tokarevman
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I am thining about buying a Taurus Tracker anyone hade any experiance with this gun? I like the way they look and feel in my hand but i have never seen one at the range. Thank in advance.
Taurus Tracker any good?
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Sir William
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I used to own one. I didn't have any problems with it. I only bought it to wring it out and have a big bore revolver. I sold it as I am set up for 38/357, 45 ACP and 9MM reloading. I didn't need it. I did replace the factory grips with Pachmayrs. Decent revolvers for the money. I would prefer a S&W for resale though. I discovered that a Taurus doesn't hold value when I sold it on consignent.
FirstFreedom
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True that Taurus doesn't hold value, but I don't sell guns (unless they don't work), so it doesn't matter to me. I like my Tracker in .45 acp. So far, quite accurate and reliable, not to mention very good looks and the excellent grips. I guess some don't like those types of grips for carry, because of wearing/snagging reason, but for plinking/home defense/car gun, etc., it's a good value in a gun. But search for recent threads on Taurus QC in the last 6 months; evidently gone downhill.
For years I thought Taurus made only poor quality S&W look-alike guns and I avoided them altogether. Last year I bought a Taurus Tracker, all stainless in 45 Colt with a 6.5" barrel. I got a great deal on it from a local dealer that had ordered the gun for another customer who backed out on the purchase. The fit and finish is certainly better than the Taurus revolvers from years ago. I don't care for the ports but I can live with them. It appears that Taurus took the cheap route to provide a red insert on the front sight since it consist of what looks like a small piece of bright orange adhesive stuck to the blued ramp. The DA trigger pull was a little rough to begin with but smoothed up with dry firing. On my first range session I found out that the Tracker was accurate and easy to handle with minimal recoil. After firing the 6.5 incher for the first time I liked it so much that I bought another one like it only with the 4" barrel. I already had a S&W 625MG, Ruger Blackhawk, and Colt Anaconda in 45 Colt but I was attracted to the idea of a large bore medium frame revolver. To me Taurus presently makes more desirable frame/caliber configurations than Smith or Ruger. I mean 41 Mag, 44 Mag, and 45 Colt calibers in a shootable gun about the size of a K-Frame. WOW! I'm sure the Trackers aren’t as strong as the larger framed guns, but that's of little consequence to me since I'm not going to put heavy loads through them anyway. So far I'm happy with the Trackers and would like to have 4" models in 41 and 44 magnums. I really don't want them to shoot magnum level loads, but reduced loads at the ‘Special’ power level. I did change one thing on the 4" model though. I found the length of pull to be a little long for me when firing DA so I replaced the grips with a pair of Houge rubber MonoGrips. Only time will tell if the Trackers will hold together. If nothing else they may motivate other manufacturers to come out with additional calibers in their medium framed guns.
taurus vs S&W
S&W generally is a better arm, but for the money a Taurus is a decent weapon and reasonably stout. If a little stiff are easy to slick...turn the springs...(this is removing the srpings, both mainspring and trigger return spring (don't lose the firing pin retaining pin when you tap side plate off!)....and placing them over a bit of coathanger wire and running the springs along a dremel belt sander with medium or light grit belt to remove a bit of the spring diameter..not too much...mic it and remove just maybe 10-12/1000's to start with, cool sring in water , dry and coat with a good oil such as break free...clean, lube, debur and lightly stone any places you see rub/wear marks in the revolver...reassemble and give it a try...(can always turn springs a bit more if want to, but too much will effect trigger return and can make hammer fall too light to ignite primers or cause other problem, so don't get carried away, just trying to slick it up some is all, and be sure and test fire it with your ammunition of choice),,and you will have a fine little general duty revolver.
S&W generally is a better arm, but for the money a Taurus is a decent weapon and reasonably stout. If a little stiff are easy to slick...turn the springs...(this is removing the srpings, both mainspring and trigger return spring (don't lose the firing pin retaining pin when you tap side plate off!)....and placing them over a bit of coathanger wire and running the springs along a dremel belt sander with medium or light grit belt to remove a bit of the spring diameter..not too much...mic it and remove just maybe 10-12/1000's to start with, cool sring in water , dry and coat with a good oil such as break free...clean, lube, debur and lightly stone any places you see rub/wear marks in the revolver...reassemble and give it a try...(can always turn springs a bit more if want to, but too much will effect trigger return and can make hammer fall too light to ignite primers or cause other problem, so don't get carried away, just trying to slick it up some is all, and be sure and test fire it with your ammunition of choice),,and you will have a fine little general duty revolver.
one more thing...
try and use a dial caliper and remove material from spring diameter uniformly up and down its length...AND, if not at all experienced in working with your own arms (I've got some armorer's training)...best to leave this to a gunsmith anyway maybe or an armorer for your local S.O. or P.D.
try and use a dial caliper and remove material from spring diameter uniformly up and down its length...AND, if not at all experienced in working with your own arms (I've got some armorer's training)...best to leave this to a gunsmith anyway maybe or an armorer for your local S.O. or P.D.
stellarpod
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Bought a Taurus Titanium Tracker, 4" .357 with ported barrel a few years back. After seveal boxes of factory 357 I noticed what appeared to be hairline fractures in the cylinder. 
Sent the revolver back to Taurus and after about 8 weeks of hounding them they finally sent me a new one. Traded it immediately and haven't bought a Taurus product since.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: "Lifetime Warranty" shouldn't mean it takes a *lifetime* to get it repaired...
stellarpod
Sent the revolver back to Taurus and after about 8 weeks of hounding them they finally sent me a new one. Traded it immediately and haven't bought a Taurus product since.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: "Lifetime Warranty" shouldn't mean it takes a *lifetime* to get it repaired...
stellarpod
tokarevman
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I sorry but i should have stated that i want one in .22lr, but thanks for all the info. If i like it in .22lr i may pick one up in a bigger cal.
I owned a Taurus Tracker 4" ported Brl, .357. Nice looking, nice grips, loud but accurate, and allot of fun to shoot. I shouldn't have traded it, and just might buy another to replace it.
When Comparing Taurus with S&W please consider they were once sister companies, and shared allot of technical gun manufacturing information. Taurus has also made 92fs for Beretta.
With the exception of the problems Taurus had with their Millenium Series, they are definitely a good buy for the money, in my opinion.
When Comparing Taurus with S&W please consider they were once sister companies, and shared allot of technical gun manufacturing information. Taurus has also made 92fs for Beretta.
With the exception of the problems Taurus had with their Millenium Series, they are definitely a good buy for the money, in my opinion.
rallyhound
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i own a 22 tracker. the grips suck IMOP. do we really need ribber grips on a 22?
And why only a 7 shot cylinder.
Looks to me like they could have made it a 10 shot with plenty of metal to go.
And why only a 7 shot cylinder.
Looks to me like they could have made it a 10 shot with plenty of metal to go.
iplaypearldrums
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taurus
Taurus bought baretta's old machinery, or is it beretta? My pt99 af (1989) is built like a tank and i had a 1990 357 mag,blue,4",that i wish i didnt sell. True,lifetime warranty shouldn't waiting for a lifetime.
I wonder how their sig copies are.
Taurus bought baretta's old machinery, or is it beretta? My pt99 af (1989) is built like a tank and i had a 1990 357 mag,blue,4",that i wish i didnt sell. True,lifetime warranty shouldn't waiting for a lifetime.
I wonder how their sig copies are.