Taurus vs. Ruger

If Taurus is working with you at all, then their customer service has improved since my experience 6 years ago. I guess it takes an exploding gun to get their attention!

Back in the time of when you first bought your Taurus, I remember at a revolver club I belonged to, some of the officers on the local PD bought some Taurus revolvers. There were at least 2 similar exploding guns that I know of, but there may have been more. A forcing cone issue does make sense.

An older man I know of locally tried selling me a Taurus .38spl with a 4" barrel for $80, unfired. I still wouldn't buy it. I'd rather spend the $125 for a good, used S&W M65 instead. That way, there's no question about quality. And, if there is, their warranty and customer service is just as good as Rugers.
 
As long as we're posting kaboom pics...

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My Dad has a SBH and it's a great gun. I've had a Taurus 669 that was a great gun that I sold to fund another Taurus, a 455 Ti. I also have a SRH 454 and a S&W 646.

All of the guns are very well made but the Taurus had sand in the action that I had to clean out before taking it to the range. I don't have any particular brand loyalty in my revolvers and I got the Taurus because they were the only ones that made the configuration I wanted and my previous Taurus had been so good to me.

From a financial standpoint if you end up not liking the SBH it will probably have better resale value. If you get Taurus used you can probably get a great deal.
 
A friend of mine recommended against the big-bore Taurus revolvers. He said the balance is poor (handles kick poorly) and the porting on the top of the barrel that blasts you in the face, the gun is a real b-all ringer (and he didn't say 'bell'). He also mentioned that he'd had several factory rounds (not reloads) get stuck in the cylinder and required using a dowel to punch them out of the gun. He switched to a Super Redhawk and has been happy ever since.

Brian
 
I don't know about Ruger, but my Taurus 605, 357 Mag lasted about 150 rounds. The center pin that holds the cylinder in is stuck. I am waiting on repair now.
They did process my NRA membership though! They give you a years NRA membership if you buy a new Taurus before December 2005.
 
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