith K and L frame. Taurus calls this their medium frame.
Now Taurus has their .44 Mag and .454Casull chambered revolvers. I don't know if they are the same frame size as each other or not. Who knows what they call those things!
Now, to totally confuse things, I have a Dan Wesson .357. DW calls this their small frame, and yet it uses the same speedloaders as the K and L frame Smiths, but the frame is substantially larger than even the L frame. DW's large frame revolvers (their .357 Maximum, .41Mag, and up are freaking huge!!
Colts are another matter also.
So I guess I really didn't answer your question, but I hope this helps some!
I own a Taurus Total Titanium Model 85 as well as a Stainless Steel Model 85.
The Taurus Model 85s are all the same size, whether Titanium, Aluminum, or Steel. Now, the Model 85s are just a tiny big larger than the S&W J Frame. Beyond the very small size difference, both the S&W J Frame and Taurus Model 85 use the same architecture.
All in all I really like the Taurus Model 85s. I recomend them to alot of people.
What specifically were you wanting to know about Model 85s?
The Taurus Model 85s are all the same size, whether Titanium, Aluminum, or Steel. Now, the Model 85s are just a tiny big larger than the S&W J Frame. Beyond the very small size difference, both the S&W J Frame and Taurus Model 85 use the same architecture.
All in all I really like the Taurus Model 85s. I recomend them to alot of people.
What specifically were you wanting to know about Model 85s?
